kɹˈɪɾɪkəl ʌvðə nˈuː ᵻlˈɛktɚɹəl sˈɪstəm ænd ðɪ ɛkspˈænʃən ʌv ɡˈʌvɚnmənt, ðɪ ˈeɪɾi fˈaɪvjˈɪɹ ˈoʊld vˈæn hˈaʊʔn̩ fˈaʊndᵻd ðə ʃˈɔːɹtlˈɪvd lˈɪbɚɹəl pˈɑːɹɾi ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti tˈuː ænd bɪkˌeɪm ɪts lˈeɪstɹɛkɚɹ ɪnðə dʒˈɛnɚɹəl ᵻlˈɛkʃən ɪn ðæt jˈɪɹ.
Critical of the new electoral system and the expansion of government, the 85-year old Van Houten founded the short-lived Liberal Party in 1922 and became its lijsttrekker in the general election in that year.