1952 Dutch general election

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1952 Dutch general election
Flag of the Netherlands.svg
  1948 25 June 1952 1956  

All 100 seats in the House of Representatives
51 seats needed for a majority
Turnout94.98% (Increase2.svg 1.31pp)
PartyLeaderVote %Seats+/–
PvdA Willem Drees 28.9730+3
KVP Carl Romme 28.6730−2
ARP Jan Schouten 11.3112−1
CHU Hendrik Tilanus 8.9290
VVD Pieter Oud 8.839+1
CPN Paul de Groot 6.166−2
KNP Charles Welter 2.712+1
SGP Pieter Zandt 2.4220
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Tweede kamerverkiezingen 1952.pdf
Prime Minister beforePrime Minister after
First Drees cabinet
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Second Drees cabinet
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General elections were held in the Netherlands on 25 June 1952. [1] The Catholic People's Party and the Labour Party both won 30 of the 100 seats in the House of Representatives. [2] It was the first time since 1913 that the Catholic People's Party and its predecessors had not received a plurality of the vote. [3]

Contents

The elections led to a continuation of the previous four-party government, consisting of Labour, the Catholic People's Party, People's Party for Freedom and Democracy and the Christian Historical Union. However, three months after the elections the VVD left the government and were replaced by the Anti-Revolutionary Party.

Results

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Labour Party 1,545,86728.9730+3
Catholic People's Party 1,529,50828.6730–2
Anti-Revolutionary Party 603,32911.3112–1
Christian Historical Union 476,1958.9290
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy 471,0408.839+1
Communist Party of the Netherlands 328,6216.166–2
Catholic National Party 144,5202.712+1
Reformed Political Party 129,0812.4220
Reformed Political League 35,4970.670New
Middle Class Party 25,1270.4700
Party for Justice, Freedom and Welfare18,9900.360New
Socialist Union  [ nl ]18,0100.340New
Young Conservative Union9,9600.1900
Total5,335,745100.001000
Valid votes5,335,74596.98
Invalid/blank votes165,9813.02
Total votes5,501,726100.00
Registered voters/turnout5,792,67994.98
Source: CBS, [4] Nederlandse verkiezingsuitslagen [5]

By province

Results by province [6]
Province PvdA KVP ARP CHU VVD CPN KNP SGP Others
Flag of Drenthe.svg Drenthe 41.86.216.812.914.84.40.30.32.4
Frisian flag.svg Friesland 36.66.722.816.38.64.60.40.83.1
Flag of Gelderland.svg Gelderland 28.728.910.713.58.52.22.14.21.2
Flag of Groningen.svg Groningen 38.05.218.210.212.69.00.70.25.7
Flag of Limburg.svg Limburg 12.875.41.00.90.92.36.10.10.5
North Brabant-Flag.svg North Brabant 15.069.82.92.62.01.35.10.70.6
Flag of North Holland.svg North Holland 32.721.19.65.211.314.62.80.62.0
Flag of Overijssel.svg Overijssel 26.826.311.214.28.56.21.43.12.4
Flag of Zuid-Holland.svg South Holland 33.416.714.49.911.25.72.54.02.0
Flag of Flevoland.svg Southern IJsselmeer Polders 28.923.919.514.25.14.20.31.92.0
Utrecht (province)-Flag.svg Utrecht 28.223.315.011.78.93.72.64.12.6
Flag of Zeeland.svg Zeeland 28.018.513.815.88.00.91.19.54.4

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. Nohlen & Stöver, pp1402-1406
  4. "Verkiezingsuitslag en zetelverdeling Tweede Kamer, 1952". CBS.
  5. "Tweede Kamer 25 juni 1952". Nederlandse verkiezingsuitslagen 1918-nu (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  6. "Tweede Kamer 25 juni 1952". Kiesraad (in Dutch).