Christian Social Party (Netherlands)

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Christian Social Party (Netherlands)

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The Christian Social Party (Dutch: Christelijk-Sociale Partij, CSP) was a Christian socialist political party in the Netherlands. The CSP played a minor role in Dutch politics and is historically linked to the Labour Party.

Party history

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The CSP was founded in 1907 by former members of the conservative reformed Christian Historical Union.^[1] In the 1918 general election, the first using a system of proportional representation and universal manhood suffrage, the restriction to get into the House of Representatives was relatively low, one needed more than half of a percent of the vote to be elected. Consequently, the CSP was elected with only 8,000 votes (that is 0.6% of the vote). The CSP MP Adolf van der Laar played a minor role in Dutch politics. In the 1922 general election, the electoral threshold was raised, and the CSP was unable to maintain its seat. In the 1925 general election, the party campaigned as the Protestant People's Party (Protestantse Volkspartij, PVP). In 1926, the CSP founded the Christian Democratic Union with former members of the Christian Democratic Party and the League of Christian Socialists.

Ideology and issues

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CSP was both a social democratic and a conservative Christian party. CSP was a reformist party and rejected class conflict. The party was anti-papist and rejected the cooperation between the Protestant Christian Historical Union and the Catholic General League.

Its program combined conservative Protestant proposals with social democratic ones. Among the social democratic proposals were nationalization of core industries, workers' councils in companies and profit sharing. Among the conservative proposals was the proposal to financially privilege the Dutch Reformed Church to maintain the Protestant identity of the Netherlands. A notable proposal, for the 1910s, was to enact legislation against the pollution of soils, water and air.

Representation

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This table shows the election results of the CSP in elections to the House of Representatives, the Senate and the States-Provincial, as well as the party's political leadership: the fractievoorzitter, the chair of the parliamentary party and the lijsttrekker, the party's top candidate in the general election, these posts are normally taken by the party's leader.

Year	HoR	SP	Lead candidate	Parliamentary leader
1918	1	0	Adolf van der Laar	Adolf van der Laar
1919	1	3	no elections	Adolf van der Laar
1920	1	3	no elections	Adolf van der Laar
1921	1	3	no elections	Adolf van der Laar
1922	0	3	Adolf van der Laar	none
1923	0	2	no elections	none
1924	0	2	no elections	none
1925	0	2	unknown	none
1926	0	2	no elections	none

Provincial and municipal government

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The party held several seats in municipal councils and in the Gelderland, Friesland and Overijssel provincial councils.

Electorate

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The CSP had a limited support, which it drew from Protestants from lower classes.

International comparison

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The CSP is as Christian socialist party comparable to the members of the International League of Religious Socialists.

References

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^ Joris Van Eijnatten; Frederik A. van Lieburg (2011). Niederländische Religionsgeschichte (in Dutch). Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht. pp. 359–. ISBN 978-3-525-54004-6. Retrieved 31 July 2013.

v t e Defunct political parties in the Netherlands
Only parties represented in parliament are shown.
Catholic	General League Roman Catholic People's Party Roman Catholic State Party Catholic People's Party Catholic National Party Political Party of Radicals Roman Catholic Party of the Netherlands
Liberal	Liberal Union Radical League Free-thinking Democratic League League of Free Liberals Liberal Party Economic League Middle Class Party Neutral Party Liberal State Party Freedom Party
Reformed	Anti-Revolutionary Party Christian Historical Voters' League Free Anti Revolutionary Party Christian Historical Party Frisian League Christian Historical Union League of Christian Socialists Christian Democratic Party Christian Social Party Christian Democratic Union Reformed Reformed State Party Reformed Political Alliance Reformatory Political Federation Evangelical People's Party
Socialist	Social Democratic League Social Democratic Workers' Party Socialist Party Revolutionary Socialist Party Pacifist Socialist Party Democratic Socialists '70
Other	The Alliance to Democratise the Forces Middle Party for City and Country New Middle Party Livable Netherlands Independent Citizens' Party
Communist	Communist Party of the Netherlands Communist Party of Holland – Central Committee
Far-right	Alliance for National Reconstruction National Socialist Movement Centre Party Centre Democrats
Nationalist	Peasants' League Farmers' Party Nederlandsche Unie Pim Fortuyn List
Pensioners	General Elderly Alliance Union 55+

Communist, socialist, social democratic, and democratic socialist political parties in the Netherlands

Current

With seats in parliament	GroenLinks–PvdA GroenLinks PvdA SP DENK
Without seats in parliament	BIJ1 NCPN IKB - SAP PSP'92 IS VCP Socialistisch Alternatief GML/Rode Morgen

Defunct

With seats in parliament	SDB SDAP SDP - CPH - CPN CPN-CC CSP BCS SP ('18–'28) OSP RSP - RSAP PSP DS70
Without seats in parliament	SU SWP SDV BKSP MLC - MLCN - KEN-M/L CCR m/l KAPN KCB S'93 Solidara KAOm/l KAO BNML RJ RJ m/l MLPN APN(no) VCN

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