ɪnðə hˈaʊs ʌv ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntətˌɪvz, vˈæn hˈaʊʔn̩ kwˈɪkli ɪstˈæblɪʃt hɪmsˈɛlf æz ɐn ˌɪndᵻpˈɛndənt lˈɪbɚɹəl, nˌɑːt ɹᵻlˈʌktənt tə kɹˈɪɾɪsˌaɪz ðə θoːɹbˈɛkiən lˈɪbɚɹəl ɪstˈæblɪʃmənt.
In the House of Representatives, Van Houten quickly established himself as an independent liberal, not reluctant to criticise the Thorbeckian liberal establishment.