Dutch general election, 1946

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General elections were held in the Netherlands on 17 May 1946, 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.

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
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