General elections were held in the
Netherlands
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on 5 and 15 June 1917 to elect members of the
House of Representatives
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of the
Dutch Parliament
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. The elections were held following an agreement between the seven political parties with seats in parliament to allow a change in the constitution to introduce universal male
suffrage
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and
proportional representation
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. Polling was held for 50 constituencies with only one candidate on 5 June, in which 50 MPs were elected. In the other 50 constituencies with opposition candidates, voting was held on 15 July. A second round was required in Amsterdam, where
Social Democratic Workers' Party candidate
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Adriaan may refer to:
People Artists
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was re-elected.
1,078,205 citizens were eligible to vote of which 230,310 cast a vote, representing a turnout of 21.36%.
Results
References
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General elections in the Netherlands
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1917 in the Netherlands
June 1917 events
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1917 elections in the Netherlands