1891 Dutch General Election
23 June 1891 · The census-suffrage kingdom · 100 seats, 51 for a majority
The other 21 were elected using two-round plurality block voting in 5 constituencies from 2 to 9 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.
Prime Minister before
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Prime Minister (continued)
Gijsbert van Tienhoven
Liberal
Largest force
LU
54 of 100 seats
Turnout
71.6%
The result
| Share of the House of Representatives | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LU | Hendrik Goeman Borgesius | 54 | +9 | — | 47.4% | — | |
| ARP | Abraham Kuyper | 20 | -7 | — | 23.1% | — | |
| Catholic | — | 25 | -1 | — | 19.4% | — | |
| Radicals | Boelo Luitjen Tijdens | 1 | +1 | — | 0.8% | — |