Dutch general election, 1982

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Dutch general election, 1982
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  1981 8 September 1982 1986  
Turnout 81.0%

PartyLeader%Seats±
PvdA Joop den Uyl 30.4%47+3
CDA Dries van Agt 29.4%45-3
VVD Ed Nijpels 23.1%36+10
D66 Jan Terlouw 4.3%6-11
PSP Fred van der Spek 2.3%30
SGP Henk van Rossum 1.9%30
CPN Ina Brouwer 1.8%30
PPR Ria Beckers 1.5%2-1
RPF Meindert Leerling 1.5%20
GPV Gert Schutte 0.9%10
CP Hans Janmaat 0.8%1+1
EVP Cathy Ubels-Veen 0.7%1+1
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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Prime Minister beforePrime Minister after
Dries van Agt 1980.jpg Dries van Agt
CDA
Ruud Lubbers
CDA
Ruud Lubbers 1985.jpg

Early general elections were held in the Netherlands on 8 September 1982. [1] The Labour Party emerged as the largest party, winning 47 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.

Following the election the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) formed a coalition government with the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy, with the CDA's Ruud Lubbers becoming Prime Minister.

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.

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.

Ruud Lubbers 47th Prime Minister of the Netherlands

Rudolphus Franciscus Marie "Ruud" Lubbers was a Dutch politician and diplomat who served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 4 November 1982 to 22 August 1994 and United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees from 1 January 2001 until 20 February 2005.

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Labour Party 2,503,51730.447+3
Christian Democratic Appeal 2,420,44129.445–3
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy 1,900,76323.136+10
Democrats 66 351,2784.36–11
Pacifist Socialist Party 187,5472.330
Reformed Political Party 156,6361.930
Communist Party of the Netherlands 147,7531.830
Political Party of Radicals 136,4461.72–1
Reformatory Political Federation 124,2351.520
Centre Party 68,4230.81+1
Reformed Political League 67,1630.810
Evangelical People's Party 56,4660.71+1
Socialist Party 44,9590.500
Democratic Socialists '70 31,0470.400
Right-wing People's Party 21,9870.300
Roman Catholic Party of the Netherlands 12,6890.200
God with Us3,1570.000
Dutch Peoples-Union 1,6320.000
Progressive Party for the Preservation of Work, Environment and Society2500.00New
Small Party1270.000
Invalid/blank votes37,115
Total8,732,6311001500
Registered voters/turnout10,216,62781.0
Source: Nederlandse verkiezingsuitslagen
Popular Vote
PvdA
30.40%
CDA
29.39%
VVD
23.08%
D66
4.26%
PSP
2.28%
SGP
1.90%
CPN
1.79%
PPR
1.66%
RPF
1.51%
CP
0.83%
GPV
0.82%
EVP
0.69%
SP
0.55%
DS70
0.38%
Other
0.48%

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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