Dutch general election, 1952

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Dutch general election, 1952
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Turnout 95.0%

PartyLeader%Seats±
PvdA Willem Drees 29.0%30+3
KVP Carl Romme 28.7%30-2
ARP Jan Schouten 11.3%12-1
CHU Hendrik Tilanus 8.9%90
VVD Pieter Oud 8.8%9+1
CPN Paul de Groot 6.2%6-2
KNP Charles Welter 2.7%2+1
SGP Pieter Zandt 2.4%20
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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 25 June 1952. [1] The Catholic People's Party and the Labour Party both won 30 of the 100 seats in the House of Representatives. [2] It was the first time since 1913 that the Catholic People's Party and its predecessors had not received a plurality of the vote. [3]

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

The elections led to a continuation of the previous four-party government, consisting of Labour, the Catholic People's Party, People's Party for Freedom and Democracy and the Christian Historical Union. However, three months after the elections the VVD left the government and were replaced by the Anti-Revolutionary Party.

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Labour Party 1,545,86729.030+3
Catholic People's Party 1,529,50828.730–2
Anti-Revolutionary Party 603,32911.312–1
Christian Historical Union 476,1958.990
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy 471,0408.89+1
Communist Party of the Netherlands 328,6216.26–2
Catholic National Party 144,5202.72+1
Reformed Political Party 129,0812.420
Reformed Political League 35,4970.70New
Middle Class Party 25,1270.500
Party for Justice, Freedom and Welfare18,9900.40New
Socialist Union18,0100.30New
Young Conservative Union9,9600.200
Invalid/blank votes165,981–––
Total5,501,7261001000
Registered voters/turnout5,792,67995.0––
Source: Nederlandse verkiezingsuitslagen
Popular Vote
PvdA
 
28.97%
KVP
 
28.67%
ARP
 
11.31%
CHU
 
8.92%
VVD
 
8.83%
CPN
 
6.16%
KNP
 
2.71%
SGP
 
2.42%
GPV
 
0.67%
Other
 
1.35%

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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. ↑ Nohlen & Stöver, pp1402-1406
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