1946 Dutch general election

Last updated
1946 Dutch general election
Flag of the Netherlands.svg
  1937 17 May 1946 1948  

All 100 seats in the House of Representatives
51 seats needed for a majority
Turnout93.1% (Decrease2.svg 1.3 pp)
PartyLeader%Seats+/–
KVP Carl Romme 30.8%32+1
PvdA Willem Drees 28.3%29−2
ARP Jan Schouten 12.9%13−4
CPN Paul de Groot 10.6%10+7
CHU Hendrik Tilanus 7.8%80
PvdV Steven Bierema 6.4%6+2
SGP Pieter Zandt 2.1%20
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
TK Samenstelling 1946.jpg
Cabinet beforeCabinet after
Schermerhorn–Drees cabinet
KVPPvdAARP
First Beel cabinet
KVPPvdA

General elections were held in the Netherlands on 17 May 1946, [1] the first after World War II. The Catholic People's Party, a continuation of the pre-war Roman Catholic State Party, remained the largest party in the House of Representatives, winning 32 of the 100 seats. [2]

Contents

Following the elections, the Catholic People's Party formed a grand coalition government with the Labour Party.

Results

Indicated changes in seats are compared to the Schermerhorn-Drees cabinet appointed by Queen Wilhelmina after World War II.

1946 Dutch General Election.svg
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Catholic People's Party 1,466,58230.8132+1
Labour Party 1,347,94028.3129–1
Anti-Revolutionary Party 614,20112.9013–4
Communist Party of the Netherlands 502,96310.5610+7
Christian Historical Union 373,2177.8480
Freedom Party 305,2876.416+2
Reformed Political Party 101,7592.1420
Protestant Union 32,0200.670New
Dutch Bellamy Party 11,2050.240New
Lopes Group5,5370.120New
Total4,760,711100.001000
Valid votes4,760,71196.92
Invalid/blank votes151,3043.08
Total votes4,912,015100.00
Registered voters/turnout5,275,88893.10
Source: Nederlandse verkiezingsuitslagen [3]

By province

Results by province [4]
Province KVP PvdA ARP CPN CHU PvdV SGP Others
Flag of Drenthe.svg  Drenthe 5.839.419.27.112.015.80.20.5
Frisian flag.svg  Friesland 6.737.523.810.115.64.70.70.9
Flag of Gelderland.svg  Gelderland 31.628.312.04.513.06.43.50.7
Flag of Groningen.svg  Groningen 5.535.522.514.69.311.20.11.3
Flag of Limburg.svg  Limburg 79.612.50.95.60.50.60.2-
North Brabant-Flag.svg  North Brabant 77.712.53.32.22.31.10.60.3
Flag of North Holland.svg  North Holland 23.232.610.021.14.27.00.51.5
Flag of Overijssel.svg  Overijssel 26.628.713.910.410.95.42.71.4
Flag of Zuid-Holland.svg  South Holland 18.631.916.611.38.28.53.61.3
Flag of Flevoland.svg  Southern IJsselmeer Polders 23.428.817.218.37.42.01.61.4
Utrecht (province)-Flag.svg  Utrecht 25.829.117.37.69.66.23.51.0
Flag of Zeeland.svg  Zeeland 20.924.616.32.817.37.29.81.2

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1937 Dutch general election</span>

General elections were held in the Netherlands on 26 May 1937. The Roman Catholic State Party remained the largest party in the House of Representatives, winning 31 of the 100 seats. Due to the outbreak of World War II two years later, the next general elections were not held until 1946.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1952 Dutch general election</span> Election of the members of the House of Representatives

General elections were held in the Netherlands on 25 June 1952. The Catholic People's Party and the Labour Party both won 30 of the 100 seats in the House of Representatives. It was the first time since 1913 that the Catholic People's Party and its predecessors had not received a plurality of the vote.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1982 Dutch general election</span>

Early general elections were held in the Netherlands on 8 September 1982. The Labour Party emerged as the largest party, winning 47 of the 150 seats in the House of Representatives; however, this would be the last time it did so until 1994.

The Democratic Party is a centre-right political party in Bulgaria led by Alexander Pramatarski. The party was a member of the European People's Party (EPP).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1919 German federal election</span>

Federal elections were held in Germany on 19 January 1919, although members of the standing army in the east did not vote until 2 February. The elections were the first of the new Weimar Republic, which had been established after World War I and the Revolution of 1918–19, and the first with women's suffrage. The previous constituencies, which heavily overrepresented rural areas, were scrapped, and the elections held using a form of proportional representation. The voting age was also lowered from 25 to 20. Austrian citizens living in Germany were allowed to vote, with German citizens living in Austria being allowed to vote in the February 1919 Constitutional Assembly elections.

Parliamentary elections were held in Czechoslovakia on 26 May 1946. The Communist Party of Czechoslovakia emerged as the largest party, winning 114 of the 300 seats with 38% of the vote. The Communist vote share was higher than any party had ever achieved in a Czechoslovak parliamentary election; previously, no party had ever won more than 25%. Voter turnout was 94%. The national results also determined the composition of the Slovak National Council and local committees.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1946 Greek legislative election</span>

Parliamentary elections were held in Greece on 31 March 1946. The result was a victory for the United Alignment of Nationalists, an alliance that included the People's Party, the National Liberal Party, and the Reform Party, which won 206 of the 354 seats in Parliament. As a result, Konstantinos Tsaldaris became Prime Minister leading a right-wing coalition. Nonetheless, he soon decided to resign in favor of Themistoklis Sophoulis, who led a government of national unity during the entire second phase of the civil war (1946–1949). One of the priorities of the new government was the proclamation of a plebiscite for the restoration of the Greek monarchy.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1937 Romanian general election</span>

General elections were held in Romania in December 1937. The Chamber of Deputies was elected on 20 December, whilst the Senate was elected in three stages on 22, 28 and 30 December. Voting was by universal male vote, making them the last elections held before female suffrage was introduced.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1946 Belgian general election</span>

General elections were held in Belgium on 17 February 1946. The result was a victory for the Christian Social Party, which won 92 of the 202 seats in the Chamber of Representatives and 51 of the 101 seats in the Senate. Voter turnout was 90.3%.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1958 Belgian general election</span>

General elections were held in Belgium on 1 June 1958. The result was a victory for the Christian Social Party, which won 104 of the 212 seats in the Chamber of Representatives and 53 of the 106 seats in the Senate. Voter turnout was 93.6% in the Chamber election and 93.7% in the Senate election. Elections for the nine provincial councils were also held.

General elections were held in Belgium on 2 April 1939. The result was a victory for the Catholic Party, which won 67 of the 202 seats in the Chamber of Representatives. Voter turnout was 93.3%.

General elections were held in Belgium on 16 November 1919. Although the Belgian Labour Party received the most votes in the Chamber of Representatives elections, the Catholic Party remained the largest party in both the Chamber and the Senate. Voter turnout was 88.5% in the Chamber elections.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1946 Bulgarian Constitutional Assembly election</span>

Constitutional Assembly elections were held in Bulgaria on 27 October 1946, electing members of the sixth Grand National Assembly, which was tasked with adopting a new constitution. The Fatherland Front, an anti-fascist coalition dominated by the Bulgarian Communist Party, had come to power in 1944 following a coup. Now that World War II was over and the monarchy abolished, the communists wanted to adopt a new constitution. They won a large majority, with 54% of the vote and 278 of the 465 seats. Voter turnout was 93%. This would be the lowest vote share that the Communists or the Fatherland Front would claim during the 43 years of the People's Republic of Bulgaria. In subsequent years, the Fatherland Front would claim to win elections with unanimous or near-unanimous support. This would be the last truly multi-party elections until 1990.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1945 Liechtenstein general election</span>

General elections were held in Liechtenstein on 29 April 1945. Following the "silent elections" of 1939, they were the first to use the new proportional representation system. The Progressive Citizens' Party won eight of the 15 seats in the Landtag, but remained in coalition with the Patriotic Union.

Federal elections were held in Switzerland on 29 October 1939. The Free Democratic Party emerged as the largest party in the National Council, winning 49 of the 187 seats. Due to the outbreak of World War II, there were no elections in nine of the 25 cantons; Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Lucerne, Neuchâtel, Schwyz, Solothurn, Ticino, Valais, Vaud and Zug. In what became known as "silent elections", a total of 55 candidates were elected unopposed.

The National Committee of Anti-Fascist War Veterans of the Albanian People was a pro-communist political party in Albania.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">People's Liberal Party</span> 1886–1920 political party in Bulgaria

The People's Liberal Party was a political party in Bulgaria.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Liberal Party (Radoslavists)</span> Political party in Bulgaria

The Liberal Party, also known as the Radoslavists was a political party in Bulgaria from 1887 until 1920.

The Christian Women's League was a political party in Hungary in the period after World War II.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Latgalian Christian Peasant and Catholic Party</span> Latvian political party

The Latgalian Christian Peasant and Catholic Party was a Christian centrist political party in Latvia during the inter-war period. It was the largest party in the Latgale region, and was led by the bishop Jāzeps Rancāns.

References

  1. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1396 ISBN   978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. Nohlen & Stöver, p1413
  3. http://www.nlverkiezingen.com/TK1946.html
  4. "Tweede Kamer 16 mei 1946". Kiesraad (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 November 2023.