Beverwijk (electoral district)

Beverwijk was an electoral district of the House of Representatives in the Netherlands from 1888 to 1918.

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The electoral district of Beverwijk was created in 1888 out of parts of the Alkmaar and Haarlem districts, which were reduced from two seats to one. Fully located in the province of North Holland, it was centred on the city of Beverwijk and corresponded roughly to the Kennemerland region, running along the province's west coast, including the surroundings of Haarlem. Aside from Beverwijk, it included the municipalities of Akersloot, Assendelft, Bloemendaal, Castricum, Egmond aan Zee, Egmond-Binnen, Haarlemmerliede, Heemskerk, Krommenie, Limmen, Schoten, Spaarndam, Uitgeest, Velsen, Westzaan, Wijk aan Zee en Duin and Zandvoort. While it did not contain any large cities, it was a predominantly urban district.[1][2]

The district's population increased considerably during its existence, from 45,363 in 1888 to 78,739 in 1909. A plurality of the population was Catholic, though its share of the population dropped slightly from 45% in 1888 to 41% in 1909. Members of the Dutch Reformed Church made up some 43% of the population in 1888, which also dropped to 37% to 1909. Gereformeerden made up a small minority in the district, though growing from 2% to 6%. The share of "Others" rose from 10% in 1888 to 16% in 1909, including 6% belonging to no denomination.[3][4]

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

Members

Beverwijk was a highly contested district, with control alternating between the Liberals and Free-thinking Democrats (VD) on the parliamentary left and the Catholics (Ka) on the parliamentary right. The district's most notable representative was the Liberal interior minister Johannes Tak van Poortvliet, who was elected in 1897 but resigned his seat in 1901 after his election to the Senate. The subsequent by-election was won by the Catholic Willem Passtoors, who would go on to represent Beverwijk for the following twelve years, becoming its longest-serving representative.

Election Member Party Ref
1888 J. W. G. Boreel van Hogelanden Lib [5]
1891
1893 T.L.M.H. Borret Ka [6]
1894
1897 Johannes Tak van Poortvliet Lib [7]
1901 Willem Passtoors Ka [8]
1901
1905
1909
1913 Leendert Nicolaas Roodenburg VD [9]
1917

Election results

Elections in the 1880s

1888 general election: Beverwijk
CandidatePartyFirst roundSecond round
Votes%Votes%
J. A. N. TravaglinoKa1,45646.401,59247.71
J. W. G. Boreel van HogelandenLib1,45446.341,74552.29
Willem HovyAR1685.35
Others601.91
Total3,138100.003,337100.00
Valid votes3,13899.373,33799.46
Invalid/blank votes200.63180.54
Total votes3,158100.003,355100.00
Registered voters/turnout3,50090.233,50095.86
Liberal gain
Source: Kiesraad,[10] Huygens Instituut[11][12]

Elections in the 1890s

1891 general election: Beverwijk
CandidatePartyFirst roundSecond round
Votes%Votes%
J. W. G. Boreel van HogelandenLib77826.071,73353.21
W. BosKa75325.231,52446.79
Klaas de BoerRad68823.06
J.J.H. KervelKa61820.71
Hendrik WallerAR782.61
P.N. EngelbertsC622.08
Others70.23
Total2,984100.003,257100.00
Valid votes2,98499.603,25799.45
Invalid/blank votes120.40180.55
Total votes2,996100.003,275100.00
Registered voters/turnout3,64082.313,64089.97
Liberal hold
Source: Kiesraad,[13] Huygens Instituut[14][15]
1893 Beverwijk by-election
CandidatePartyFirst roundSecond round
Votes%Votes%
J. van Loenen MartinetLib69826.911,27748.44
T.L.M.H. BorretKa69126.641,35951.56
Cornelis HartsenC62223.98
Klaas de BoerRad33512.91
Hendrik WallerAR2298.83
Others190.73
Total2,594100.002,636100.00
Valid votes2,59498.932,63698.54
Invalid/blank votes281.07391.46
Total votes2,622100.002,675100.00
Registered voters/turnout3,71870.523,71871.95
Catholic gain
Source: Kiesraad,[13] Huygens Instituut[16][17]
1894 general election: Beverwijk
CandidatePartyFirst roundSecond round
Votes%Votes%
T.L.M.H. BorretKa1,26148.331,51050.05
J. van Loenen MartinetLib1,04339.981,50749.95
F.W.C.H. van Tuyll van SerooskerkenLib27010.35
Others351.34
Total2,609100.003,017100.00
Valid votes2,60998.863,01798.40
Invalid/blank votes301.14491.60
Total votes2,639100.003,066100.00
Registered voters/turnout3,71870.983,71882.46
Catholic hold
Source: Kiesraad,[18] Huygens Instituut[19][20]
1897 general election: Beverwijk
CandidatePartyFirst roundSecond round
Votes%Votes%
T.L.M.H. BorretKa2,90548.543,13749.15
Johannes Tak van PoortvlietLib2,53742.393,24650.85
P. VermeulenAR3445.75
W. BaxSDAP1993.32
Total5,985100.006,383100.00
Valid votes5,98598.896,38399.50
Invalid/blank votes671.11320.50
Total votes6,052100.006,415100.00
Registered voters/turnout6,71990.076,71995.48
Liberal gain
Source: Kiesraad,[21] Huygens Instituut[22][23]

Elections in the 1900s

1901 Beverwijk by-election
CandidatePartyVotes%
Willem PasstoorsKa2,97751.42
Jacob Theodoor CremerLib2,54944.02
D. de Clercq2644.56
Total5,790100.00
Valid votes5,79098.60
Invalid/blank votes821.40
Total votes5,872100.00
Registered voters/turnout7,10482.66
Catholic gain
Source: Kiesraad,[21] Huygens Instituut[24]
1901 general election: Beverwijk
CandidatePartyVotes%
Willem PasstoorsKa3,88550.46
Jacob Theodoor CremerVD3,81449.54
Total7,699100.00
Valid votes7,69999.28
Invalid/blank votes560.72
Total votes7,755100.00
Registered voters/turnout8,38192.53
Catholic hold
Source: Kiesraad,[25] Huygens Instituut[26]
1905 general election: Beverwijk
CandidatePartyVotes%
Willem PasstoorsKa5,37453.41
Joseph LimburgVD3,88938.65
Jan GerritzenSDAP4904.87
O. Kamerlingh OnnesVL1911.90
Andries StaalmanCD1181.17
Total10,062100.00
Valid votes10,06298.69
Invalid/blank votes1341.31
Total votes10,196100.00
Registered voters/turnout11,02192.51
Catholic hold
Source: Kiesraad,[27] Huygens Instituut[28]
1909 general election: Beverwijk
CandidatePartyVotes%
Willem PasstoorsKa6,22855.53
A. Schucking KoolVD2,74424.47
J.H.W.Q. ter SpillVL1,44312.87
Jan van LeeuwenSDAP8007.13
Total11,215100.00
Valid votes11,21598.67
Invalid/blank votes1511.33
Total votes11,366100.00
Registered voters/turnout13,30685.42
Catholic hold
Source: Kiesraad,[29] Huygens Instituut[30]

Elections in the 1910s

1913 general election: Beverwijk
CandidatePartyFirst roundSecond round
Votes%Votes%
Willem PasstoorsKa6,87546.476,97346.93
L.N. RoodenburgVD5,88839.807,88553.07
A. NagtzaamSDAP1,81212.25
A. van der Flier G.Jzn.CS2181.47
Total14,793100.0014,858100.00
Valid votes14,79399.2914,85899.62
Invalid/blank votes1060.71560.38
Total votes14,899100.0014,914100.00
Registered voters/turnout15,86493.9215,86494.01
Free-thinking Democratic gain
Source: Kiesraad,[31] Huygens Instituut[32][33]
1917 general election: Beverwijk
CandidatePartyVotes%
L.N. RoodenburgVD5,14585.78
Louis de VisserSDP85314.22
Total5,998100.00
Valid votes5,99897.56
Invalid/blank votes1502.44
Total votes6,148100.00
Registered voters/turnout18,09933.97
Free-thinking Democratic hold
Source: Kiesraad,[34] Huygens Instituut[35]

References

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  2. ^ De Jong, Ron; Van der Kolk, Henk; Voerman, Gerrit (2011). Verkiezingen op de kaart 1848-2010: Tweede Kamerverkiezingen vanuit geografisch perspectief [Elections on the map 1848-2010: House of Representative elections from a geographic perspective] (in Dutch). Utrecht: Uitgeverij Matrijs. ISBN 9789053454374.
  3. ^ "Samenstelling per district". Huygens Resources (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 November 2024.
  4. ^ "opmerkingen_per_district". Huygens Resources (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 November 2024.
  5. ^ "Jhr.Mr. J.W.G. Boreel van Hogelanden". Parlement.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 November 2024.
  6. ^ "Mr. Th.L.M.H. Borret". Parlement.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 November 2024.
  7. ^ "Mr. J.P.R. Tak van Poortvliet". Parlement.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 November 2024.
  8. ^ "A. Brummelkamp jr". Parlement.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 November 2024.
  9. ^ "Mr. L.N. Roodenburg". Parlement.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 November 2024.
  10. ^ Tweede Kamer 6 maart 1888, Kiesraad
  11. ^ Uitslag per verkiezing.
  12. ^ Uitslag per verkiezing.
  13. ^ a b Tweede Kamer 9 juni 1891, Kiesraad
  14. ^ Uitslag per verkiezing.
  15. ^ Uitslag per verkiezing.
  16. ^ Uitslag per verkiezing.
  17. ^ Uitslag per verkiezing.
  18. ^ Tweede Kamer 10 april 1894, Kiesraad
  19. ^ Uitslag per verkiezing.
  20. ^ Uitslag per verkiezing.
  21. ^ a b Tweede Kamer 15 juni 1897, Kiesraad
  22. ^ Uitslag per verkiezing.
  23. ^ Uitslag per verkiezing.
  24. ^ Uitslag per verkiezing.
  25. ^ Tweede Kamer 14 juni 1901, Kiesraad
  26. ^ Uitslag per verkiezing.
  27. ^ Tweede Kamer 16 juni 1905, Kiesraad
  28. ^ Uitslag per verkiezing.
  29. ^ Tweede Kamer 11 juni 1909, Kiesraad
  30. ^ Uitslag per verkiezing.
  31. ^ Tweede Kamer 17 juni 1913, Kiesraad
  32. ^ Uitslag per verkiezing.
  33. ^ Uitslag per verkiezing.
  34. ^ Tweede Kamer 15 juni 1917, Kiesraad
  35. ^ Uitslag per verkiezing.
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