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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]
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 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.
The People's Party for Freedom and Democracy is a conservative liberal political party in the Netherlands.
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).
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.
Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
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Catholic People's Party | 1,822,904 | 26.5 | 42 | –8 |
Labour Party | 1,620,112 | 23.6 | 37 | –6 |
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | 738,202 | 10.7 | 17 | +1 |
Anti-Revolutionary Party | 681,060 | 9.9 | 15 | +2 |
Christian Historical Union | 560,033 | 8.1 | 12 | –1 |
Farmers' Party | 327,953 | 4.8 | 7 | +4 |
Democrats 1966 | 307,810 | 4.5 | 7 | New |
Communist Party of the Netherlands | 248,318 | 3.6 | 5 | +1 |
Pacifist Socialist Party | 197,206 | 2.9 | 4 | 0 |
Reformed Political Party | 138,069 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 |
Reformed Political League | 59,156 | 0.9 | 1 | 0 |
The Emergency Council | 45,421 | 0.7 | 0 | New |
Christian Democratic Union | 45,335 | 0.7 | 0 | New |
Party for the Unmarried | 43,361 | 0.6 | 0 | New |
Land Interests | 17,594 | 0.3 | 0 | New |
Liberal People's Party | 11,279 | 0.2 | 0 | New |
Voogd List | 4,808 | 0.1 | 0 | New |
Van Breukelen-Grein List | 3,560 | 0.1 | 0 | New |
Machiela List | 1,669 | 0.0 | 0 | New |
Germeaux List | 1,218 | 0.0 | 0 | New |
Party of the Right | 1,070 | 0.0 | 0 | New |
Christian National People's Party | 976 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Rodermond List | 916 | 0.0 | 0 | New |
Invalid/blank votes | 198,298 | – | – | – |
Total | 7,076,328 | 100 | 150 | 0 |
Registered voters/turnout | 7,452,776 | 94.9 | – | – |
Source: Nederlandse verkiezingsuitslagen |
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