Dutch general election, 1972

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Dutch general election, 1972
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Turnout 83.5%

PartyLeader%Seats±
PvdA Joop den Uyl 27.3%43+4
KVP Frans Andriessen 17.7%27-8
VVD Hans Wiegel 14.4%22+6
ARP Barend Biesheuvel 8.8%14+1
PPR Bas de Gaay Fortman 4.8%7+5
CHU Arnold Tilanus 4.4%7-3
CPN Marcus Bakker 4.4%7+1
D66 Hans van Mierlo 4.1%6-5
DS'70 Willem Drees Jr. 4.1%6-2
SGP Hette Abma 2.2%30
BP Hendrik Koekoek 1.9%3+2
GPV Piet Jongeling 1.8%20
PSP Bram van der Lek 1.5%20
RKPN Klaas Beuker 0.9%1New
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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Seats
Prime Minister beforePrime Minister after
Barend Biesheuvel 1982 (1).jpg Barend Biesheuvel
ARP 		Joop den Uyl
PvdA 		Joop den Uyl 1975.jpg

Early general elections were held in the Netherlands on 29 November 1972. [1] The Labour Party (PvdA) remained the largest party, winning 43 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.

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

The elections led to a five-party coalition government consisting of the PvdA, the Catholic People's Party, the Anti-Revolutionary Party, the Political Party of Radicals and Democrats 1966 with the PvdA's Joop den Uyl as Prime Minister.

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).

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).

Political Party of Radicals Dutch political party

The Political Party of Radicals was a progressive Christian and green political party in the Netherlands. The PPR played a relatively small role in Dutch politics and merged with other left-wing parties to form GreenLeft in 1991.

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Labour Party 2,021,45427.343+4
Catholic People's Party 1,305,40117.727–8
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy 1,068,37514.422+6
Anti-Revolutionary Party 653,6098.814–1
Political Party of Radicals 354,8294.87+5
Christian Historical Union 354,4634.87–3
Communist Party of the Netherlands 330,3984.57+1
Democrats 1966 307,0484.26–5
Democratic Socialists '70 304,7144.16–2
Reformed Political Party 163,1142.230
Farmers' Party 143,2391.93+2
Reformed Political League 131,2361.820
Pacifist Socialist Party 111,2621.520
Roman Catholic Party of the Netherlands 67,6580.91New
Democratic Centre Party41,2620.60New
Dutch Middle Class Party 32,9700.40–2
Stam List1,5470.00New
Party of the Right6560.000
Anti Woningnood Actie Centrum5740.00New
New Roman Party2360.000
Invalid/blank votes51,242–––
Total7,445,2871001500
Registered voters/turnout8,916,94783.5––
Source: Nederlandse verkiezingsuitslagen
Popular Vote
PvdA
 
27.34%
KVP
 
17.65%
VVD
 
14.45%
ARP
 
8.84%
PPR
 
4.80%
CHU
 
4.79%
CPN
 
4.47%
D66
 
4.15%
DS70
 
4.12%
SGP
 
2.21%
BP
 
1.94%
GPV
 
1.77%
PSP
 
1.50%
RKPN
 
0.92%
Other
 
1.04%

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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
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