Dutch general election, 1972

Dutch general election, 1972

1971 ← November 29, 1972 → 1977

All 150 seats to the House of Representatives 76 seats were needed for a majority   First party Second party Third party   Leader Joop den Uyl Frans Andriessen Hans Wiegel Party PvdA KVP VVD Leader since 1966 1971 1971 Last election 39 seats, 24,5% 35 seats, 21,8% 16 seats, 10,3% Seats won 43 27 22 Seat change +4 -8 +6 Popular vote 2.021.454 1.305.401 1.068.375 Percentage 27,3% 17,7% 14,4%   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader Barend Biesheuvel Bas de Gaay Fortman Arnold Tilanus Party ARP PPR CHU Leader since 1963 1972 1972 Last election 13 seats, 8,5% 2 seats, 1,8% 10 seats, 6,3% Seats won 14 7 7 Seat change +1 +5 -3 Popular vote 1.068.375 354.829 354.463 Percentage 8,8% 4,8% 4,4%   Seventh party Eighth party Ninth party   Leader Marcus Bakker Hans van Mierlo Willem Drees, Jr. Party CPN D66 DS'70 Leader since 1963 1966 1966 Last election 6 seats, 3,8% 11 seats, 6,7% 8 seats, 5,3% Seats won 7 6 6 Seat change +1 -5 -2 Popular vote 330.398 307.048 304.714 Percentage 4,4% 4,1% 4,1%

Seats

Prime Minister before election Barend Biesheuvel ARP Prime Minister Joop den Uyl PvdA

The General Election to the House of Representatives of the States-General of the Netherlands was held in the Netherlands on November 29, 1972.

National summary

Party	Lijsttrekker	%	Seats
Labour Party	Joop den Uyl	27.3	43
Catholic People's Party	Frans Andriessen	17.7	27
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	Hans Wiegel	14.4	22
Anti Revolutionary Party	Barend Biesheuvel	8.8	14
Political Party of Radicals	Bas de Gaay Fortman	4.8	7
Christian Historical Union	Arnold Tilanus	4.4	7
Communist Party of the Netherlands	Marcus Bakker	4.4	7
Democrats 66	Hans van Mierlo	4.1	6
Democratic Socialists '70	Willem Drees, Jr.	4.1	6
Reformed Political Party	Hette Abma	2.2	3
Farmers' Party	Hendrik Koekoek	1.9	3
Reformed Political League	Piet Jongeling	1.7	2
Pacifist Socialist Party	Bram van der Lek	1.5	2
Roman Catholic Party of the Netherlands	Klaas Beuker	0.9	1
Total		-	150

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