1888 Dutch general election

General elections were held in the Netherlands on 6 March 1888, with a second round in 25 constituencies on 20 March. The Liberal Union emerged as the largest party, winning 46 of the 100 seats in the House of Representatives.

1888 Dutch general election

6 March 1888 (first round)
20 March 1888 (second round)

All 100 seats in the House of Representatives
51 seats needed for a majority
PartyLeader % Seats +/–
LU Hendrik Goeman Borgesius 40.72 46 −2
ARP Abraham Kuyper 31.35 27 +8
Catholic 20.71 25 +6
SDB Ferdinand Domela Nieuwenhuis 0.86 1 +1
Conservative Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck 1 +1
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Colours denote the winning party, as shown in the main table of results.
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after
Jan Heemskerk
Conservative
Aeneas Mackay Jr.
ARP
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