Braat was an unsophisticated and unconventional MP, who attempted to revoke the law on daylight saving time on five occasions but failed in each.
In the elections of 1922, the party won an additional seat, this is partially explained by Braat's unconventional behaviour, which appealed to the rural voters.
In this election it had two top candidates Cornelis Vervoorn, a rich farmer, for the Northern provinces of Groningen and Drenthe and Arend Braat, who has been the party's leader for a long time, for the rest of the Netherlands.
In the 1937 election, the party lost its seat, this is partially explained by the rise of the National Socialist Movement, which was linked to a strong agrarian organisation Agriculture and Society The party advocated for the interests of farmers and tried to fight the disadvantaged position of rural communities.
Its main goal was to ensure a reasonable income for farmers, to expand the farming sector and protect property rights.
The change of name in 1933 to National Farmers', Horticulturists' and Middle Class Party also implied an ideological reorientation.
The party is now also oriented towards the middle class in urban areas, while still holding on to its agrarian ideals.