1946 Dutch general election|
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Turnout | 93.1% ( 1.3 pp) |
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This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. |
General elections were held in the Netherlands on 17 May 1946,[1] the first after World War II. The Catholic People's Party, a continuation of the pre-war Roman Catholic State Party, remained the largest party in the House of Representatives, winning 32 of the 100 seats.[2]
Following the elections, the Catholic People's Party formed a grand coalition government with the Labour Party.
Results[]
Indicated changes in seats are compared to the Schermerhorn-Drees cabinet appointed by Queen Wilhelmina after World War II.
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Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
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| Catholic People's Party | 1,466,582 | 30.81 | 32 | +1 |
| Labour Party | 1,347,940 | 28.31 | 29 | –3 |
| Anti-Revolutionary Party | 614,201 | 12.90 | 13 | –4 |
| Communist Party of the Netherlands | 502,963 | 10.56 | 10 | +7 |
| Christian Historical Union | 373,217 | 7.84 | 8 | 0 |
| Freedom Party | 305,287 | 6.41 | 6 | +2 |
| Reformed Political Party | 101,759 | 2.14 | 2 | 0 |
| Protestant Union | 32,020 | 0.67 | 0 | New |
| Dutch Bellamy Party | 11,205 | 0.24 | 0 | New |
| Lopes Group | 5,537 | 0.12 | 0 | New |
Total | 4,760,711 | 100.00 | 100 | 0 |
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Valid votes | 4,760,711 | 96.92 | |
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Invalid/blank votes | 151,304 | 3.08 | |
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Total votes | 4,912,015 | 100.00 | |
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Registered voters/turnout | 5,275,888 | 93.10 | |
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Source: Nederlandse verkiezingsuitslagen |
Popular Vote |
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KVP |
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30.81% |
PvdA |
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28.31% |
ARP |
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12.90% |
CPN |
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10.56% |
CHU |
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7.84% |
PvdV |
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6.41% |
SGP |
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2.14% |
Other |
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1.02% |
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References[]
- ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1396 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
- ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1413