Dutch East Indies Volksraad election, 1927

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Elections to the Volksraad were held in the Dutch East Indies in 1927.

Electoral system

The Volksraad had a total of 60 members, 37 of which were elected and 21 appointed.^[1] Seats were also assigned to ethnic groups, with 30 for the Dutch population (15 elected, 15 appointed), 25 for the native population (19 elected, 4 appointed) and five for the Chinese population (3 elected, 2 appointed).^[1]

Results

Grouping	Seats	+/–
Moderate right-wing	36	+8
Moderate left-wing	9	–1
Left-wing	9	+4
Right-wing	6	+1
Total	60	+12
Source: Schmutzer^[1]

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Eduard J. M. Schmutzer (1977) Dutch colonial policy and the search for identity in Indonesia 1920-1931 Brill Archive, p68

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