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Socialist Party Socialistische Partij
Abbreviation	SP
Secretary	Harm Kolthek
Founder	Harm Kolthek
Founded	1918 (1918)
Dissolved	1928 (1928)
Preceded by	Social Democratic League
Succeeded by	Revolutionary Socialist Party
Trade union wing	National Workers' Secretariat
Ideology	Libertarian socialism Syndicalism
Political position	Far-left
House of Representatives (1918-1922)	1 / 100
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The Socialist Party (Dutch: Socialistische Partij, SP), also called the "Kolthek party" after its founder Harm Kolthek,^[1]^: 15 was a Dutch revolutionary syndicalist political party. It was represented in Parliament between 1918 and 1922.

Party History

The Socialist Party was founded in 1918 as the political arm of the syndicalist trade union National Workers' Secretariat (Nationaal Arbeiders' Secretariaat). All its founders had their personal background in the free socialist movement of Ferdinand Domela Nieuwenhuis. The secretary of the NAS, Harm Kolthek, became the top candidate of the SP. In the 1918 election the threshold for admission to the House of Representatives was relatively low, at just over half of 1% of the vote. Consequently, the SP was elected with only 9,000 votes (that is 0.7% of vote).

In parliament, the party worked together with League of Christian Socialists and the Social Democrat Party (later Communist Party Holland) in the revolutionary parliamentary party. This cooperation was not very productive and soon Kolthek became more independent.

In 1922, after the election laws were made more stringent, the SP was unable to retain its seats. Increased competition from the Communist Party Holland and the anarchist Rapaille Party also inhibited electoral success. Meanwhile the power of the CPH over the NAS began to grow. In 1928 the party was officially dissolved. The party also competed in unsuccessfully in the 1925 elections. In 1929 most of its former members joined the Revolutionary Socialist Party of Henk Sneevliet.

Ideology & Issues

The SP was a revolutionary syndicalist libertarian socialist party. It sought to end private ownership in general and combat the ruling class.

The SP wanted to abolish indirect taxation and implement a system of strongly progressive income taxes. It wanted to end child labour and night shifts and reduce the working day to eight hours. It believed that education should be free of charge.

It wanted to replace monarchy by a republic, abolish secret diplomacy, the army and the navy. It supported independence for the Dutch Indies.

Furthermore the party wanted equal rights for men and women. It also sought to combat alcoholism.

Representation

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

Year	HoR	Lijsttrekker	Fractievoorzitter
1918	1	Harm Kolthek	Harm Kolthek
1919	1	no elections	Harm Kolthek
1920	1	no elections	Harm Kolthek
1921	1	no elections	Harm Kolthek

Municipal Government

In the municipal elections of 1919, the party won seats in several municipal legislatures including, Amsterdam, Zaanstad and Vlissingen

Electorate

The electorate of the SP was concentrated in the lower classes. It drew its main support from the region around Amsterdam.

References

^ ^a ^b Blom, Ron (2007). De oude Socialistische Partij van Harm Kolthek: ontstaan, opkomst en ondergang van een 'libertair-socialistische' partij (1918–1928). Eburon Uitgeverij. ISBN 9789059722279.
^ Becker, Frans (2015) [1986]. "Harm Kolthek Jr.". Biografisch Woordenboek van het Socialisme en de Arbeidersbeweging in Nederland. Internationaal Instituut voor Sociale Geschiedenis.

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Socialist	Social Democratic League Social Democratic Workers' Party Socialist Party Revolutionary Socialist Party Pacifist Socialist Party Democratic Socialists '70
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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

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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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