1963 Dutch general election

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1963 Dutch general election
Netherlands
← 1959 15 May 1963 1967 →
Turnout95.1%
Party Leader % Seats +/–
KVP Wim de Kort 31.9% 50 +1
PvdA Anne Vondeling 28.0% 43 −5
VVD Edzo Toxopeus 10.3% 16 −3
ARP Barend Biesheuvel 8.7% 13 −1
CHU Henk Beernink 8.6% 13 +1
PSP Henk Lankhorst 3.0% 4 +2
CPN Paul de Groot 2.8% 4 +1
SGP Cornelius van Dis 2.3% 3 0
BP Hendrik Koekoek 2.1% 3 +3
GPV Piet Jongeling 0.7% 1 +1
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Seats
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after
Jan de Quay
KVP		 Victor Marijnen
KVP

General elections were held in the Netherlands on 15 May 1963.[1] The Catholic People's Party (KVP) remained the largest party, winning 50 of the 150 seats in the House of Representatives.[2]

The elections led to a four-party coalition government initially consisting of the KVP, People's Party for Freedom and Democracy, Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP) and Christian Historical Union. In 1965 this coalition was replaced by one consisting of the KVP, Labour Party and ARP.

Results

Party Votes % Seats +/–
Catholic People's Party 1,995,352 31.9 50 +1
Labour Party 1,753,084 28.0 43 –5
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy 643,839 10.3 16 –3
Anti-Revolutionary Party 545,836 8.7 13 –1
Christian Historical Union 536,801 8.6 13 +1
Pacifist Socialist Party 189,373 3.0 4 +2
Communist Party of the Netherlands 173,325 2.8 4 +1
Reformed Political Party 143,818 2.3 3 0
Farmers' Party 133,231 2.1 3 +3
Reformed Political League 46,324 0.7 1 +1
Economic Appeal Party 37,554 0.6 0 New
Liberal State Party 22,353 0.4 0 New
Liberal Union/Veilig Verkeer en 100,000 Woningen per Jaar 21,048 0.3 0 New
New Democratic Party 13,064 0.2 0 New
Christian National People's Party 1,824 0.0 0 New
Grol List 876 0.0 0 New
People's Referendum 819 0.0 0 New
Invalid/blank votes 161,443 – – –
Total 6,419,964 100 150 0
Registered voters/turnout 6,748,611 95.1 – –
Source: Nederlandse verkiezingsuitslagen
Popular Vote
KVP
 
 31.88%
PvdA
 
 28.01%
VVD
 
 10.29%
ARP
 
 8.72%
CHU
 
 8.58%
PSP
 
 3.03%
CPN
 
 2.77%
SGP
 
 2.30%
BP
 
 2.13%
GPV
 
 0.74%
Other
 
 1.56%

References

  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1396 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1413
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