General elections were held in the Netherlands on 30 November 1848.[1] They were the first direct elections to the House of Representatives, and were the first to elect a States-General to which government ministers would be responsible.[2] Voting was restricted to men over the age of 23, and who paid a certain level of taxation.[3] This limited the franchise to 55,728 people,[4] roughly 11% of the male population over 23, or 2.5% of the total population of the country.[3] Candidates were elected in districts in a two-round system; if no candidate received over 50% of the vote in the first round, the top two candidates would face a run-off.[3] The districts had one MP for every 45,000 inhabitants.[3]
![Azure, billetty Or a lion with a coronet Or armed and langued Gules holding in his dexter paw a sword Argent hilted Or and in the sinister paw seven arrows Argent pointed and bound together Or. [The seven arrows stand for the seven provinces of the Union of Utrecht.] The shield is crowned with the (Dutch) royal crown and supported by two lions Or armed and langued gules. They stand on a scroll Azure with the text (Or) "Je Maintiendrai" (French for "I will maintain".)](http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Coat_of_arms_of_Dutch_East_Indies.svg) |
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General elections were held in the Netherlands on 30 November 1848.[1] They were the first direct elections to the House of Representatives, and were the first to elect a States-General to which government ministers would be responsible.[2] Voting was restricted to men over the age of 23, and who paid a certain level of taxation.[3] This limited the franchise to 55,728 people,[4] roughly 11% of the male population over 23, or 2.5% of the total population of the country.[3] Candidates were elected in districts in a two-round system; if no candidate received over 50% of the vote in the first round, the top two candidates would face a run-off.[3] The districts had one MP for every 45,000 inhabitants.[3]
As there were no official political parties until 1879,[5] all candidates were nominally independents.
Results [edit]
| Party | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| Independents | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | – | – | |
| Total | 44,805 | 100 | 100 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 55,728 | 80.4 | – |
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver | |||
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