1937 Dutch General Election
Colijn against the storm26 May 1937 · Pacification and the pillarised nation · 100 seats, 51 for a majority
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.
Prime Minister before
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Prime Minister (continued)
Hendrikus Colijn
ARP
Largest force
RKSP
31 of 100 seats
Turnout
94.4%
The result
| Share of the House of Representatives | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RKSP | Piet Aalberse | 31 | +3 | — | 28.8% | — | |
| SDAP | Johan Willem Albarda | 23 | +1 | — | 21.9% | — | |
| ARP | Hendrikus Colijn | 17 | +3 | — | 16.4% | — | |
| CHU | Dirk Jan de Geer | 8 | -2 | — | 7.5% | — | |
| VDB | Pieter Oud | 6 | 0 | — | 5.9% | — | |
| NSB | Anton Mussert | 4 | — | — | 4.2% | — | |
| LSP | Willem Carel Wendelaar | 4 | -3 | — | 4.0% | — | |
| CPN | Louis de Visser | 3 | -1 | — | 3.4% | — | |
| CDU | Harm van Houten | 2 | +1 | — | 2.1% | — | |
| SGP | Gerrit Hendrik Kersten | 2 | -1 | — | 1.9% | — |