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Dutch general election, 1917

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Dutch general election, 1917

A general election of the House of Representatives of the Dutch Parliament was held in the Netherlands in 1917.

In this election, the parties agreed to hold elections in which the incumbent members of parliament were the only candidates in order to allow a change in the constitution to introduce universal male suffrage and proportional representation.

Parties

  • Anti Revolutionary Party (Anti-Revolutionaire Partij)
  • Christian Historical Union (Christelijke-Historische Unie)
  • Freethinking Democratic League (Vrijzinnig Democratische Bond)
  • League of Free Liberals (Bond van Vrije Liberalen)
  • Liberal Union (Liberale Unie)
  • Roman Catholic League of Electoral Associations (Roomsch-Katholieke Bond van Kiesverenigingen)
  • Social Democratic Workers' Party (Sociaal-Democratische Arbeiderspartij)
  • References

    Dutch general election, 1917 Wikipedia