1946 Dutch general election

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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)
PartyLeaderVote %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.

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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 [3]
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

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. 1 2 "Tweede Kamer 16 mei 1946". Nederlandse verkiezingsuitslagen 1918-nu (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 November 2023.