Dutch general election, 1956

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Dutch general election, 1956
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Turnout 95.5%

PartyLeader%Seats±
PvdA Willem Drees 32.7%50+20
KVP Carl Romme 31.7%49+19
ARP Jelle Zijlstra 9.9%15+3
VVD Pieter Oud 8.8%13+4
CHU Hendrik Tilanus 8.4%13+4
CPN Paul de Groot 4.7%7+1
SGP Pieter Zandt 2.3%3+1
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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Seats
Prime Minister beforePrime Minister after
Drees, W. - SFA002019221.jpg Willem Drees
PvdA 		Willem Drees
PvdA 		Drees, W. - SFA002019221.jpg

General elections were held in the Netherlands on 13 June 1956. [1] For the first time, the Labour Party (PvdA) emerged as the largest party, winning 50 of the 150 seats in the House of Representatives. [2]

Netherlands Constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Europe

The Netherlands is a country located mainly in Northwestern Europe. The European portion of the Netherlands consists of twelve separate provinces that border Germany to the east, Belgium to the south, and the North Sea to the northwest, with maritime borders in the North Sea with Belgium, Germany and the United Kingdom. Together with three island territories in the Caribbean Sea—Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba— it forms a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The official language is Dutch, but a secondary official language in the province of Friesland is West Frisian.

The Labour Party is a social democratic political party in the Netherlands.

Contents

The elections led to the continuation of the four-party coalition government, consisting of the PvdA, Catholic People's Party, Anti-Revolutionary Party and Christian Historical Union.

Catholic Peoples Party Dutch political party

The Catholic People's Party was a Catholic Christian democratic political party in the Netherlands. The party was founded in 1945 as a continuation of the Roman Catholic State Party, which was a continuation of the General League of Roman Catholic Caucuses. During its entire existence, the party was in government. In 1980 the party merged with the Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP) and the Christian Historical Union (CHU) to form the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA).

Anti-Revolutionary Party Dutch political party

The Anti-Revolutionary Party was a Protestant Christian democratic political party in the Netherlands. The party was founded in 1879 by Abraham Kuyper, a neo-Calvinist theologian and minister. In 1980 the party merged with the Catholic People's Party (KVP) and the Christian Historical Union (CHU) to form the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA).

Christian Historical Union political party

The Christian Historical Union was a Protestant Christian democratic political party in the Netherlands. The CHU is one of the predecessors of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA), into which it merged in September 1980.

Electoral system

Prior to the elections the number of seats in the House of Representatives was raised from 100 to 150. [3] This meant that the electoral threshold was reduced from 1% to 0.67%. [3]

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Labour Party 1,872,20932.750+20
Catholic People's Party 1,815,31031.749+19
Anti-Revolutionary Party 567,5359.915+3
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy 502,5308.813+4
Christian Historical Union 482,9188.413+4
Communist Party of the Netherlands 272,0544.77+1
Reformed Political Party 129,5172.33+1
Reformed Political League 37,2060.600
National Union 28,9600.50New
National Opposition Union19,5030.30New
Invalid/blank votes121,910–––
Total5,849,652100150+50
Registered voters/turnout6,152,21095.5––
Source: Nederlandse verkiezingsuitslagen
Popular Vote
PvdA
 
32.69%
KVP
 
31.69%
ARP
 
9.91%
VVD
 
8.77%
CHU
 
8.43%
CPN
 
4.75%
SGP
 
2.26%
GPV
 
0.65%
Other
 
0.85%

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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, p1413
  3. 1 2 Nohlen & Stöver, p1385
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