1932 Dutch Senate election

A selection of elected Senators

Elections for 25 out of 50 seats in the Senate of the Netherlands were held on 29 July 1932. All seats in electoral group II comprising the provinces of Gelderland, Overijssel, Groningen and Drenthe, and electoral group IV comprising the province of South Holland, 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.^[1]

No seats changed hands in the election, and the incumbent Coalition government retained its majority of 30 seats.

Results

1932 Senate election

Party		Unweighted		Weighted		Seats
		Votes	%	Votes	%	Won	Not up	Total	+/−
	Social Democratic Workers' Party	63	23.51	7,806	22.75	6	5	11	0
	Roman Catholic State Party	51	19.03	6,967	20.31	5	11	16	0
	Anti-Revolutionary Party	45	16.79	5,576	16.25	4	2	6	0
	Christian Historical Union	39	14.55	4,963	14.47	4	3	7	0
	Liberal State Party	37	13.81	4,755	13.86	4	2	6	0
	Free-thinking Democratic League	21	7.84	2,400	7.00	2	2	4	0
	Reformed Political Party	6	2.24	1,047	3.05	0	0	0	0
	Communist Party of Holland	6	2.24	795	2.32	0	0	0	New
Total		268	100.00	34,309	100.00	25	25	50	0
Valid votes		268	100.00	34,309	100.00
Invalid/blank votes		0	0.00	0	0.00
Total votes		268	100.00	34,309	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		271	98.89	34,786	98.63
Source: Staatscourant[2]

By electoral group

1932 Senate election in electoral group II

Party		Unweighted		Weighted		Seats	+/–
		Votes	%	Votes	%
	Social Democratic Workers' Party	45	23.94	4,062	22.99	3	0
	Roman Catholic State Party	36	19.15	3,847	21.77	3	0
	Anti-Revolutionary Party	32	17.02	2,872	16.25	2	0
	Christian Historical Union	28	14.89	2,675	15.14	2	0
	Liberal State Party	25	13.30	2,259	12.79	2	0
	Free-thinking Democratic League	16	8.51	1,360	7.70	1	0
	Communist Party of Holland	4	2.13	379	2.14	0	New
	Reformed Political Party	2	1.06	215	1.22	0	0
Total		188	100.00	17,669	100.00	13	0
Valid votes		188	100.00	17,669	100.00
Invalid/blank votes		0	0.00	0	0.00
Total votes		188	100.00	17,669	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		189	99.47	17,730	99.66
Source: Staatscourant[2]

1932 Senate election in electoral group IV

Party		Unweighted		Weighted		Seats	+/–
		Votes	%	Votes	%
	Social Democratic Workers' Party	18	22.50	3,744	22.50	3	0
	Roman Catholic State Party	15	18.75	3,120	18.75	2	0
	Anti-Revolutionary Party	13	16.25	2,704	16.25	2	0
	Liberal State Party	12	15.00	2,496	15.00	2	0
	Christian Historical Union	11	13.75	2,288	13.75	2	0
	Free-thinking Democratic League	5	6.25	1,040	6.25	1	0
	Reformed Political Party	4	5.00	832	5.00	0	0
	Communist Party of Holland	2	2.50	416	2.50	0	New
Total		80	100.00	16,640	100.00	12	0
Valid votes		80	100.00	16,640	100.00
Invalid/blank votes		0	0.00	0	0.00
Total votes		80	100.00	16,640	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		82	97.56	17,056	97.56
Source: Staatscourant[3]

References

1. "Geschiedenis kiesstelsel Eerste Kamer". Parlement.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 August 2025.
2. "PROCES-VERBAAL van de zitting van het Centraal Stembureau, bedoeld in artikel 115o der Kieswet". Staatscourant (in Dutch). The Hague. 1 August 1932. p. 1. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
3. "PROCES-VERBAAL van de zitting van het Centraal Stembureau, bedoeld in artikel 115o der Kieswet". Staatscourant (in Dutch). The Hague. 1 August 1932. p. 4. Retrieved 7 September 2025.

External links

• Media related to 1932 Dutch Senate election at Wikimedia Commons