1887 Dutch General Election
14 September 1887 · The census-suffrage kingdom · 86 seats, 44 for a majority
The other 78 were elected using two-round plurality block voting in 35 constituencies from 2 to 7 seats. To be elected in the first round, a candidate had to reach an electoral threshold of 50% of the number of valid votes cast, divided by the number of seats up for election in the district.
Held in wartime. This election took place while the country was engaged in Aceh War (1873–1904). Conflicts →
Prime Minister before
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Prime Minister (continued)
Jan Heemskerk
Independent
Largest force
LU
48 of 86 seats
Turnout
55.1%
The result
LU
Hendrik Goeman Borgesius
48
seats
ARP
Abraham Kuyper
19
seats
Catholics
Bernardus Bahlmann & Herman Schaepman
19
seats