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Loosduinen (electoral district)

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

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The district of Loosduinen in 1888

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

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Anthony Brummelkamp Jr.

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 Member Party Ref
1888 Arnoldus van Berckel Ka [5]
1891
1894
1897 Anthony Brummelkamp Jr. AR [6]
1901
1905
1909
1913
1917

Election results

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Elections in the 1880s

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1888 general election: Loosduinen
CandidatePartyFirst roundSecond round
Votes%Votes%
Arnoldus van BerckelKa1,31938.542,00159.57
Willem van DoornLib1,09431.971,35840.43
Jan Christiaan FabiusAR97928.61
Others300.88
Total3,422100.003,359100.00
Valid votes3,42299.563,35998.94
Invalid/blank votes150.44361.06
Total votes3,437100.003,395100.00
Registered voters/turnout3,74791.733,74790.61
Catholic gain
Source: Kiesraad,[7] Huygens Instituut[8][9]

Elections in the 1890s

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1891 general election: Loosduinen
CandidatePartyFirst roundSecond round
Votes%Votes%
Arnoldus van BerckelKa1,22638.511,35550.07
Henri Adolphe van de VeldeAR1,00631.601,35149.93
Hubert Philippus de KanterLib92128.93
Others310.97
Total3,184100.002,706100.00
Valid votes3,18499.132,70697.80
Invalid/blank votes280.87612.20
Total votes3,212100.002,767100.00
Registered voters/turnout3,94381.463,94370.17
Catholic hold
Source: Kiesraad,[10] Huygens Instituut[11][12]
1894 general election: Loosduinen
CandidatePartyFirst roundSecond round
Votes%Votes%
Arnoldus van BerckelKa1,29846.561,75554.33
Henri Adolphe van de VeldeAR94533.901,47545.67
Jacobus Marinus Pijnacker HordijkLib52718.90
Others180.65
Total2,788100.003,230100.00
Valid votes2,78897.863,23098.12
Invalid/blank votes612.14621.88
Total votes2,849100.003,292100.00
Registered voters/turnout4,03570.614,03581.59
Catholic hold
Source: Kiesraad,[13] Huygens Instituut[14][15]
1897 general election: Loosduinen
CandidatePartyFirst roundSecond round
Votes%Votes%
Arnoldus van BerckelKa2,26038.102,41144.42
Anthony Brummelkamp Jr.AR1,60327.023,01755.58
Jacobus Marinus Pijnacker HordijkLib1,26121.26
G. van HerwaardenCHK80813.62
Total5,932100.005,428100.00
Valid votes5,93298.675,42898.51
Invalid/blank votes801.33821.49
Total votes6,012100.005,510100.00
Registered voters/turnout6,76288.916,76281.48
Anti-Revolutionary gain
Source: Kiesraad,[16] Huygens Instituut[17][18]

Elections in the 1900s

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1901 general election: Loosduinen
CandidatePartyFirst roundSecond round
Votes%Votes%
Joseph van Nispen tot SevenaerKa2,10639.282,49148.53
Anthony Brummelkamp Jr.AR1,81733.892,64251.47
J. PattistLib1,01618.95
Johan Diederik SixVA4237.89
Total5,362100.005,133100.00
Valid votes5,36296.935,13398.43
Invalid/blank votes1703.07821.57
Total votes5,532100.005,215100.00
Registered voters/turnout6,91779.986,91775.39
Anti-Revolutionary hold
Source: Kiesraad,[19] Huygens Instituut[20][21]
1905 general election: Loosduinen
CandidatePartyVotes%
Anthony Brummelkamp Jr.AR5,37870.06
A. FerfLib2,29829.94
Total7,676100.00
Valid votes7,67698.50
Invalid/blank votes1171.50
Total votes7,793100.00
Registered voters/turnout8,95187.06
Anti-Revolutionary hold
Source: Kiesraad,[22] Huygens Instituut[23]
1909 general election: Loosduinen
CandidatePartyVotes%
Anthony Brummelkamp Jr.AR5,82975.71
A. FerfLib1,55020.13
Jan SchaperSDAP3204.16
Total7,699100.00
Valid votes7,69998.18
Invalid/blank votes1431.82
Total votes7,842100.00
Registered voters/turnout9,94578.85
Anti-Revolutionary hold
Source: Kiesraad,[24] Huygens Instituut[25]

Elections in the 1910s

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1913 general election: Loosduinen
CandidatePartyVotes%
Anthony Brummelkamp Jr.AR6,23468.94
Fridolin Marinus KnobelVL2,37426.26
Jan SchaperSDAP4344.80
Total9,042100.00
Valid votes9,04298.41
Invalid/blank votes1461.59
Total votes9,188100.00
Registered voters/turnout11,10782.72
Anti-Revolutionary hold
Source: Kiesraad,[26] Huygens Instituut[27]
1917 general election: Loosduinen
CandidatePartyVotes%
Anthony Brummelkamp Jr.AR
Total
Registered voters/turnout13,005
Anti-Revolutionary hold
Source: Kiesraad,[28] Huygens Instituut[29]

References

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  1. ^ "Gemeenten per district". Huygens Resources (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "samenstelling_per_district". Huygens Resources (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  4. ^ "opmerkingen_per_district". Huygens Resources (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  5. ^ "Mr. A.H.M. van Berckel". Parlement.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 September 2024.
  6. ^ "A. Brummelkamp jr". Parlement.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  7. ^ Tweede Kamer 6 maart 1888, Kiesraad
  8. ^ Uitslag per verkiezing.
  9. ^ Uitslag per verkiezing.
  10. ^ Tweede Kamer 9 juni 1891, Kiesraad
  11. ^ Uitslag per verkiezing.
  12. ^ Uitslag per verkiezing.
  13. ^ Tweede Kamer 10 april 1894, Kiesraad
  14. ^ Uitslag per verkiezing.
  15. ^ Uitslag per verkiezing.
  16. ^ Tweede Kamer 15 juni 1897, Kiesraad
  17. ^ Uitslag per verkiezing.
  18. ^ Uitslag per verkiezing.
  19. ^ Tweede Kamer 14 juni 1901, Kiesraad
  20. ^ Uitslag per verkiezing.
  21. ^ Uitslag per verkiezing.
  22. ^ Tweede Kamer 16 juni 1905, Kiesraad
  23. ^ Uitslag per verkiezing.
  24. ^ Tweede Kamer 11 juni 1909, Kiesraad
  25. ^ Uitslag per verkiezing.
  26. ^ Tweede Kamer 17 juni 1913, Kiesraad
  27. ^ Uitslag per verkiezing.
  28. ^ Tweede Kamer 15 juni 1917, Kiesraad
  29. ^ Uitslag per verkiezing.