Tiel was an electoral district of the House of Representatives in the Netherlands from 1850 to 1918.
Profile
Tiel was created as a single-member district in 1850 out of parts of the provisional district of Zaltbommel, and a small part of the district of Elst, both of which were abolished. It comprised the far west of the province of Gelderland between the Meuse, Waal and Lek rivers, and was named after the town of Tiel. Throughout its existence, the district's boundaries routinely shifted, including in 1858 and in 1864. In 1869, it was turned into a larger two-seat district, encompassing towns such as Culemborg, Geldermalsen and Zaltbommel. Tiel ceded territory in the 1888 revision, which changed the district to a single-seat district, losing Culemborg again to the district of Wijk bij Duurstede, and Zaltbommel to Druten. It retained these boundaries until the district was abolished in 1918.
Tiel's population increased slightly from 22,458 in 1850 to 24,571 in 1864. After its 1969 enlargement, the district had a population of 45,954, which continued to grow steadily to 48,331 in 1909, despite losing territory again in 1888. Throughout its existence, a majority of the population of Tiel was aligned with the Dutch Reformed Church, ranging from 63% in 1850 to 83.5% in 1897. Most of the remainder of the population was Roman Catholic, ranging from 12% in 1909 to 34% in 1850.
The district of Tiel was abolished upon the introduction of party-list proportional representation in 1918.
Members
For most of its existence, Tiel was a contested district, electing liberals, conservatives and antirevolutionaries. It was represented by one member between 1850 and 1869, two between 1869 and 1888, and one again from 1888 until its abolition in 1918. Some of its prominent members include former chairman of the Council of Ministers Jacob de Kempenaer (1853–1860), former chairman Theo van Lynden van Sandenburg (1869–1874), Donald Mackay (1871–1877), who would later inherit a Scottish peerage and serve as governor of Bombay, and Gerard Beelaerts van Blokland (1883–1888). After its last boundary revision in 1888, Tiel consistently elected liberals until 1918, most prominently Map Tydeman Jr., who became the district's longest-serving representative, serving from 1891 until 1916.
ElectionFirst memberPartySecond memberParty1850Edmond Willem van Dam van IsseltIndOne seat (1850-1869)18521852Jasper Andreas Adrianus LeemansInd1853Jacob de KempenaerInd185418581860Willem Frederik Carel van Lidth de JeudeInd18621866186618681869Johannes Jerphaas HasselmanIndTheo van Lynden van SandenburgInd1871Donald MackayInd1871Theo van Lynden van SandenburgInd18731874Hendrik Anthon van RappardInd187518761877Willem Hendrik de BeaufortInd1877Herman Jacob DijckmeesterInd187918811883Gerard Beelaerts van BloklandAR1884Frederik Willem Jacob van Aylva van PallandtAR188618871888Herman Jacob DijckmeesterLibOne seat (1888-1918)18911891Map Tydeman Jr.Lib18941897VL19011905190919131916Hendrik Coenraad DresselhuysVL1917
Election results Elections in the 1850s
Elections in the 1860s
Elections in the 1870s
Elections in the 1880s
Elections in the 1890s
Elections in the 1900s
Elections in the 1910s
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