Dutch general election, 1977

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Dutch general election, 1977
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Turnout 88.1%

PartyLeader%Seats±
PvdA Joop den Uyl 33.8%53+10
CDA Dries van Agt 31.9%49+1
VVD Hans Wiegel 17.9%28+6
D66 Jan Terlouw 5.4%8+2
SGP Hette Abma 2.1%30
CPN Marcus Bakker 1.7%2-5
PPR Ria Beckers 1.6%3-4
GPV Bart Verbrugh 0.9%1-1
PSP Bram van der Lek 0.9%1-1
BP Hendrik Koekoek 0.8%1-2
DS'70 Willem Drees Jr. 0.7%1-5
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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Prime Minister beforePrime Minister after
Joop den Uyl 1975.jpg Joop den Uyl
PvdA 		Dries van Agt
CDA 		Dries van Agt 1980.jpg

General elections were held in the Netherlands on 25 May 1977. [1] The Labour Party remained the largest party, winning 53 of the 150 seats in the House of Representatives. [2] Following the election, it took 208 days of negotiations to form a new government. This was a European record for longest government formation that stood until after the 2010 Belgian general election. [3] The Christian Democratic Appeal was formed by the Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP), Christian Historical Union (CHU) and the Catholic People's Party (KVP) in 1976. The first joint party leader was a member of the KVP, Dries van Agt.

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.

Christian Democratic Appeal Dutch political party

The Christian Democratic Appeal is a Christian-democratic political party in the Netherlands. The CDA was originally formed in 1977 from a confederation of the Catholic People's Party, the Anti-Revolutionary Party and the Christian Historical Union, and has participated in all but three governments since then. Sybrand van Haersma Buma has been the Leader of the Christian Democratic Appeal since 18 May 2012.

Eventually a coalition was formed between the Christian Democratic Appeal and the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy with Dries van Agt as Prime Minister.

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.

Dries van Agt 46th Prime Minister of the Netherlands

Andreas Antonius Maria "Dries" van Agt is a retired Dutch politician, judge, diplomat and activist who served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 19 December 1977 until 4 November 1982.

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Labour Party 2,813,79333.853+10
Christian Democratic Appeal 2.653.41631.949+1
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy 1,492,68917.928+6
Democrats 1966 452,4235.48+2
Reformed Political Party 177,0102.130
Communist Party of the Netherlands 143,4811.72–5
Political Party of Radicals 140,9101.73–4
Reformed Political League 79,4211.01–1
Pacifist Socialist Party 77,9720.91–1
Farmers' Party 69,9140.81–2
Democratic Socialists '70 59,4870.71–5
Reformatory Political Federation 53,2200.60New
Dutch Peoples-Union 33,4340.40New
Roman Catholic Party of the Netherlands 33,2270.40–1
Socialist Party 24,4200.30New
Federation of Elderly Parties of the Netherlands4,3790.10New
Verbond tegen Ambtelijke Willekeur4,1100.00New
Communist Unity Movement of the Netherlands 2,6490.00New
Democratic Action Centre2,1500.00New
Party of the Taxpayers2010.00New
European Conservative Union1970.00New
Jusia List910.00New
Dutch Middle Class Party 890.000
Griek List670.00New
Invalid/blank votes48,217–––
Total8,365,8291001500
Registered voters/turnout9,506,31888.0––
Source: Nederlandse verkiezingsuitslagen
Popular Vote
PvdA
 
33.83%
CDA
 
31.89%
VVD
 
17.95%
D66
 
5.44%
SGP
 
2.13%
CPN
 
1.73%
PPR
 
1.69%
GPV
 
0.95%
PSP
 
0.94%
BP
 
0.84%
DS70
 
0.72%
RPF
 
0.64%
Other
 
1.26%

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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
  3. ↑ Laurent Thomet (January 8, 2011). "Belgium's shoddy political record poses financial threat" . Retrieved 2011-01-27. Without a government for nearly seven months, Belgium now holds a dubious record in Europe and with no end in sight to the political crisis, fears are growing of a backlash from watchful markets. The divided country on Saturday broke the 208-day mark set by the Netherlands in 1977 for being without a government.
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