1894 Dutch General Election

24 April 1894 · The census-suffrage kingdom · 100 seats, 51 for a majority

General elections were held in the Netherlands on 10 April 1894, with a second round in 27 constituencies on 24 April. The Liberal Union and the dissident Free Liberals remained the largest group, winning 60 of the 100 seats in the House of Representatives.

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)

Joan Röell

Liberal

Largest force

Lib

31 of 100 seats

Turnout

57.2%

The result

Lib
Hendrik Goeman Borgesius · 31.6% of votes · -23 seats
31
seats
VL
28.0% of votes
29
seats
Catholics
Leopold Haffmans · 13.4% of votes · 0 seats
25
seats
ARP
Abraham Kuyper · 13.0% of votes · -15 seats
5
seats
Free ARs
6.8% of votes
7
seats
RL
Willem Treub · 5.2% of votes · +2 seats
2
seats
Radicals
Boelo Luitjen Tijdens · 0.4% of votes · 0 seats
1
seats