1923 Dutch Senate election

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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.[1]

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

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1923 Senate election
Party Votes Weight % Seats +/–
General League 183 21,807 32.40 16 −5
Social Democratic Workers' Party 109 13,302 19.76 11 +8
Anti-Revolutionary Party 91 10,305 15.31 8 −6
Christian Historical Union 71 8,424 12.52 7 0
Liberal State Party 63 7,071 10.50 5 +4
Free-thinking Democratic League 37 4,589 6.82 3 −1
Peasants' League 11 1,100 1.63 0 New
Reformed Political Party 6 713 1.06 0 New
Total 571 67,311 100.00 50 0
Source: Staatscourant[2]

By electoral group

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1923 Senate election in electoral group I
Party Votes Weight % Seats +/–
General League 108 11,247 63.74 8 −2
Social Democratic Workers' Party 21 1,820 10.32 2 +2
Anti-Revolutionary Party 20 1,539 8.72 1 −1
Christian Historical Union 16 1,321 7.49 1 0
Liberal State Party 15 1,119 6.34 1 +1
Free-thinking Democratic League 5 421 2.39 0 0
Reformed Political Party 3 177 1.00 0 New
Total 188 17,644 100.00 13 0
Source: Staatscourant[2]
1923 Senate election in electoral group II
Party Votes Weight % Seats +/–
General League 37 3,883 22.65 3 −1
Social Democratic Workers' Party 39 3,565 20.79 3 +2
Anti-Revolutionary Party 33 2,992 17.45 2 −2
Christian Historical Union 25 2,412 14.07 2 0
Liberal State Party 24 2,173 12.67 2 +1
Free-thinking Democratic League 15 1,358 7.92 1 −1
Peasants' League 8 644 3.76 0 New
Reformed Political Party 1 120 0.70 0 New
Total 182 17,147 100.00 13 0
Source: Staatscourant[3]
1923 Senate election in electoral group III
Party Votes Weight % Seats +/–
Social Democratic Workers' Party 31 4,173 24.34 3 +1
General League 23 3,557 20.74 3 0
Anti-Revolutionary Party 22 2,446 14.26 2 −2
Christian Historical Union 19 2,403 14.01 2 0
Liberal State Party 15 1,907 11.12 1 +1
Free-thinking Democratic League 12 1,770 10.32 1 −1
Peasants' League 2 248 1.45 0 New
Total 124 16,504 100.00 12 0
Source: Staatscourant[4]
1923 Senate election in electoral group IV
Party Votes Weight % Seats +/–
Social Democratic Workers' Party 18 3,744 23.38 3 +3
Anti-Revolutionary Party 16 3,328 20.78 3 −1
General League 15 3,120 19.48 2 −2
Christian Historical Union 11 2,288 14.29 2 0
Liberal State Party 9 1,872 11.69 1 +1
Free-thinking Democratic League 5 1,040 6.49 1 +1
Reformed Political Party 2 416 2.60 0 New
Peasants' League 1 208 1.30 0 New
Total 77 16,016 100.00 12 0
Source: Staatscourant[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Geschiedenis kiesstelsel Eerste Kamer". Parlement.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 August 2025.
  2. ^ a b "PROCES-VERBAAL van de zitting van het Centraal Stembureau, bedoeld in artikel 1150 der Kieswet". Staatscourant (in Dutch). The Hague. 30 July 1923. p. 1. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
  3. ^ "PROCES-VERBAAL van de zitting van het Centraal Stembureau, bedoeld in artikel 1150 der Kieswet". Staatscourant (in Dutch). The Hague. 30 July 1923. p. 7. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
  4. ^ "PROCES-VERBAAL van de zitting van het Centraal Stembureau, bedoeld in artikel 1150 der Kieswet". Staatscourant (in Dutch). The Hague. 30 July 1923. p. 13. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
  5. ^ "PROCES-VERBAAL van de zitting van het Centraal Stembureau, bedoeld in artikel 1150 der Kieswet". Staatscourant (in Dutch). The Hague. 30 July 1923. p. 17. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
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