# Bergum (electoral district)

Bergum was an electoral district of the House of Representatives in the Netherlands from 1888 to 1897.

## Profile

The electoral district of Bergum was created in 1888 out of part of the Dokkum district, which was reduced from two seats to one. Fully situated in the province of Friesland, Bergum comprised the rural municipalities of Achtkarspelen, Kollumerland, Smallingerland and Tietjerksteradeel. It was a predominantly agricultural district.
Upon its creation, the district had a population of 42,419. 57.2% of the population was Reformed, while 34.4% was Gereformeerd. The proportion of Catholics in the district was negligible. 8.3% of the population had another religious affiliation or none.
The district of Bergum was reconstituted as the district of Tietjerksteradeel in 1897.

## Members

Bergum elected the Anti-Revolutionary Okke Tietes Bosgra in 1888, but he died a few months into the parliamentary term. Luutzen de Vries held the district for the Anti-Revolutionary Party in the subsequent by-election, but he was defeated by the Liberal Hubert Philippus de Kanter in the 1891 general election. De Kanter continued to represent the district until its abolition in 1897.
| Election | Member | Party |
| 1888 | Okke Tietes Bosgra | AR |
| 1888 | Luutzen de Vries | AR |
| 1891 | Hubert Philippus de Kanter | Lib |
| 1894 | Hubert Philippus de Kanter | Lib |

## Election results
### Elections in the 1880s

1888 general election: Bergum :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Okke Tietes Bosgra | AR | 1,374 | 50.35 |
| | Egbert Broer Kielstra | Lib | 1,232 | 45.14 |
| | O. Stellingwerf | Soc | 95 | 3.48 |
| Others | Others | Others | 28 | 1.03 |
| Total | Total | Total | 2,729 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 2,729 | 99.89 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 3 | 0.11 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 2,732 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 3,019 | 90.49 |
| | Anti-Revolutionary gain | Anti-Revolutionary gain | Anti-Revolutionary gain | Anti-Revolutionary gain |
| Source: Kiesraad, Huygens Instituut |||||
1888 Bergum by-election :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Luutzen de Vries | AR | 1,340 | 51.62 |
| | Egbert Broer Kielstra | Lib | 1,125 | 43.34 |
| | V. Bruinsma | Independent | 130 | 5.01 |
| Others | Others | Others | 1 | 0.04 |
| Total | Total | Total | 2,596 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 2,596 | 98.93 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 28 | 1.07 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 2,624 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 3,019 | 86.92 |
| | Anti-Revolutionary hold | Anti-Revolutionary hold | Anti-Revolutionary hold | Anti-Revolutionary hold |
| Source: Kiesraad, Huygens Instituut |||||

### Elections in the 1890s

1891 general election: Bergum :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | First round | First round | Second round | Second round |
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| | Luutzen de Vries | AR | 1,294 | 49.11 | 1,363 | 47.36 |
| | Hubert Philippus de Kanter | Lib | 1,211 | 45.96 | 1,515 | 52.64 |
| | J.A. Fortuyn | Soc | 129 | 4.90 | | |
| Others | Others | Others | 1 | 0.04 | | |
| Total | Total | Total | 2,635 | 100.00 | 2,878 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 2,635 | 99.77 | 2,878 | 99.97 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 6 | 0.23 | 1 | 0.03 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 2,641 | 100.00 | 2,879 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 3,076 | 85.86 | 3,076 | 93.60 |
| | Liberal gain | Liberal gain | Liberal gain | Liberal gain | Liberal gain | Liberal gain |
| Source: Kiesraad, Huygens Instituut (1, 2) |||||||
1894 general election: Bergum :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Hubert Philippus de Kanter | Lib | 1,123 | 51.07 |
| | Abraham Kuyper | AR | 811 | 36.88 |
| | Ulrich Herman Huber | AR | 257 | 11.69 |
| Others | Others | Others | 8 | 0.36 |
| Total | Total | Total | 2,199 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 2,199 | 99.41 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 13 | 0.59 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 2,212 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 2,987 | 74.05 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |
| Source: Kiesraad, Huygens Instituut |||||