Amsterdam IX (electoral district)

Amsterdam IX was an electoral district of the House of Representatives in the Netherlands from 1897 to 1918.

Profile

The electoral district of Amsterdam IX was created in 1897, when the district of Amsterdam, like all other remaining multi-seats districts, was split into single-member districts. The territory of Amsterdam IX roughly corresponded with the neighbourhoods of Oud-West, Frederik Hendrikbuurt and Staatsliedenbuurt, all located in the current borough of Amsterdam-West.[1][2]

Due to Amsterdam's rapid urban expansion into the district's boundaries, its electorate grew rapidly, from just 5,215 in 1897 to 27,317 in 1917, making it the largest electorate of any district at that time.[3][4]

The district of Amsterdam IX was abolished upon the introduction of party-list proportional representation in 1918.

Members

In its inaugural election, the district of Amsterdam IX elected the former Liberal Minister of the Interior Johannes Tak van Poortvliet. However, Tak van Poortvliet was also elected in the district of Beverwijk and opted to represent the latter, thus triggering a by-election in Amsterdam IX in which the Liberals held the seat. In 1901, the district elected Cornelis Lely, but he resigned a year later following his appointment as Governor-General of Suriname. In the subsequent by-election, the Anti-Revolutionary Hendrik Bijleveld narrowly defeated Social Democratic (SDAP) leader Pieter Jelles Troelstra in the runoff, becoming the only representative from the parliamentary right in the district's existence. Amsterdam IX was won by the Free-thinking Democratic League in 1905, and was represented by the SDAP from 1909 until its abolition in 1918.

Election Member Party Ref
1897 Johannes Tak van Poortvliet Lib [5]
1897 Arnold Kerdijk Lib [6]
1901 Cornelis Lely Lib [7]
1902 Hendrik Bijleveld AR [8]
1905 Conrad Theodor van Deventer VD [9]
1909 Willem Vliegen SDAP [10]
1913
1915 Jan van den Tempel SDAP [11]
1917

Election results

Elections in the 1890s

1897 general election: Amsterdam IX
CandidatePartyFirst roundSecond round
Votes%Votes%
Johannes Tak van PoortvlietLib1,52044.902,30963.00
Abraham KuyperAR1,14233.741,35637.00
Johannes Theodoor de VisserCHK47213.94
J.A. FortuynSDAP2517.42
Total3,385100.003,665100.00
Valid votes3,385100.003,66599.84
Invalid/blank votes00.0060.16
Total votes3,385100.003,671100.00
Registered voters/turnout5,21564.915,21570.39
Liberal gain
Source: Kiesraad,[12] Huygens Instituut[13][14]
1897 Amsterdam IX by-election
CandidatePartyVotes%
Arnold KerdijkLib1,22951.60
Theo HeemskerkAR83535.05
Willem Hendrik de BeaufortVL28511.96
W.J. den BoerIndependent331.39
Total2,382100.00
Valid votes2,38299.42
Invalid/blank votes140.58
Total votes2,396100.00
Registered voters/turnout5,21545.94
Liberal hold
Source: Kiesraad,[12] Huygens Instituut[15]

Elections in the 1900s

1901 general election: Amsterdam IX
CandidatePartyFirst roundSecond round
Votes%Votes%
Hendrik BijleveldAR1,53234.072,05841.76
Cornelis LelyLib1,28928.662,87058.24
Adriaan GerhardSDAP87719.50
Jan van GilseVD79917.77
Total4,497100.004,928100.00
Valid votes4,49796.484,92898.74
Invalid/blank votes1643.52631.26
Total votes4,661100.004,991100.00
Registered voters/turnout7,93558.747,93562.90
Liberal hold
Source: Kiesraad,[16] Huygens Instituut[17][18]
1902 Amsterdam IX by-election
CandidatePartyFirst roundSecond round
Votes%Votes%
Pieter Jelles TroelstraSDAP2,05037.193,23149.25
Hendrik BijleveldAR1,64329.813,33050.75
Carel Victor GerritsenVD1,01618.43
Nicolaas PiersonLib80314.57
Total5,512100.006,561100.00
Valid votes5,51297.756,56197.55
Invalid/blank votes1272.251652.45
Total votes5,639100.006,726100.00
Registered voters/turnout9,13761.729,13773.61
Anti-Revolutionary gain
Source: Kiesraad,[16] Huygens Instituut[19][20]
1905 general election: Amsterdam IX
CandidatePartyFirst roundSecond round
Votes%Votes%
Conrad Theodor van DeventerVD3,67838.486,46564.84
Hendrik BijleveldAR3,45636.153,50635.16
J.G. van KuykhofSDAP2,31824.25
T.B.V. DillCHP1071.12
Total9,559100.009,971100.00
Valid votes9,55998.239,97199.32
Invalid/blank votes1721.77680.68
Total votes9,731100.0010,039100.00
Registered voters/turnout12,74876.3312,74878.75
Free-thinking Democratic gain
Source: Kiesraad,[21] Huygens Instituut[22][23]
1909 general election: Amsterdam IX
CandidatePartyFirst roundSecond round
Votes%Votes%
T. de VriesAR4,51634.956,25045.32
Willem VliegenSDAP4,42134.227,54254.68
Conrad Theodor van DeventerVD3,79229.35
Louis de VisserSDP1911.48
Total12,920100.0013,792100.00
Valid votes12,92097.8913,79299.20
Invalid/blank votes2792.111110.80
Total votes13,199100.0013,903100.00
Registered voters/turnout18,43471.6018,43475.42
SDAP gain
Source: Kiesraad,[24] Huygens Instituut[25][26]

Elections in the 1910s

1913 general election: Amsterdam IX
CandidatePartyFirst roundSecond round
Votes%Votes%
Willem VliegenSDAP8,20446.8111,03864.22
Victor Henri RutgersAR5,51931.496,14935.78
T.B. PleijteVD3,65520.86
David WijnkoopIndependent1470.84
Total17,525100.0017,187100.00
Valid votes17,52595.8917,18799.38
Invalid/blank votes7514.111080.62
Total votes18,276100.0017,295100.00
Registered voters/turnout22,55781.0222,55776.67
SDAP hold
Source: Kiesraad,[27] Huygens Instituut[28][29]
1915 Amsterdam IX by-election
CandidatePartyVotes%
Jan van den TempelSDAP7,12152.99
Willem de VlugtAR5,89743.88
David WijnkoopIndependent4213.13
Total13,439100.00
Valid votes13,43998.71
Invalid/blank votes1761.29
Total votes13,615100.00
Registered voters/turnout24,96754.53
SDAP hold
Source: Kiesraad,[27] Huygens Instituut[30]
1917 general election: Amsterdam IX
CandidatePartyVotes%
Jan van den TempelSDAP5,88062.29
J.F. BaerveldtAG1,89420.06
David WijnkoopIndependent1,03911.01
W. OosterbaanWK6276.64
Total9,440100.00
Valid votes9,44093.73
Invalid/blank votes6326.27
Total votes10,072100.00
Registered voters/turnout27,31736.87
SDAP hold
Source: Kiesraad,[27] Huygens Instituut[31]

References

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