1913 Dutch general election

General elections were held in the Netherlands on 17 June 1913, with a second round in some constituencies on 25 June. Despite receiving the fourth highest number of votes in the first round, the General League of Roman Catholic Caucuses emerged as the largest party, winning 25 of the 100 seats in the House of Representatives. After the election, the independent liberal Pieter Cort van der Linden became Prime Minister of the Netherlands, leading a cabinet of Liberals, Free-thinking Democrats, Christian Historicals and other independent liberals.

1913 Dutch general election
17 June 1913 (first round)
25 June 1913 (second round)
All 100 seats in the House of Representatives
51 seats needed for a majority
Turnout81.24%
PartyLeader % Seats +/–
ARP Abraham Kuyper 20.96 11 −14
SDAP Pieter Jelles Troelstra 18.51 16 +9
LU Hendrik Goeman Borgesius 16.34 21 +1
ABRKK Willem Hubert Nolens 16.00 25 0
CHU Alexander de Savornin Lohman 10.38 9 −1
VDB Dirk Bos 8.35 7 −2
BVL Meinard Tydeman 6.34 10 +6
OCH Cornelis Bichon van IJsselmonde 0.74 1 +1
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister before Subsequent cabinet
Theo Heemskerk
ARP		 Pieter Cort van der Linden
LU
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