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Dutch General Election, 1918





INTRODUCTION


The 1918 elections were the first elections under universal male suffrage and proportional representation.


NATIONAL SUMMARY



Party'''%''' '''Seats'''
Roomsch-Katholieke Bond Van Kiesvereenigingen 30.030
Sociaal Democratische Arbeiders Partij 22.022
Anti-Revolutionaire Partij 13.413
Christelijke-Historische Unie 6.57
Liberale Unie 6.26
Vrijzinnig Democratische Bond 5.35
Bond Van Vrije Liberalen 3.83
Economische Bond 3.13
Sociaal-Democratische Partij 2.32
Middenstandspartij 0.81
Christen-Democratische Partij 0.81
Plattelandersbond 0.71
Socialistische Partij 0.71
Bond Van Christen-Socialisten 0.61
Christelijk Sociale Partij 0.61
Neutrale Partij 0.51
Verbond Democratisering Weermacht 0.51

Total-100



PARTIES


  • Anti Revolutionary Party (Anti-Revolutionaire Partij)

  • Agrarians' League (Plattelandersbond)

  • Christian Democratic Party (Christen-Democratische Partij)

  • Christian Historical Union (Christelijke-Historische Unie)

  • Christian Social Party (Christelijk Sociale Partij)

  • Economical Leagye (Economische Bond), offhoot of the Freethinking Democratic League

  • Freethinking Democratic League (Vrijzinnig Democratische Bond)

  • League of Christian Socialists (Bond van Christen-Socialisten)

  • League of Free Liberals (Bond van Vrije Liberalen)

  • League for Democratization of the Army (Verbond Democratisering Weermacht)

  • Liberal Union (Liberale Unie)

  • Middle Class Party (Middenstandspartij)

  • Neutral Party (Neutrale Partij)

  • Roman Catholic League of Electoral Associations (Roomsch-Katholieke Bond van Kiesvereenigingen)

  • Social Democratic Party (Sociaal-Democratische Partij), offshoot of the Social Democratic Workers' Party

  • Social Democratic Workers' Party (Sociaal-Democratische Arbeiderspartij)

  • Socialist Party (Socialistische Partij)