Dutch general election, 1948

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Dutch general election, 1948
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  1946 7 July 1948 1952  
Turnout 93.7%

PartyLeader%Seats±
KVP Carl Romme 31.0%320
PvdA Willem Drees 25.6%27-2
ARP Jan Schouten 13.2%130
CHU Hendrik Tilanus 9.2%9+1
VVD Pieter Oud 8.0%8+2
CPN Paul de Groot 7.7%8-2
SGP Pieter Zandt 2.4%20
KNP Charles Welter 1.3%1New
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister beforePrime Minister after
Louis Beel 1945 (1).jpg Louis Beel
KVP
Willem Drees
PvdA
Drees, W. - SFA002019221.jpg

General elections were held in the Netherlands on 7 July 1948. [1] The Catholic People's Party remained the largest party in the House of Representatives, winning 32 of the 100 seats. [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).

Following the elections, a broad four-party coalition government was formed between the Catholic People's Party, Labour Party, Christian Historical Union and People's Party for Freedom and Democracy. Combined these parties held 76% of the available seats in parliament.

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Catholic People's Party 1,531,15431.0320
Labour Party 1,263,05825.627–2
Anti-Revolutionary Party 651,61213.2130
Christian Historical Union 453,2269.29+1
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy 391,9257.98+2
Communist Party of the Netherlands 382,0017.78–2
Reformed Political Party 116,9372.420
Catholic National Party 62,3761.31New
Middle Class Party 40,9490.80New
Independent National Group22,1750.50New
Old SDAP/Progressive Party for the World Government15,3220.30New
Revolutionary Communist Party2,2240.10New
Invalid/blank votes156,623
Total5,089,5821001000
Registered voters/turnout5,433,66393.7
Source: Nederlandse verkiezingsuitslagen
Popular Vote
KVP
31.04%
PvdA
25.60%
ARP
13.21%
CHU
9.19%
VVD
7.95%
CPN
7.74%
SGP
2.37%
KNP
1.26%
Other
1.64%

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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