Dutch general election, 1946
Dutch general election, 1946
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All 100 seats to the House of Representatives
51 seats were needed for a majority |
| Turnout |
93.1% |
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First party |
Second party |
Third party |
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| Leader |
Louis Beel |
Willem Drees |
Jan Schouten |
| Party |
KVP |
PvdA |
ARP |
| Leader since |
not leader |
1946 |
1945 |
| Last election |
31 seats, 28.8% |
23 seats, 21.9% |
17 seats, 16.4% |
| Seats won |
32 |
29 |
13 |
| Seat change |
 1 |
6 |
 4 |
| Popular vote |
1,466,582 |
1,347,940 |
614,201 |
| Percentage |
30.8% |
28.3% |
12.9% |
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Fourth party |
Fifth party |
Sixth party |
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| Leader |
Paul de Groot |
Hendrik Tilanus |
Steven Bierema |
| Party |
CPN |
CHU |
PvdV |
| Leader since |
1945 |
1939 |
1946 |
| Last election |
3 seats, 3.4% |
8 seats, 7.5% |
4 seats, 4.0% |
| Seats won |
10 |
8 |
6 |
| Seat change |
7 |
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2 |
| Popular vote |
502,963 |
373,217 |
305,287 |
| Percentage |
10.6% |
7.8% |
6.4% |
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Seventh party |
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| Leader |
Pieter Zandt |
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| Party |
SGP |
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| Leader since |
1945 |
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| Last election |
2 seats, 1.9% |
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| Seats won |
2 |
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| Seat change |
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| Popular vote |
101,759 |
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| Percentage |
2.1% |
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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]
Results
Indicated changes in seats are compared to the Schermerhorn-Drees cabinet appointed by Queen Wilhelmina after World War II.
| Party |
Votes |
% |
Seats |
+/– |
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| Catholic People's Party | 1,466,582 | 30.8 | 32 | +1 |
| Labour Party | 1,347,940 | 28.3 | 29 | –3 |
| Anti Revolutionary Party | 614,201 | 12.9 | 13 | –4 |
| Communist Party of the Netherlands | 502,963 | 10.6 | 10 | +7 |
| Christian Historical Union | 373,217 | 7.8 | 8 | 0 |
| Freedom Party | 305,287 | 6.4 | 6 | +2 |
| Reformed Political Party | 101,759 | 2.1 | 2 | 0 |
| Protestant Union | 32,020 | 0.7 | 0 | New |
| Dutch Bellamy Party | 11,205 | 0.2 | 0 | New |
| Lopes Group | 5,537 | 0.1 | 0 | New |
| Invalid/blank votes | 152,304 | – | – | – |
| Total | 4,912,015 | 100 | 100 | 0 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 5,275,888 | 93.1 | – | – |
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver, Directory of small political parties 1918-1967 |
| 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% |
References
- ↑ Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1396 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
- ↑ Nohlen & Stöver, p1413