1935 Dutch Senate election

Netherlands Senate election 1935 Dutch Senate election The Netherlands no 1932 1937 25 of the 50 seats in the Senate 26 26 July 1935 Roman Catholic State Party 16 16 42.12 Social Democratic Workers' Party (Netherlands) 11 11 19.70 Anti-Revolutionary Party 6 6 7.75 National Socialist Movement (Netherlands) new 2 7.34 Christian Historical Union 7 6 5.88 Liberal State Party 6 5 4.14 Free-thinking Democratic League 4 3 4.31 CHU−ARP joint list new 1 3.29 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 25 out of 50 seats in the Senate of the Netherlands were held on 26 July 1935. All seats in electoral group I comprising the provinces of North Brabant, Zeeland, Utrecht and Limburg, and electoral group III comprising the provinces of North Holland and Friesland, were up for election. 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 election saw the incumbent government's majority shrink from 39 to 37 seats, with the Liberal State Party and the Free-thinking Democratic League losing one seat each. The Anti-Revolutionary Party and the Christian Historical Union contested the election with a joint list in the province of Friesland in group III. The list won one seat, which was allocated to a CHU candidate. The National Socialist Movement entered the Senate for the first time with two seats. Results 1935 Senate election Unweighted Weighted Won Not up Total +/− Roman Catholic State Party 126 16384 11 5 16 0 Social Democratic Workers' Party 58 7663 5 6 11 0 Anti-Revolutionary Party 25 3013 2 4 6 0 National Socialist Movement 21 2856 2 0 2 New Christian Historical Union 21 2286 2 4 6 −1 Free-thinking Democratic League 14 1677 1 2 3 −1 Liberal State Party 12 1612 1 4 5 −1 CHU−ARP joint list 16 1280 1 0 1 New Communist Party of Holland 7 1256 0 0 0 New Reformed Political Party 6 434 0 0 0 0 Christian Democratic Union 3 240 0 0 0 New #FADA5E Catholic Democratic Party (Netherlands) Catholic Democratic Party nl Katholiek Democratische Partij 1 196 0 0 0 New 0 0 319 0 40079 Staatscourant30 July 1935 PROCES-VERBAAL van de zitting van het Centraal Stembureau, bedoeld in artikel 115o der Kieswet. https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=MMKB08:000163601:mpeg21:a0023 Staatscourant nl The Hague 1 9 September 2025 By electoral group 1935 Senate election in electoral group I Unweighted Weighted Roman Catholic State Party 105 13196 9 +1 Social Democratic Workers' Party 23 2311 1 0 Anti-Revolutionary Party 17 1445 1 0 Christian Historical Union 16 1306 1 0 National Socialist Movement 13 1404 1 New Reformed Political Party 6 434 0 0 Liberal State Party 4 276 0 −1 Free-thinking Democratic League 3 217 0 −1 0 0 192 0 20987 Staatscourant 1935 Senate election in electoral group III Unweighted Weighted Social Democratic Workers' Party 35 5352 4 0 Roman Catholic State Party 21 3188 2 −1 Anti-Revolutionary Party 8 1568 1 0 Free-thinking Democratic League 11 1460 1 0 National Socialist Movement 8 1452 1 New Liberal State Party 8 1336 1 0 CHU−ARP joint list 16 1280 1 New Communist Party of Holland 7 1256 0 New Christian Historical Union 5 980 1 −1 Christian Democratic Union 3 240 0 New #FADA5E Catholic Democratic Party (Netherlands) Catholic Democratic Party nl Katholiek Democratische Partij 1 196 0 New 0 0 127 0 19092 Staatscourant30 July 1935 PROCES-VERBAAL van de zitting van het Centraal Stembureau, bedoeld in artikel 115o der Kieswet. https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=MMKB08:000163601:mpeg21:p012 Staatscourant nl The Hague 4 9 September 2025 References External links Senate 1935