1982 Dutch general election

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1982 Dutch general election
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All 150 seats in the House of Representatives
76 seats needed for a majority
Turnout81.0% (Decrease2.svg 6.0 pp)
PartyLeader%Seats+/–
PvdA Joop den Uyl 30.4%47+3
CDA Dries van Agt 29.4%45−3
VVD Ed Nijpels 23.1%36+10
D66 Jan Terlouw 4.3%6−11
PSP Fred van der Spek 2.3%30
SGP Henk van Rossum 1.9%30
CPN Ina Brouwer 1.8%30
PPR Ria Beckers 1.5%2−1
RPF Meindert Leerling 1.5%20
CP Hans Janmaat 0.8%1+1
GPV Gert Schutte 0.8%10
EVP Cathy Ubels-Veen 0.7%1+1
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Tweede Kamerverkiezingen 1982.png
Most voted-for party by municipality
Cabinet beforeCabinet after
Third Van Agt cabinet
CDA–D66 		First Lubbers cabinet
CDA–VVD

Early general elections were held in the Netherlands on 8 September 1982. [1] The Labour Party emerged as the largest party, winning 47 of the 150 seats in the House of Representatives; [2] however, this would be the last time it did so until 1994.

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The Centre Party received 0.8% of the vote, winning one seat, which was taken by Hans Janmaat. This was the first time since World War II that a party considered to be right-wing extremist won a seat in the Dutch parliament.

Following the election the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) formed a coalition government with the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy, with the CDA's Ruud Lubbers becoming Prime Minister.

Results

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Labour Party 2,503,51730.4047+3
Christian Democratic Appeal 2,420,44129.3945–3
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy 1,900,76323.0836+10
Democrats 66 351,2784.266–11
Pacifist Socialist Party 187,5472.2830
Reformed Political Party 156,6361.9030
Communist Party of the Netherlands 147,7531.7930
Political Party of Radicals 136,4461.662–1
Reformatory Political Federation 124,2351.5120
Centre Party 68,4230.831+1
Reformed Political League 67,1630.8210
Evangelical People's Party 56,4660.691+1
Socialist Party 44,9590.5500
Democratic Socialists '70 31,0470.3800
Right-wing People's Party 21,9870.2700
Roman Catholic Party of the Netherlands 12,6890.1500
God with Us3,1570.0400
Dutch People's Union 1,6320.0200
Progressive Party for the Preservation of Work, Environment and Society2500.000New
Small Party1270.0000
Total8,236,516100.001500
Valid votes8,236,51699.55
Invalid/blank votes37,1150.45
Total votes8,273,631100.00
Registered voters/turnout10,216,62780.98
Source: Kiesraad

By province

Results by province [3]
Province PvdA CDA VVD D'66 PSP SGP CPN PPR RPF CP GPV EVP Others
Flag of Drenthe.svg  Drenthe 41.123.721.83.91.30.21.31.31.70.21.61.02.0
Frisian flag.svg  Friesland 37.031.517.63.21.50.61.31.32.30.21.41.42.0
Flag of Gelderland.svg  Gelderland 28.032.522.34.22.13.30.81.82.10.30.50.81.2
Flag of Groningen.svg  Groningen 42.220.916.93.42.30.24.21.71.80.23.81.31.3
Flag of Limburg.svg  Limburg 26.142.918.64.72.20.01.01.90.20.20.10.10.7
North Brabant-Flag.svg  North Brabant 24.640.122.34.62.20.50.81.70.40.40.10.31.0
Flag of North Holland.svg  North Holland 31.621.727.24.53.70.44.32.00.91.40.30.61.3
Flag of Overijssel.svg  Overijssel 28.336.318.13.91.32.61.01.42.80.32.10.70.9
Flag of Zuid-Holland.svg  South Holland 33.122.925.14.22.03.41.51.41.81.70.60.71.6
Flag of Flevoland.svg  Southern IJsselmeer Polders 35.618.525.55.12.20.54.02.01.41.80.91.01.4
Utrecht (province)-Flag.svg  Utrecht 25.327.327.64.52.62.81.41.92.20.81.40.91.1
Flag of Zeeland.svg  Zeeland 27.927.423.24.11.38.20.61.42.30.51.20.91.5

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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 8 september 1982". Kiesraad (in Dutch). Retrieved 4 November 2021.
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