Loosduinen was an electoral district of the House of Representatives in the Netherlands from 1888 to 1918.
Profile
The electoral district of Loosduinen was created in 1888, mostly out of part of the Delft district, which was reduced from two seats to one. Fully located in the province of South Holland, it included the municipality of Loosduinen, today a part of The Hague, as well as the modern municipalities of Westland, Maassluis, Midden-Delfland, Rijswijk and Zoetermeer, and the villages of Nootdorp, Voorburg, Stompwijk and Benthuizen. It was a predominantly agricultural district.[1][2]
The district's population increased considerably during its existence, from 44,115 in 1888 to 63,093 in 1909. A plurality of around 44% the population was Reformed. Catholics formed a significant majority in the district, though dropping slightly from 36% in 1888 to 33% in 1909. Another 19% of the population was Gereformeerd. The share of "Others" rose from 1.6% in 1888 to 3.6% in 1909.[3]
The district of Loosduinen was abolished upon the introduction of party-list proportional representation in 1918.[4]
Members
Loosduinen was a safe seat for the parliamentary right, though as a result of the district's religiously mixed population, it was contested between the Catholics and the Protestant Anti-Revolutionary Party in its early elections. In 1888, the district elected the Catholic Arnoldus van Berckel. In 1897, Van Berckel was defeated in the second round by the Anti-Revolutionary Anthony Brummelkamp Jr., who would continue to represent Loosduinen for the following two decades, until its abolition in 1918.[2]
Election results
Elections in the 1880s
1888 general election: Loosduinen| Candidate | Party | First round | Second round |
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| Votes | % | Votes | % |
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| Arnoldus van Berckel | Ka | 1,319 | 38.54 | 2,001 | 59.57 |
| Willem van Doorn | Lib | 1,094 | 31.97 | 1,358 | 40.43 |
| Jan Christiaan Fabius | AR | 979 | 28.61 | |
| Others | 30 | 0.88 | |
| Total | 3,422 | 100.00 | 3,359 | 100.00 |
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| Valid votes | 3,422 | 99.56 | 3,359 | 98.94 |
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| Invalid/blank votes | 15 | 0.44 | 36 | 1.06 |
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| Total votes | 3,437 | 100.00 | 3,395 | 100.00 |
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| Registered voters/turnout | 3,747 | 91.73 | 3,747 | 90.61 |
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| Catholic gain |
| Source: Kiesraad,[7] Huygens Instituut[8][9] |
Elections in the 1890s
1891 general election: Loosduinen| Candidate | Party | First round | Second round |
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| Votes | % | Votes | % |
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| Arnoldus van Berckel | Ka | 1,226 | 38.51 | 1,355 | 50.07 |
| Henri Adolphe van de Velde | AR | 1,006 | 31.60 | 1,351 | 49.93 |
| Hubert Philippus de Kanter | Lib | 921 | 28.93 | |
| Others | 31 | 0.97 | |
| Total | 3,184 | 100.00 | 2,706 | 100.00 |
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| Valid votes | 3,184 | 99.13 | 2,706 | 97.80 |
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| Invalid/blank votes | 28 | 0.87 | 61 | 2.20 |
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| Total votes | 3,212 | 100.00 | 2,767 | 100.00 |
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| Registered voters/turnout | 3,943 | 81.46 | 3,943 | 70.17 |
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| Catholic hold |
| Source: Kiesraad,[10] Huygens Instituut[11][12] |
1894 general election: Loosduinen| Candidate | Party | First round | Second round |
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| Votes | % | Votes | % |
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| Arnoldus van Berckel | Ka | 1,298 | 46.56 | 1,755 | 54.33 |
| Henri Adolphe van de Velde | AR | 945 | 33.90 | 1,475 | 45.67 |
| Jacobus Marinus Pijnacker Hordijk | Lib | 527 | 18.90 | |
| Others | 18 | 0.65 | |
| Total | 2,788 | 100.00 | 3,230 | 100.00 |
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| Valid votes | 2,788 | 97.86 | 3,230 | 98.12 |
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| Invalid/blank votes | 61 | 2.14 | 62 | 1.88 |
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| Total votes | 2,849 | 100.00 | 3,292 | 100.00 |
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| Registered voters/turnout | 4,035 | 70.61 | 4,035 | 81.59 |
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| Catholic hold |
| Source: Kiesraad,[13] Huygens Instituut[14][15] |
1897 general election: Loosduinen| Candidate | Party | First round | Second round |
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| Votes | % | Votes | % |
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| Arnoldus van Berckel | Ka | 2,260 | 38.10 | 2,411 | 44.42 |
| Anthony Brummelkamp Jr. | AR | 1,603 | 27.02 | 3,017 | 55.58 |
| Jacobus Marinus Pijnacker Hordijk | Lib | 1,261 | 21.26 | |
| G. van Herwaarden | CHK | 808 | 13.62 | |
| Total | 5,932 | 100.00 | 5,428 | 100.00 |
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| Valid votes | 5,932 | 98.67 | 5,428 | 98.51 |
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| Invalid/blank votes | 80 | 1.33 | 82 | 1.49 |
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| Total votes | 6,012 | 100.00 | 5,510 | 100.00 |
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| Registered voters/turnout | 6,762 | 88.91 | 6,762 | 81.48 |
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| Anti-Revolutionary gain |
| Source: Kiesraad,[16] Huygens Instituut[17][18] |
Elections in the 1900s
1901 general election: Loosduinen| Candidate | Party | First round | Second round |
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| Votes | % | Votes | % |
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| Joseph van Nispen tot Sevenaer | Ka | 2,106 | 39.28 | 2,491 | 48.53 |
| Anthony Brummelkamp Jr. | AR | 1,817 | 33.89 | 2,642 | 51.47 |
| J. Pattist | Lib | 1,016 | 18.95 | |
| Johan Diederik Six | VA | 423 | 7.89 | |
| Total | 5,362 | 100.00 | 5,133 | 100.00 |
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| Valid votes | 5,362 | 96.93 | 5,133 | 98.43 |
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| Invalid/blank votes | 170 | 3.07 | 82 | 1.57 |
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| Total votes | 5,532 | 100.00 | 5,215 | 100.00 |
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| Registered voters/turnout | 6,917 | 79.98 | 6,917 | 75.39 |
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| Anti-Revolutionary hold |
| Source: Kiesraad,[19] Huygens Instituut[20][21] |
1905 general election: Loosduinen| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
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| Anthony Brummelkamp Jr. | AR | 5,378 | 70.06 |
| A. Ferf | Lib | 2,298 | 29.94 |
| Total | 7,676 | 100.00 |
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| Valid votes | 7,676 | 98.50 |
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| Invalid/blank votes | 117 | 1.50 |
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| Total votes | 7,793 | 100.00 |
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| Registered voters/turnout | 8,951 | 87.06 |
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| Anti-Revolutionary hold |
| Source: Kiesraad,[22] Huygens Instituut[23] |
1909 general election: Loosduinen| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
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| Anthony Brummelkamp Jr. | AR | 5,829 | 75.71 |
| A. Ferf | Lib | 1,550 | 20.13 |
| Jan Schaper | SDAP | 320 | 4.16 |
| Total | 7,699 | 100.00 |
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| Valid votes | 7,699 | 98.18 |
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| Invalid/blank votes | 143 | 1.82 |
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| Total votes | 7,842 | 100.00 |
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| Registered voters/turnout | 9,945 | 78.85 |
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| Anti-Revolutionary hold |
| Source: Kiesraad,[24] Huygens Instituut[25] |
Elections in the 1910s
References
- ^ "Gemeenten per district". Huygens Resources (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ "samenstelling_per_district". Huygens Resources (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 September 2024.
- ^ "opmerkingen_per_district". Huygens Resources (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ^ "Mr. A.H.M. van Berckel". Parlement.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- ^ "A. Brummelkamp jr". Parlement.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 September 2024.
- ^ Tweede Kamer 6 maart 1888, Kiesraad
- ^ Uitslag per verkiezing.
- ^ Uitslag per verkiezing.
- ^ Tweede Kamer 9 juni 1891, Kiesraad
- ^ Uitslag per verkiezing.
- ^ Uitslag per verkiezing.
- ^ Tweede Kamer 10 april 1894, Kiesraad
- ^ Uitslag per verkiezing.
- ^ Uitslag per verkiezing.
- ^ Tweede Kamer 15 juni 1897, Kiesraad
- ^ Uitslag per verkiezing.
- ^ Uitslag per verkiezing.
- ^ Tweede Kamer 14 juni 1901, Kiesraad
- ^ Uitslag per verkiezing.
- ^ Uitslag per verkiezing.
- ^ Tweede Kamer 16 juni 1905, Kiesraad
- ^ Uitslag per verkiezing.
- ^ Tweede Kamer 11 juni 1909, Kiesraad
- ^ Uitslag per verkiezing.
- ^ Tweede Kamer 17 juni 1913, Kiesraad
- ^ Uitslag per verkiezing.
- ^ Tweede Kamer 15 juni 1917, Kiesraad
- ^ Uitslag per verkiezing.