Dutch general election, 1977
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General elections were held in the Netherlands on 25 May 1977.[1] The Labour Party remained the largest party, winning 53 of the 150 seats in the House of Representatives.[2] Following the election, it took 208 days of negotiations to form a new government. This was a European record for longest government formation that stood until after the 2010 Belgian general election.[3] The Christian Democratic Appeal was formed by the Anti Revolutionary Party (ARP), Christian Historical Union (CHU) and the Catholic People's Party (KVP) in 1976. The first joint party leader was a member of the KVP, Dries van Agt.
[edit] Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | 2,813,793 | 33.8 | 53 | +10 |
| Christian Democratic Appeal | 2,652,278 | 31.9 | 49 | +1 |
| People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | 1,492,689 | 17.9 | 28 | +6 |
| Democrats 66 | 452,423 | 5.4 | 8 | +2 |
| Reformed Political Party | 177,010 | 2.1 | 3 | 0 |
| Political Party of Radicals | 140,910 | 1.7 | 3 | –4 |
| Communist Party of the Netherlands | 143,481 | 1.7 | 2 | –5 |
| Reformed Political League | 79,421 | 1.0 | 1 | –1 |
| Pacifist Socialist Party | 77,972 | 0.9 | 1 | –1 |
| Farmers' Party | 69,914 | 0.8 | 1 | –2 |
| Democratic Socialists '70 | 59,487 | 0.7 | 1 | –5 |
| Democratic Action Centre | 158,234 | 1.9 | 0 | New |
| European Conservative Union | 0 | New | ||
| Federation of Elderly Parties of the Netherlands | 0 | New | ||
| Griek List | 0 | New | ||
| Jusia List | 0 | New | ||
| Communist Unity Movement of the Netherlands | 0 | New | ||
| New Middle Party | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dutch Peoples-Union | 0 | New | ||
| Party of the Taxpayers | 0 | New | ||
| Roman Catholic Party of the Netherlands | 0 | –1 | ||
| Reformatory Political Federation | 0 | New | ||
| Socialist Party | 0 | New | ||
| Verbond tegen Ambtelijke Willekeur | 0 | New | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 48,217 | – | – | – |
| Total | 8,365,829 | 100 | 150 | 0 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 9,506,318 | 88.0 | – | – |
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver | ||||
[edit] References
- ^ Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1396 ISBN 9873832956097
- ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1414
- ^ Laurent Thomet (Jan 8, 2011). "Belgium's shoddy political record poses financial threat". http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5icaxxHSmnBBG2Njff5zmhjM2idLg?docId=CNG.f743df69e39530a06cd5cbf6c176ca6f.231. Retrieved 2011-01-27. "Without a government for nearly seven months, Belgium now holds a dubious record in Europe and with no end in sight to the political crisis, fears are growing of a backlash from watchful markets. The divided country on Saturday broke the 208-day mark set by the Netherlands in 1977 for being without a government."
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