1948 Dutch general election

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1948 Dutch general election
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←  1946 7 July 1948 1952  →
All 100 seats in the House of Representatives
51 seats needed for a majority
Turnout93.67% (Increase2.svg0.57pp)
PartyLeader%Seats+/–
KVP Carl Romme 31.04320
PvdA Willem Drees 25.6027−2
ARP Jan Schouten 13.21130
CHU Hendrik Tilanus 9.199+1
VVD Pieter Oud 7.958+2
CPN Paul de Groot 7.748−2
SGP Pieter Zandt 2.3720
KNP Charles Welter 1.261New
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
TK Samenstelling 1948.jpg
Cabinet beforeCabinet after
First Beel cabinet
KVP–PvdA 		Drees–Van Schaik cabinet
KVP–PvdA–CHU–VVD

General elections were held in the Netherlands on 7 July 1948. [1] The Catholic People's Party remained the largest party in the House of Representatives, winning 32 of the 100 seats. [2]

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Following the elections, a broad four-party coalition government was formed between the Catholic People's Party, Labour Party, Christian Historical Union and People's Party for Freedom and Democracy. Combined these parties held 76% of the available seats in parliament.

Results

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Catholic People's Party 1,531,15431.04320
Labour Party 1,263,05825.6027–2
Anti-Revolutionary Party 651,61213.21130
Christian Historical Union 453,2269.199+1
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy 391,9257.958+2
Communist Party of the Netherlands 382,0017.748–2
Reformed Political Party 116,9372.3720
Catholic National Party 62,3761.261New
Middle Class Party 40,9490.830New
Independent National Group22,1750.450New
Old SDAP/Progressive Party for World Government15,3220.310New
Revolutionary Communist Party2,2240.050New
Total4,932,959100.001000
Valid votes4,932,95996.92
Invalid/blank votes156,6233.08
Total votes5,089,582100.00
Registered voters/turnout5,433,66393.67
Source: Nederlandse verkiezingsuitslagen

By province

Results by province [3]
Province KVP PvdA ARP CHU VVD CPN SGP KNP Others
Flag of Drenthe.svg  Drenthe 6.238.019.013.815.75.40.40.21.3
Frisian flag.svg  Friesland 7.033.224.317.67.37.10.70.12.6
Flag of Gelderland.svg  Gelderland 31.424.912.013.98.23.14.21.11.1
Flag of Groningen.svg  Groningen 5.633.322.911.412.011.30.20.42.9
Flag of Limburg.svg  Limburg 81.58.61.00.70.83.70.13.00.7
North Brabant-Flag.svg  North Brabant 77.210.53.32.61.61.70.71.80.5
Flag of North Holland.svg  North Holland 23.429.211.25.49.817.30.61.12.0
Flag of Overijssel.svg  Overijssel 27.325.313.514.18.37.62.90.40.6
Flag of Zuid-Holland.svg  South Holland 18.330.716.710.19.77.33.91.32.1
Flag of Flevoland.svg  Southern IJsselmeer Polders 22.026.418.310.83.216.91.90.20.4
Utrecht (province)-Flag.svg  Utrecht 24.725.118.711.17.64.83.91.82.1
Flag of Zeeland.svg  Zeeland 19.424.416.516.88.01.79.91.22.1

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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. ↑ "Tweede Kamer 7 juli 1948". Kiesraad (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 November 2023.
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