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The district of Katwijk in 1888 The electoral district of Katwijk was created in 1888, mostly out of parts of the Leiden district, which was reduced to a single-seat district encompassing only the municipality of Leiden . Katwijk spanned much of the northern part of the province of South Holland , and was named after the coastal town of Katwijk aan Zee . Other municipalities it encompassed were Koudekerk aan den Rijn , Leiderdorp , Noordwijk , Noordwijkerhout , Oegstgeest , Oudshoorn , Rijnsaterwoude , Rijnsburg , Sassenheim , Valkenburg , Veur , Voorhout , Voorschoten , Warmond , Wassenaar , Woubrugge and Zoeterwoude . It was a predominantly agricultural district.[ 1] [ 2]
The district's population increased from 46,041 in 1888 to 57,437 in 1909. The majority of the population was Protestant; the share of Dutch Reformed inhabitants dropped slightly from 45.5% to 41.7% in the same period, while the share of Gereformeerde inhabitants grew from 13.3% to 16.7%. The district was home to a considerable Catholic minority, which remained stable at around 39% of the population. The share of "Others" varied from 1.6% to 3.1%.[ 3]
The district of Katwijk was abolished upon the introduction of party-list proportional representation in 1918.
Members
Donner, 1903 Van Wassenaer van Catwijck, c. 1913 Katwijk was a safe seat for the parliamentary right, though it was frequently contested between different parties on the right. The inaugural election was won by Johannes Hendricus Donner, who was an incumbent Anti-Revolutionary member of parliament for Leiden. In 1894 he was defeated by the National Conservative candidate Otto Jan Herbert van Limburg Stirum, but the latter was also elected in the district of Schiedam and opted to represent that district. The subsequent by-election in Katwijk was won by Donner. In 1901, Donner was succeeded by Otto Jacob Eifelanus van Wassenaer van Catwijck who, after some party mergers, represented the Christian Historical Union (CHU). He resigned upon his election to the Senate in 1914, and was succeeded by Johannes Theodoor de Visser , later education minister, who represented the district until its abolition in 1918.
Election results
Elections in the 1880s
1888 general election : KatwijkCandidate Party First round Second round Votes % Votes % Johannes Hendricus Donner AR 1,392 39.38 1,715 53.96 J. Maschek Ka 1,377 38.95 1,463 46.04 H.A.C. de la Bassecour Caan Lib 751 21.24 Others 15 0.42 Total 3,535 100.00 3,178 100.00 Valid votes 3,535 99.72 3,178 98.76 Invalid/blank votes 10 0.28 40 1.24 Total votes 3,545 100.00 3,218 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 3,861 91.82 3,861 83.35 Anti-Revolutionary gainSource: Electoral Council ,[ 8] Huygens Institute [ 9] [ 10]
Elections in the 1890s
1891 general election : KatwijkCandidate Party First round Second round Votes % Votes % Johannes Hendricus Donner AR 1,256 36.97 1,942 57.63 A. op de Laak Ka 1,243 36.59 1,428 42.37 Otto Jan Herbert van Limburg Stirum Independent 450 13.25 C.A. Zelvelder Lib 436 12.83 Others 12 0.35 Total 3,397 100.00 3,370 100.00 Valid votes 3,397 99.36 3,370 98.88 Invalid/blank votes 22 0.64 38 1.12 Total votes 3,419 100.00 3,408 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 4,138 82.62 4,138 82.36 Anti-Revolutionary holdSource: Electoral Council ,[ 11] Huygens Institute [ 12] [ 13]
1894 general election : KatwijkCandidate Party Votes % Otto Jan Herbert van Limburg Stirum NC 1,857 58.43 Johannes Hendricus Donner AR 1,311 41.25 Others 10 0.31 Total 3,178 100.00 Valid votes 3,178 99.56 Invalid/blank votes 14 0.44 Total votes 3,192 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 4,060 78.62 National Conservative gain Source: Electoral Council ,[ 14] Huygens Institute [ 15]
1894 Katwijk by-election Candidate Party First round Second round Votes % Votes % Frederic Joseph Maria Anton Reekers Ka 1,518 44.81 1,694 47.68 Johannes Hendricus Donner AR 1,160 34.24 1,859 52.32 Otto Jacob Eifelanus van Wassenaer van Catwijck AR 448 13.22 A.D. van Assendelft de Coningh Lib 251 7.41 Others 11 0.32 Total 3,388 100.00 3,553 100.00 Valid votes 3,388 99.82 3,553 98.89 Invalid/blank votes 6 0.18 40 1.11 Total votes 3,394 100.00 3,593 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 4,160 81.59 4,160 86.37 Anti-Revolutionary gainSource: Electoral Council ,[ 14] Huygens Institute [ 16] [ 17]
1897 general election : KatwijkCandidate Party First round Second round Votes % Votes % Joseph Willem Jan Carel Marie van Nispen tot Sevenaer Ka 2,297 43.82 2,359 46.42 Johannes Hendricus Donner AR 2,012 38.38 2,723 53.58 M. van den Brandeler CHK 933 17.80 Total 5,242 100.00 5,082 100.00 Valid votes 5,242 99.30 5,082 98.87 Invalid/blank votes 37 0.70 58 1.13 Total votes 5,279 100.00 5,140 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 5,728 92.16 5,728 89.73 Anti-Revolutionary holdSource: Electoral Council ,[ 18] Huygens Institute [ 19] [ 20]
Elections in the 1900s
1901 general election : KatwijkCandidate Party First round Second round Votes % Votes % Piet Aalberse Sr. Ka 2,347 42.60 2,574 45.74 Otto Jacob Eifelanus van Wassenaer van Catwijck VA 1,439 26.12 3,053 54.26 Schelto van Heemstra AR 1,401 25.43 H.H. van Waveren Lib 323 5.86 Total 5,510 100.00 5,627 100.00 Valid votes 5,510 96.58 5,627 99.63 Invalid/blank votes 195 3.42 21 0.37 Total votes 5,705 100.00 5,648 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 6,568 86.86 6,568 85.99 Free Antirevolutionary gainSource: Electoral Council ,[ 21] Huygens Institute [ 22] [ 23]
References
↑ "Gemeenten per district: Katwijk" . Huygens Resources (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 August 2026 .↑ 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: Katwijk" . Huygens Resources (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 August 2026 .1 2 "J.H. Donner" . Parlement.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 13 June 2026 .↑ "Mr. O.J.H. graaf van Limburg Stirum" . Parlement.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 13 June 2026 .↑ "Mr. O.J.E. baron van Wassenaer van Catwijck" . Parlement.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 13 June 2026 .↑ "Dr. J.Th. de Visser" . Parlement.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 13 June 2026 .↑ Tweede Kamer 6 maart 1888 , Electoral Council ↑ Uitslag per verkiezing: Verkiezingsuitslag Katwijk (06/03/1888) , Huygens Institute .↑ Uitslag per verkiezing: Verkiezingsuitslag Katwijk (20/03/1888) , Huygens Institute .↑ Tweede Kamer 9 juni 1891 , Electoral Council ↑ Uitslag per verkiezing: Verkiezingsuitslag Katwijk (09/06/1891) , Huygens Institute .↑ Uitslag per verkiezing: Verkiezingsuitslag Katwijk (23/06/1891) , Huygens Institute .1 2 Tweede Kamer 10 april 1894 , Electoral Council ↑ Uitslag per verkiezing: Verkiezingsuitslag Katwijk (10/04/1894) , Huygens Institute .↑ Uitslag per verkiezing: Verkiezingsuitslag Katwijk (11/05/1894) , Huygens Institute .↑ Uitslag per verkiezing: Verkiezingsuitslag Katwijk (25/05/1894) , Huygens Institute .↑ Tweede Kamer 15 juni 1897 , Electoral Council ↑ Uitslag per verkiezing: Verkiezingsuitslag Katwijk (15/06/1897) , Huygens Institute .↑ Uitslag per verkiezing: Verkiezingsuitslag Katwijk (25/06/1897) , Huygens Institute .↑ Tweede Kamer 14 juni 1901 , Electoral Council ↑ Uitslag per verkiezing: Verkiezingsuitslag Katwijk (14/06/1901) , Huygens Institute .↑ Uitslag per verkiezing: Verkiezingsuitslag Katwijk (27/06/1901) , Huygens Institute .↑ Tweede Kamer 16 juni 1905 , Electoral Council ↑ Uitslag per verkiezing: Verkiezingsuitslag Katwijk (16/06/1905) , Huygens Institute .↑ Tweede Kamer 11 juni 1909 , Electoral Council ↑ Uitslag per verkiezing: Verkiezingsuitslag Katwijk (11/06/1909) , Huygens Institute .1 2 Tweede Kamer 17 juni 1913 , Electoral Council ↑ Uitslag per verkiezing: Verkiezingsuitslag Katwijk (17/06/1913) , Huygens Institute .↑ Uitslag per verkiezing: Verkiezingsuitslag Katwijk (12/06/1914) , Huygens Institute .↑ Tweede Kamer 15 juni 1917 , Electoral Council ↑ Uitslag per verkiezing: Verkiezingsuitslag Katwijk (15/06/1917) , Huygens Institute .
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