1937 Dutch general election|
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All 100 seats in the House of Representatives 51 seats needed for a majority |
Turnout | 94.40% ( 0.10pp) |
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This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Most voted-for party by municipality |
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General elections were held in the Netherlands on 26 May 1937. The Roman Catholic State Party remained the largest party in the House of Representatives, winning 31 of the 100 seats. Due to the outbreak of World War II two years later, the next general elections were not held until 1946.
Results
Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
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| Roman Catholic State Party | 1,170,431 | 28.84 | 31 | +3 |
| Social Democratic Workers' Party | 890,661 | 21.95 | 23 | +1 |
| Anti-Revolutionary Party | 665,501 | 16.40 | 17 | +3 |
| Christian Historical Union | 302,829 | 7.46 | 8 | –2 |
| Free-thinking Democratic League | 239,502 | 5.90 | 6 | 0 |
| National Socialist Movement in the Netherlands | 171,137 | 4.22 | 4 | New |
| Liberal State Party | 160,260 | 3.95 | 4 | –3 |
| Communist Party of the Netherlands | 136,026 | 3.35 | 3 | –1 |
| Christian Democratic Union | 85,004 | 2.09 | 2 | +1 |
| Reformed Political Party | 78,619 | 1.94 | 2 | –1 |
| Revolutionary Socialist Party | 32,846 | 0.81 | 0 | –1 |
| Catholic Democratic Party | 27,665 | 0.68 | 0 | New |
| Hervormd Gereformeerde Staatspartij | 24,543 | 0.60 | 0 | –1 |
| Actie Bouwman | 21,191 | 0.52 | 0 | New |
| Christian National Action | 20,487 | 0.50 | 0 | New |
| General Interest | 9,038 | 0.22 | 0 | New |
| Dutch People's Fascism "Black Front" | 8,178 | 0.20 | 0 | New |
| National Farmers', Horticulturists' and Middle Class Party | 6,891 | 0.17 | 0 | –1 |
| Alliance for National Reconstruction | 6,270 | 0.15 | 0 | –1 |
| National Socialist Dutch Workers Party | 998 | 0.02 | 0 | New |
Total | 4,058,077 | 100.00 | 100 | 0 |
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Valid votes | 4,058,077 | 96.32 | |
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Invalid/blank votes | 154,826 | 3.68 | |
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Total votes | 4,212,903 | 100.00 | |
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Registered voters/turnout | 4,462,859 | 94.40 | |
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Source: Nederlandse verkiezingsuitslagen |