1937 Dutch Senate election

Netherlands Senate election 1937 Dutch Senate election The Netherlands no 1935 1946 All 50 seats in the Senate 26 27 May 1937 Roman Catholic State Party 16 16 29.89 Social Democratic Workers' Party (Netherlands) 11 12 25.38 Anti-Revolutionary Party 6 7 12.02 Christian Historical Union 7 6 11.00 National Socialist Movement (Netherlands) 2 4 7.87 Liberal State Party 5 3 5.97 Free-thinking Democratic League 3 2 3.84 President of the Senate Willem Lodewijk de Vos van Steenwijk Christian Historical Union Willem Lodewijk de Vos van Steenwijk Christian Historical Union thumb|Elected Senators Elections for all 50 seats in the Senate of the Netherlands were held on 27 May 1937. The snap elections, held a day after a snap general election, were triggered by the passing of a proposed constitutional amendment. Senators were elected by provincial councils in four "electoral groups". Group I comprised North Brabant, Zeeland, Utrecht and Limburg; group II comprised Gelderland, Overijssel, Groningen and Drenthe; group III comprised North Holland and Friesland; and group IV comprised South Holland. Within each electoral group, Senators were elected by provincial councils using party-list proportional representation. Provincial councillors' votes were weighted to their province's population.https://parlement.com/geschiedenis-kiesstelsel-eerste-kamer#p3 Geschiedenis kiesstelsel Eerste Kamer Parlement.com nl 23 August 2025 The 25 incumbent Senators for groups II and IV were previously elected five years prior in the 1932 Senate election, while the 25 incumbent Senators for groups I and III were elected two years prior in the 1935 Senate election. This was the last Senate election before the outbreak of World War II. The election saw the incumbent government's majority shrink from 37 to 34 seats, with the Liberal State Party losing two seats, and the Free-thinking Democratic League losing one. In group III, one seats changed hands from the Anti-Revolutionary Party to the Christian Historical Union, both government parties. The National Socialist Movement gained two seats, while the Social Democratic Workers' Party gained one. Results 1937 Senate election Unweighted Weighted Roman Catholic State Party 168 23294 16 0 Social Democratic Workers' Party 138 19777 12 +1 Anti-Revolutionary Party 78 9366 7 +1 Christian Historical Union 68 8572 6 −1 National Socialist Movement 44 6136 4 +2 Liberal State Party 31 4653 3 −2 Free-thinking Democratic League 28 2993 2 −1 Reformed Political Party 13 1769 0 0 Christian Democratic Union 9 787 0 0 #FADA5E Catholic Democratic Party (Netherlands) Catholic Democratic Party nl Katholiek Democratische Partij 3 575 0 0 0 0 590 0 79357 Staatscourant31 May 1937 PROCES-VERBAAL van de zitting van het Centraal Stembureau, bedoeld in artikel 115o der Kieswet. https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=MMKB08:000168911:mpeg21:p009 Staatscourant nl The Hague 1 11 September 2025 By electoral group 1937 Senate election in electoral group I Unweighted Weighted Roman Catholic State Party 107 13215 9 0 Social Democratic Workers' Party 23 2311 1 0 Anti-Revolutionary Party 17 1445 1 0 Christian Historical Union 18 1464 1 0 National Socialist Movement 13 1404 1 0 Reformed Political Party 6 434 0 0 Liberal State Party 3 217 0 0 Free-thinking Democratic League 3 217 0 0 #FADA5E Catholic Democratic Party (Netherlands) Catholic Democratic Party nl Katholiek Democratische Partij 1 140 0 New 0 0 192 0 20987 Staatscourant 1937 Senate election in electoral group II Unweighted Weighted Social Democratic Workers' Party 47 4687 3 0 Roman Catholic State Party 33 4075 3 0 Anti-Revolutionary Party 28 2677 2 0 Christian Historical Union 24 2540 2 0 National Socialist Movement 16 1607 1 New Liberal State Party 12 1188 1 −1 Free-thinking Democratic League 14 1316 1 0 Christian Democratic Union 6 547 0 New Reformed Political Party 3 379 0 0 0 189 0 19680 0 Staatscourant31 May 1937 PROCES-VERBAAL van de zitting van het Centraal Stembureau, bedoeld in artikel 115o der Kieswet. https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=MMKB08:000168911:mpeg21:p012 Staatscourant nl The Hague 4 11 September 2025 1937 Senate election in electoral group III Unweighted Weighted Social Democratic Workers' Party 43 6804 4 0 Roman Catholic State Party 16 3136 2 0 Anti-Revolutionary Party 21 2376 2 +1 Christian Historical Union 14 1700 1 −1 Free-thinking Democratic League 11 1460 1 0 National Socialist Movement 8 1452 1 0 Liberal State Party 8 1336 1 0 Christian Democratic Union 3 240 0 0 #FADA5E Catholic Democratic Party (Netherlands) Catholic Democratic Party nl Katholiek Democratische Partij 1 196 0 0 0 0 127 0 19092 Staatscourant31 May 1937 PROCES-VERBAAL van de zitting van het Centraal Stembureau, bedoeld in artikel 115o der Kieswet. https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=MMKB08:000168911:mpeg21:p015 Staatscourant nl The Hague 7 11 September 2025 1937 Senate election in electoral group IV Unweighted Weighted Social Democratic Workers' Party 25 5975 4 +1 Anti-Revolutionary Party 12 2868 2 0 Christian Historical Union 12 2868 2 0 Roman Catholic State Party 12 2868 2 0 Liberal State Party 8 1912 1 −1 National Socialist Movement 7 1673 1 New Reformed Political Party 4 956 0 0 #FADA5E Catholic Democratic Party (Netherlands) Catholic Democratic Party nl Katholiek Democratische Partij 1 239 0 New 0 0 82 0 19598 Staatscourant31 May 1937 PROCES-VERBAAL van de zitting van het Centraal Stembureau, bedoeld in artikel 115o der Kieswet. https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=MMKB08:000168911:mpeg21:p018 Staatscourant nl The Hague 10 11 September 2025 References External links Senate 1937