1923 Dutch Senate election

none 1923 Dutch Senate election The Netherlands no 1922 1926 All 50 seats in the Senate 26 27 July 1923 AB 21 16 32.40 Social Democratic Workers' Party (Netherlands) 3 11 19.76 Anti-Revolutionary Party 14 8 15.31 Christian Historical Union 7 7 12.52 Liberal State Party 1 5 10.50 Free-thinking Democratic League 4 3 6.82 President of the Senate Jan Joseph Godfried van Voorst tot Voorst AB Jan Joseph Godfried van Voorst tot Voorst AB thumb|Elected Senators Elections for all 50 seats of the Senate of the Netherlands took place on 27 July 1923. It was the first election held after the 1922 constitutional revision, which introduced party-list proportional representation for Senate elections. 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. 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 election resulted in a reduced majority of 31 seats for the Coalition government, comprising the Catholic General League, the Anti-Revolutionary Party and the Christian Historical Union. The Social Democratic Workers' Party became the largest opposition party in the Senate with 11 seats, 8 up from the previous election. Results + 1923 Senate election Party Votes Weight % Seats +/– General League of Roman Catholic Electoral Associations General League 183 21,807 32.40 16 −5 Social Democratic Workers' Party (Netherlands) Social Democratic Workers' Party 109 13,302 19.76 11 +8 Anti-Revolutionary Party Anti-Revolutionary Party 91 10,305 15.31 8 −6 Christian Historical Union Christian Historical Union 71 8,424 12.52 7 0 Liberal State Party Liberal State Party 63 7,071 10.50 5 +4 Free-thinking Democratic League Free-thinking Democratic League 37 4,589 6.82 3 −1 Peasants' League Peasants' League 11 1,100 1.63 0 New Reformed Political Party Reformed Political Party 6 713 1.06 0 New Total 571 67,311 100.00 50 0 Source: Staatscourant30 July 1923 PROCES-VERBAAL van de zitting van het Centraal Stembureau, bedoeld in artikel 1150 der Kieswet. https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=MMKB08:000178113:mpeg21:p009 Staatscourant nl The Hague 1 16 August 2025 By electoral group + 1923 Senate election in electoral group I Party Votes Weight % Seats +/– General League of Roman Catholic Electoral Associations General League 108 11,247 63.74 8 −2 Social Democratic Workers' Party (Netherlands) Social Democratic Workers' Party 21 1,820 10.32 2 +2 Anti-Revolutionary Party Anti-Revolutionary Party 20 1,539 8.72 1 −1 Christian Historical Union Christian Historical Union 16 1,321 7.49 1 0 Liberal State Party Liberal State Party 15 1,119 6.34 1 +1 Free-thinking Democratic League Free-thinking Democratic League 5 421 2.39 0 0 Reformed Political Party Reformed Political Party 3 177 1.00 0 New Total 188 17,644 100.00 13 0 Source: Staatscourant + 1923 Senate election in electoral group II Party Votes Weight % Seats +/– General League of Roman Catholic Electoral Associations General League 37 3,883 22.65 3 −1 Social Democratic Workers' Party (Netherlands) Social Democratic Workers' Party 39 3,565 20.79 3 +2 Anti-Revolutionary Party Anti-Revolutionary Party 33 2,992 17.45 2 −2 Christian Historical Union Christian Historical Union 25 2,412 14.07 2 0 Liberal State Party Liberal State Party 24 2,173 12.67 2 +1 Free-thinking Democratic League Free-thinking Democratic League 15 1,358 7.92 1 −1 Peasants' League Peasants' League 8 644 3.76 0 New Reformed Political Party Reformed Political Party 1 120 0.70 0 New Total 182 17,147 100.00 13 0 Source: Staatscourant30 July 1923 PROCES-VERBAAL van de zitting van het Centraal Stembureau, bedoeld in artikel 1150 der Kieswet. https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=MMKB08:000178113:mpeg21:p015 Staatscourant nl The Hague 7 23 August 2025 + 1923 Senate election in electoral group III Party Votes Weight % Seats +/– Social Democratic Workers' Party (Netherlands) Social Democratic Workers' Party 31 4,173 24.34 3 +1 General League of Roman Catholic Electoral Associations General League 23 3,557 20.74 3 0 Anti-Revolutionary Party Anti-Revolutionary Party 22 2,446 14.26 2 −2 Christian Historical Union Christian Historical Union 19 2,403 14.01 2 0 Liberal State Party Liberal State Party 15 1,907 11.12 1 +1 Free-thinking Democratic League Free-thinking Democratic League 12 1,770 10.32 1 −1 Peasants' League Peasants' League 2 248 1.45 0 New Total 124 16,504 100.00 12 0 Source: Staatscourant30 July 1923 PROCES-VERBAAL van de zitting van het Centraal Stembureau, bedoeld in artikel 1150 der Kieswet. https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=MMKB08:000178113:mpeg21:p021 Staatscourant nl The Hague 13 23 August 2025 + 1923 Senate election in electoral group IV Party Votes Weight % Seats +/– Social Democratic Workers' Party (Netherlands) Social Democratic Workers' Party 18 3,744 23.38 3 +3 Anti-Revolutionary Party Anti-Revolutionary Party 16 3,328 20.78 3 −1 General League of Roman Catholic Electoral Associations General League 15 3,120 19.48 2 −2 Christian Historical Union Christian Historical Union 11 2,288 14.29 2 0 Liberal State Party Liberal State Party 9 1,872 11.69 1 +1 Free-thinking Democratic League Free-thinking Democratic League 5 1,040 6.49 1 +1 Reformed Political Party Reformed Political Party 2 416 2.60 0 New Peasants' League Peasants' League 1 208 1.30 0 New Total 77 16,016 100.00 12 0 Source: Staatscourant30 July 1923 PROCES-VERBAAL van de zitting van het Centraal Stembureau, bedoeld in artikel 1150 der Kieswet. https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=MMKB08:000178113:mpeg21:p025 Staatscourant nl The Hague 17 23 August 2025 References External links Senate 1923