Dutch general election, 1891
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General elections were held in the Netherlands on 9 June 1891.[1] The Liberal Democratic League emerged as the largest party, winning 53 of the 100 seats in the House of Representatives.[2]
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
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| Liberal Democratic League | 86,888 | 42.2 | 53 | +7 |
| Anti Revolutionary Party | 60,738 | 29.5 | 21 | –6 |
| Catholic Party | 41,579 | 20.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Radicals | 4,409 | 2.1 | 1 | +1 |
| Social Democratic League | 2,102 | 1.0 | 0 | –1 |
| Other parties | 10,230 | 5.0 | 0 | –1 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 8,601 | – | – | – |
| Total | 214,547 | 100 | 100 | 0 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 291,519 | 71.6 | – | – |
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver | ||||
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