1981 Dutch general election

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1981 Dutch general election
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All 150 seats in the House of Representatives
76 seats needed for a majority
Turnout87.0% (Decrease2.svg 1.1 pp)
PartyLeader%Seats+/–
CDA Dries van Agt 30.8%48−1
PvdA Joop den Uyl 28.3%44−9
VVD Hans Wiegel 17.3%26−2
D66 Jan Terlouw 11.1%17+9
PSP Fred van der Spek 2.1%3+2
CPN Marcus Bakker 2.1%3+1
SGP Henk van Rossum 2.0%30
PPR Ria Beckers 2.0%30
RPF Meindert Leerling 1.2%2+2
GPV Gert Schutte 0.8%10
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Tweede Kamerverkiezingen 1981.png
Most voted-for party by municipality
Cabinet beforeCabinet after
First Van Agt cabinet
CDA–VVD 		Second Van Agt cabinet
CDA–PvdA–D66

General elections were held in the Netherlands on 26 May 1981. [1] [2] The Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) emerged as the largest party, winning 48 of the 150 seats in the House of Representatives. [3]

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The incumbent Christian Democratic Appeal-People's Party for Freedom and Democracy coalition lost its overall majority leading to a new coalition being formed between the CDA, the Labour Party (PvdA) and Democrats 66, with the CDA's Dries van Agt continuing as Prime Minister. However due to disagreements between the CDA and PvdA on government spending the coalition collapsed after just a year, leading to fresh elections.

Results

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Christian Democratic Appeal 2,677,25930.8148–1
Labour Party 2,458,45228.2944–9
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy 1,505,31117.3226–2
Democrats 66 961,12111.0617+9
Pacifist Socialist Party 184,4222.123+2
Communist Party of the Netherlands 178,2922.053+1
Reformed Political Party 171,3241.9730
Political Party of Radicals 171,0421.9730
Reformatory Political Federation 108,3641.252+2
Reformed Political League 70,8780.8210
Democratic Socialists '70 48,5680.560–1
Evangelical People's Party 45,1890.520New
Socialist Party 30,3800.3500
Roman Catholic Party of the Netherlands 20,8120.2400
Rightist People's Party 17,3710.200–1
Centre Party 12,2420.140New
Dutch People's Union 10,6410.1200
Liveable Netherlands8,3360.100New
Survive Together or Die3,3770.040New
Realists '812,0800.020New
International Communist League 1,8140.020New
God with Us9180.010New
Wereld Welzijn Bewustwording8910.010New
Party for the Liquidation of the Netherlands8260.010New
The Peace Party4640.010New
Partij Van Rijksgenoten2070.000New
Small Party1860.000New
Dutch Evolution Party700.000New
Total8,690,837100.001500
Valid votes8,690,83799.46
Invalid/blank votes47,4010.54
Total votes8,738,238100.00
Registered voters/turnout10,040,12187.03
Source: Kiesraad [4]

By province

Results by province [5]
Province CDA PvdA VVD D'66 PSP CPN SGP PPR RPF GPV Others
Flag of Drenthe.svg  Drenthe 24.838.617.89.31.31.30.31.61.51.61.9
Frisian flag.svg  Friesland 33.233.212.79.51.71.70.81.82.11.41.9
Flag of Gelderland.svg  Gelderland 34.426.116.610.22.10.83.42.11.70.52.1
Flag of Groningen.svg  Groningen 21.439.313.48.82.64.10.22.21.73.72.6
Flag of Limburg.svg  Limburg 43.425.312.611.21.61.10.11.90.10.12.6
North Brabant-Flag.svg  North Brabant 42.723.614.511.21.90.90.51.90.30.12.4
Flag of North Holland.svg  North Holland 22.728.421.312.43.55.30.42.40.80.32.5
Flag of Overijssel.svg  Overijssel 37.826.813.29.21.21.12.81.52.42.11.9
Flag of Zuid-Holland.svg  South Holland 23.731.219.812.01.91.93.51.71.81.60.9
Flag of Flevoland.svg  Southern IJsselmeer Polders 20.830.818.914.61.74.60.62.41.51.03.1
Utrecht (province)-Flag.svg  Utrecht 28.922.621.911.42.51.43.02.51.81.42.6
Flag of Zeeland.svg  Zeeland 29.527.217.09.91.10.78.01.81.91.21.7

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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. ↑ van Mierlo, Hans J. G. A. (1981). "The 1981 Netherlands election". West European Politics. 4 (3): 297–301. doi:10.1080/01402388108424339. ISSN   0140-2382.
  3. ↑ Nohlen & Stöver, p1414
  4. ↑ https://www.verkiezingsuitslagen.nl/verkiezingen/detail/TK19810526
  5. ↑ "Tweede Kamer 26 mei 1981". Kiesraad (in Dutch). Retrieved 4 November 2021.
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