1971 Dutch general election

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1971 Dutch general election
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  1967 28 April 1971 1972  

All 150 seats in the House of Representatives
76 seats needed for a majority
Turnout79.12% (Decrease2.svg 15.88pp)
PartyLeaderVote %Seats+/–
PvdA Joop den Uyl 24.6039+2
KVP Gerard Veringa 21.8435−7
VVD Molly Geertsema 10.3416−1
ARP Barend Biesheuvel 8.5913−2
D66 Hans van Mierlo 6.7711+4
CHU Bé Udink 6.3210−2
DS'70 Willem Drees Jr. 5.338New
CPN Marcus Bakker 3.906+1
SGP Hette Abma  [ nl ]2.3530
PPR Jacques Aarden 1.842New
GPV Piet Jongeling 1.612+1
NMP Ab te Pas  [ nl ]1.512New
PSP Hans Wiebenga  [ nl ]1.442−2
BP Hendrik Koekoek 1.101−6
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
TK Samenstelling 1971.jpg
Most voted-for party by municipality
Cabinet beforeCabinet after
De Jong cabinet
KVPVVDARPCHU
First Biesheuvel cabinet
KVPVVDARPCHUDS70

General elections were held in the Netherlands on 28 April 1971. [1] The Labour Party (PvdA) emerged as the largest party, winning 39 of the 150 seats in the House of Representatives. [2] The elections were the first without compulsory voting, causing a sharp fall in voter turnout, down to 79% from 95% in the 1967 elections. [3] Barend Biesheuvel of the Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP) became prime minister, leading the first Biesheuvel cabinet.

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His cabinet contained a broad coalition of parties, with ministers from ARP, Christian Historical Union (both Protestant), the Catholic People's Party, the conservative-liberal People's Party for Freedom and Democracy and moderate socialist Democratic Socialists '70 (DS'70), which had just split off from the PvdA.

However, Biesheuvel's government was short-lived; following a decision to cut government spending, DS'70 withdrew from the government, causing it to lose its majority and fresh elections to be held after just a year and seven months.

Results

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Labour Party 1,554,73324.6039+2
Catholic People's Party 1,380,36521.8435–7
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy 653,60610.3416–1
Anti-Revolutionary Party 542,8748.5913–2
Democrats 1966 428,1506.7711+4
Christian Historical Union 399,1646.3210–2
Democratic Socialists '70 336,7885.338New
Communist Party of the Netherlands 246,5943.906+1
Reformed Political Party 148,2212.3530
Political Party of Radicals 116,0651.842New
Reformed Political League 101,7971.612+1
New Middle Party 95,6531.512New
Pacifist Socialist Party 90,7521.442–2
Farmers' Party 69,6781.101–6
General Elderly Party of the Netherlands26,8810.430New
Dutch Appeal24,3790.390New
New Roman Catholic Party  [ nl ]23,0610.360New
Kabouters 21,9880.350New
Elderly and Labour Party21,4890.340New
Binding Right  [ nl ]15,1370.240New
Democrats 20007,1890.110New
Elderly Party 65+5,7840.090New
Van Velsen List3,6760.060New
Elderly Party General Interest1,8430.030New
Stichting Gedupeerde Groepen 18+ t/m 65+1,6480.030New
Rural Party for the Elderly1,6200.030New
Party of the Right4770.0100
Positive Social Democrats4000.010New
Total6,320,012100.001500
Valid votes6,320,01299.27
Invalid/blank votes46,5670.73
Total votes6,366,579100.00
Registered voters/turnout8,046,96979.12
Source: Kiesraad [4]

By province

Results by province [4]
Province PvdA KVP VVD ARP D'66 CHU DS'70 CPN SGP PPR GPV NMP PSP BP Others
Flag of Drenthe.svg  Drenthe 35.65.913.514.34.38.83.94.00.40.82.81.90.71.51.7
Frisian flag.svg  Friesland 31.55.27.821.54.112.53.13.51.01.23.02.11.40.91.3
Flag of Gelderland.svg  Gelderland 24.222.110.08.55.59.54.81.24.01.61.41.81.11.72.8
Flag of Groningen.svg  Groningen 31.84.110.815.44.16.74.111.00.31.35.21.51.50.81.4
Flag of Limburg.svg  Limburg 14.654.25.21.67.30.74.32.40.12.40.21.11.11.53.5
North Brabant-Flag.svg  North Brabant 14.249.37.13.46.91.94.11.50.62.70.41.51.32.03.1
Flag of North Holland.svg  North Holland 25.216.012.26.48.53.67.79.00.62.30.91.52.40.72.9
Flag of Overijssel.svg  Overijssel 23.823.08.09.74.810.74.02.93.21.23.01.70.91.61.6
Flag of Zuid-Holland.svg  South Holland 29.812.412.29.78.26.85.63.04.01.41.51.31.30.52.3
Flag of Flevoland.svg  Southern IJsselmeer Polders 19.213.812.618.67.310.55.91.51.72.83.10.41.20.50.9
Utrecht (province)-Flag.svg  Utrecht 21.417.313.310.06.48.47.61.83.72.02.41.21.60.82.2
Flag of Zeeland.svg  Zeeland 25.013.49.911.34.311.53.20.89.32.92.32.70.51.31.5

References

  1. "Tweede Kamerverkiezingen 1971".
  2. Nohlen & Stöver, p1414
  3. Nohlen & Stöver, p1397
  4. 1 2 "Tweede Kamer 28 april 1971". Kiesraad (in Dutch). Retrieved 26 November 2023.