1967 Dutch general election

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1967 Dutch general election
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←  1963 15 February 1967 1971  →
All 150 seats in the House of Representatives
76 seats needed for a majority
Turnout94.9% (Decrease2.svg 0.2 pp)
PartyLeader%Seats+/–
KVP Norbert Schmelzer 26.5%42−8
PvdA Joop den Uyl 23.6%37−6
VVD Edzo Toxopeus 10.7%17+1
ARP Barend Biesheuvel 9.9%15+2
CHU Henk Beernink 8.1%12−1
BP Hendrik Koekoek 4.8%7+4
D66 Hans van Mierlo 4.5%7New
CPN Marcus Bakker 3.6%5+1
PSP Henk Lankhorst 2.9%40
SGP Cornelius van Dis 2.0%30
GPV Piet Jongeling 0.9%10
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
TK Samenstelling 1967.jpg
Seats
Cabinet beforeCabinet after
Zijlstra cabinet
KVP–ARP 		De Jong cabinet
KVP–VVD–ARP–CHU

General elections were held in the Netherlands on 15 February 1967. [1] The Catholic People's Party (KVP) remained the largest party, winning 42 of the 150 seats in the House of Representatives. [2]

Contents

The elections led to a four-party centre-right coalition government being formed, consisting of the KVP, People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD), Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP) and Christian Historical Union (CHU), led by Prime Minister Piet de Jong.

Results

1967 Dutch General Election.svg
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Catholic People's Party 1,822,93926.5042–8
Labour Party 1,620,44723.5537–6
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy 738,22910.7317+1
Anti-Revolutionary Party 681,2039.9015+2
Christian Historical Union 560,4678.1512–1
Farmers' Party 328,1864.777+4
Democrats 1966 307,8594.487New
Communist Party of the Netherlands 248,3303.615+1
Pacifist Socialist Party 197,2172.8740
Reformed Political Party 138,1192.0130
Reformed Political League 59,2180.8610
The Emergency Council45,4850.660New
Christian Democratic Union 45,3460.660New
Party for the Unmarried43,3400.630New
Land Interests17,5960.260New
Liberal People's Party11,2920.160New
Voogd List4,8080.070New
Van Breukelen-Grein List3,5600.050New
Machiela List1,6760.020New
Germeaux List1,2180.020New
Party of the Right1,0700.020New
Christian National People's Party9920.0100
Rodermond List9160.010New
Total6,879,513100.001500
Valid votes6,879,51397.20
Invalid/blank votes198,2982.80
Total votes7,077,811100.00
Registered voters/turnout7,450,68095.00
Source: Kiesraad

By province

Results by province [3]
Province KVP PvdA VVD ARP CHU BP D'66 CPN PSP SGP GPV Others
Flag of Drenthe.svg  Drenthe 7.035.514.015.111.46.52.12.91.70.41.61.9
Frisian flag.svg  Friesland 6.531.78.122.815.33.32.42.83.60.71.41.5
Flag of Gelderland.svg  Gelderland 27.222.99.79.511.87.03.41.21.53.20.62.0
Flag of Groningen.svg  Groningen 5.533.212.016.79.74.62.76.43.50.23.81.8
Flag of Limburg.svg  Limburg 63.711.85.11.91.05.93.12.21.30.10.13.9
North Brabant-Flag.svg  North Brabant 56.610.57.54.12.56.74.81.31.40.60.23.8
Flag of North Holland.svg  North Holland 19.824.713.18.45.24.26.98.75.00.50.43.0
Flag of Overijssel.svg  Overijssel 25.523.18.110.512.75.82.72.92.32.72.21.5
Flag of Zuid-Holland.svg  South Holland 15.829.312.911.79.22.85.03.23.43.60.72.3
Flag of Flevoland.svg  Southern IJsselmeer Polders 18.522.010.320.814.12.83.50.92.01.22.61.2
Utrecht (province)-Flag.svg  Utrecht 21.522.713.112.211.03.94.51.82.53.01.32.4
Flag of Zeeland.svg  Zeeland 17.624.310.412.615.04.02.20.81.48.61.12.0

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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, p1414
  3. ↑ "Tweede Kamer 15 februari 1967". Kiesraad (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 November 2023.
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