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1946 Dutch general election|
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| Turnout | 93.1% |
|---|
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This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. |
General elections were held in the Netherlands on 17 May 1946,[1] 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.[2]
Following the elections, the Catholic People's Party formed a grand coalition government with the Labour Party.
Results
Indicated changes in seats are compared to the Schermerhorn-Drees cabinet appointed by Queen Wilhelmina after World War II.
| 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: Nederlandse verkiezingsuitslagen
|
| Popular Vote |
|---|
|
|
|
| KVP |
|
30.81% |
| PvdA |
|
28.31% |
| ARP |
|
12.90% |
| CPN |
|
10.56% |
| CHU |
|
7.84% |
| PvdV |
|
6.41% |
| SGP |
|
2.14% |
| Other |
|
1.02% |
|
References
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