Dutch general election, 1967

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Dutch general election, 1967
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  1963 15 February 1967 1971  
Turnout 94.9%

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.
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Seats
Prime Minister beforePrime Minister after
Jelle Zijlstra 1966.jpg Jelle Zijlstra
ARP
Piet de Jong
KVP
Piet de Jong 1970.jpg

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]

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.

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).

The elections led to a four-party coalition government being formed, consisting of the KVP, People's Party for Freedom and Democracy, Anti-Revolutionary Party and Christian Historical Union.

Peoples Party for Freedom and Democracy Dutch political party

The People's Party for Freedom and Democracy is a conservative liberal political party in the Netherlands.

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.

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Catholic People's Party 1,822,90426.542–8
Labour Party 1,620,11223.637–6
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy 738,20210.717+1
Anti-Revolutionary Party 681,0609.915+2
Christian Historical Union 560,0338.112–1
Farmers' Party 327,9534.87+4
Democrats 1966 307,8104.57New
Communist Party of the Netherlands 248,3183.65+1
Pacifist Socialist Party 197,2062.940
Reformed Political Party 138,0692.030
Reformed Political League 59,1560.910
The Emergency Council45,4210.70New
Christian Democratic Union 45,3350.70New
Party for the Unmarried43,3610.60New
Land Interests17,5940.30New
Liberal People's Party11,2790.20New
Voogd List4,8080.10New
Van Breukelen-Grein List3,5600.10New
Machiela List1,6690.00New
Germeaux List1,2180.00New
Party of the Right1,0700.00New
Christian National People's Party9760.000
Rodermond List9160.00New
Invalid/blank votes198,298
Total7,076,3281001500
Registered voters/turnout7,452,77694.9
Source: Nederlandse verkiezingsuitslagen
Popular Vote
KVP
26.50%
PvdA
23.55%
VVD
10.73%
ARP
9.90%
CHU
8.14%
BP
4.77%
D66
4.48%
CPN
3.61%
PSP
2.87%
SGP
2.01%
GPV
0.86%
Other
2.58%

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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