1967 Dutch general election

1967 Dutch general election

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Turnout	94.9% ( 0.2 pp)
Party Leader % Seats +/– KVP Norbert Schmelzer 26.5% 42 -8 PvdA Joop den Uyl 23.6% 37 -6 VVD Edzo Toxopeus 10.7% 17 +1 ARP Barend Biesheuvel 9.9% 15 +2 CHU Henk Beernink 8.1% 12 -1 BP Hendrik Koekoek 4.8% 7 +4 D66 Hans van Mierlo 4.5% 7 New CPN Marcus Bakker 3.6% 5 +1 PSP 2.9% 4 0 SGP 2.0% 3 0 GPV Piet Jongeling 0.9% 1 0 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Seats Prime Minister before Prime Minister after Jelle Zijlstra ARP Piet de Jong KVP

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 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.

Results[]

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Catholic People's Party	1,822,939	26.50	42	–8
	Labour Party	1,620,447	23.55	37	–6
	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	738,229	10.73	17	+1
	Anti-Revolutionary Party	681,203	9.90	15	+2
	Christian Historical Union	560,467	8.15	12	–1
	Farmers' Party	328,186	4.77	7	+4
	Democrats 1966	307,859	4.48	7	New
	Communist Party of the Netherlands	248,330	3.61	5	+1
	Pacifist Socialist Party	197,217	2.87	4	0
	Reformed Political Party	138,119	2.01	3	0
	Reformed Political League	59,218	0.86	1	0
	The Emergency Council	45,485	0.66	0	New
	Christian Democratic Union	45,346	0.66	0	New
	Party for the Unmarried	43,340	0.63	0	New
	Land Interests	17,596	0.26	0	New
	Liberal People's Party	11,292	0.16	0	New
	Voogd List	4,808	0.07	0	New
	Van Breukelen-Grein List	3,560	0.05	0	New
	Machiela List	1,676	0.02	0	New
	Germeaux List	1,218	0.02	0	New
	Party of the Right	1,070	0.02	0	New
	Christian National People's Party	992	0.01	0	0
	Rodermond List	916	0.01	0	New
Total		6,879,513	100.00	150	0
Valid votes		6,879,513	97.20
Invalid/blank votes		198,298	2.80
Total votes		7,077,811	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		7,450,680	95.00
Source: Kiesraad

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