Dutch general election, 1956
Dutch general election, 1956
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All 150 seats to the House of Representatives
76 seats were needed for a majority |
| Turnout |
95.5% |
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First party |
Second party |
Third party |
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| Leader |
Willem Drees |
Carl Romme |
Jelle Zijlstra |
| Party |
PvdA |
KVP |
ARP |
| Leader since |
1948 |
1946 |
1956 |
| Last election |
30 seats, 29.0% |
30 seats, 28.7% |
12 seats, 11.3% |
| Seats won |
50 |
49 |
15 |
| Seat change |
 20 |
19 |
3 |
| Popular vote |
1,872,209 |
1,815,310 |
567,535 |
| Percentage |
32.7% |
31.7% |
9.9% |
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Fourth party |
Fifth party |
Sixth party |
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| Leader |
Pieter Oud |
Hendrik Tilanus |
Paul de Groot |
| Party |
VVD |
CHU |
CPN |
| Leader since |
1948 |
1939 |
1946 |
| Last election |
9 seats, 8.8% |
9 seats, 8.9% |
6 seats, 6.2% |
| Seats won |
13 |
13 |
7 |
| Seat change |
4 |
4 |
1 |
| Popular vote |
502,530 |
482,918 |
272,054 |
| Percentage |
8.8% |
8.4% |
4.7% |
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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, 2.4% |
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| Seats won |
3 |
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| Seat change |
1 |
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| Popular vote |
129,517 |
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| Percentage |
2.3% |
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| Seats |
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General elections were held in the Netherlands on 13 June 1956.[1] For the first time, the Labour Party emerged as the largest party, winning 50 of the 150 seats in the House of Representatives.[2]
Electoral system
Prior to the elections the number of seats in the House of Representatives was raised from 100 to 150.[3] This meant that the electoral threshold was reduced from 1% to 0.67%.[3]
Results
| Party |
Votes |
% |
Seats |
+/– |
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| Labour Party | 1,872,209 | 32.7 | 50 | +20 |
| Catholic People's Party | 1,815,310 | 31.7 | 49 | +19 |
| Anti Revolutionary Party | 567,535 | 9.9 | 15 | +3 |
| People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | 502,530 | 8.8 | 13 | +4 |
| Christian Historical Union | 482,918 | 8.4 | 13 | +4 |
| Communist Party of the Netherlands | 272,054 | 4.7 | 7 | +1 |
| Reformed Political Party | 129,517 | 2.3 | 3 | +1 |
| Reformed Political League | 85,669 | 1.6 | 0 | 0 |
| National Union | 0 | New |
| National Opposition Union | 0 | New |
| Invalid/blank votes | 121,910 | – | – | – |
| Total | 5,849,652 | 100 | 150 | +50 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 6,152,210 | 95.5 | – | – |
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver |
| Popular Vote |
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| PvdA |
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32.69% |
| KVP |
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31.69% |
| ARP |
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9.91% |
| VVD |
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8.77% |
| CHU |
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8.43% |
| CPN |
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4.75% |
| SGP |
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2.26% |
| GPV |
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0.65% |
| Other |
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0.85% |
References
- ↑ Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1396 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
- ↑ Nohlen & Stöver, p1413
- 1 2 Nohlen & Stöver, p1385