Dutch general election, 1971

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Dutch general election, 1971
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Turnout 79.1%

PartyLeader%Seats±
PvdA Joop den Uyl 24.5%39+2
KVP Gerard Veringa 21.8%35-7
VVD Molly Geertsema 10.3%16-1
ARP Barend Biesheuvel 8.5%13-2
D66 Hans van Mierlo 6.7%11+4
CHU Bé Udink 4.4%7-3
DS'70 Willem Drees Jr. 5.3%8New
CPN Marcus Bakker 3.8%6+1
SGP Hette Abma 2.3%30
PPR Jacques Aarden 1.8%2New
GPV Piet Jongeling 1.6%2+1
NMP Albert te Pas 1.5%2New
PSP Hans Wiebenga 1.4%2-2
BP Hendrik Koekoek 1.1%1-6
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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Seats
Prime Minister beforePrime Minister after
Piet de Jong 1970.jpg Piet de Jong
KVP 		Barend Biesheuvel
ARP 		Barend Biesheuvel 1982 (1).jpg

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 79.1% from 94.9% in the 1967 elections. [3] Barend Biesheuvel of the Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP) became Prime Minister, leading the first Biesheuvel cabinet.

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.

Compulsory voting requires citizens to register to vote and to go to their polling place or vote on election day

Compulsory voting is an effect of laws which require eligible citizens to register and vote in elections, and may impose penalties on those who fail to do so. As of August 2013, 22 countries provide for compulsory voting, and 11 democracies — about 5% of all United Nations members — enforce it.

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.

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.

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).

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.

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

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Labour Party 1,554,28024.639+2
Catholic People's Party 1,379,67221.835–7
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy 653,37010.316–1
Anti-Revolutionary Party 542,7428.613–2
Democrats 1966 428,0676.811+4
Christian Historical Union 399,1066.310–2
Democratic Socialists '70 336,7145.38New
Communist Party of the Netherlands 246,5693.96+1
Reformed Political Party 148,1922.330
Political Party of Radicals 116,0491.82New
Reformed Political League 101,7901.62+1
New Middle Party 95,7061.52New
Pacifist Socialist Party 90,7381.42–2
Farmers' Party 69,6561.11–6
General Elderly Party of the Netherlands26,8780.40New
Netherlands Appeal24,3760.40New
New Roman Party23,0470.40New
Kabouters21,9820.30New
Elderly and Labour Party21,4880.30New
Binding Right15,1370.20New
Democrats 20007,1890.10New
Elderly Party 65+5,7390.10New
Van Velsen List3,6760.10New
Elderly Party General Interest1,8400.00New
Stichting Gedupeerde Groepen 18+ t/m 65+1,6470.00New
Rural Party for the Elderly1,6200.00New
Party of the Right4770.000
Positive Social Democrats4000.00New
Invalid/blank votes46,567–––
Total6,364,7191001500
Registered voters/turnout8,048,72679.1––
Source: Nederlandse verkiezingsuitslagen
Popular Vote
PvdA
 
24.60%
KVP
 
21.84%
VVD
 
10.34%
ARP
 
8.59%
D66
 
6.78%
CHU
 
6.32%
DS70
 
5.33%
CPN
 
3.90%
SGP
 
2.35%
PPR
 
1.84%
GPV
 
1.61%
NMP
 
1.51%
PSP
 
1.44%
BP
 
1.10%
Other
 
2.46%

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References

  1. ↑ http://www.parlement.com/id/vh8lnhronvwt/tweede_kamerverkiezingen_1971
  2. ↑ Nohlen & Stöver, p1414
  3. ↑ Nohlen & Stöver, p1397
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