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1967 Dutch general election
Netherlands
← 1963 15 February 1967 1971 →
Turnout94.9%
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/–
KVP Norbert Schmelzer 26.5% 42 −8
PvdA Joop den Uyl 23.6% 37 −6
VVD Edzo Toxopeus 10.7% 17 +1
ARP Barend Biesheuvel 9.9% 15 +2
CHU Henk Beernink 8.1% 12 −1
BP Hendrik Koekoek 4.8% 7 +4
D66 Hans van Mierlo 4.5% 7 New
CPN Marcus Bakker 3.6% 5 +1
PSP Henk Lankhorst 2.9% 4 0
SGP Cornelius van Dis 2.0% 3 0
GPV Piet Jongeling 0.9% 1 0
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Seats
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after
Jelle Zijlstra Jelle Zijlstra
ARP
Piet de Jong
KVP
Piet de Jong

General elections were held in the Netherlands on 15 February 1967.[1] The Catholic People's Party (KVP) remained the largest party, winning 42 of the 150 seats in the House of Representatives.[2]

The elections led to a four-party coalition government being formed, consisting of the KVP, People's Party for Freedom and Democracy, Anti-Revolutionary Party and Christian Historical Union.

Results

Party Votes % Seats +/–
Catholic People's Party 1,822,904 26.5 42 –8
Labour Party 1,620,112 23.6 37 –6
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy 738,202 10.7 17 +1
Anti-Revolutionary Party 681,060 9.9 15 +2
Christian Historical Union 560,033 8.1 12 –1
Farmers' Party 327,953 4.8 7 +4
Democrats 1966 307,810 4.5 7 New
Communist Party of the Netherlands 248,318 3.6 5 +1
Pacifist Socialist Party 197,206 2.9 4 0
Reformed Political Party 138,069 2.0 3 0
Reformed Political League 59,156 0.9 1 0
The Emergency Council 45,421 0.7 0 New
Christian Democratic Union 45,335 0.7 0 New
Party for the Unmarried 43,361 0.6 0 New
Land Interests 17,594 0.3 0 New
Liberal People's Party 11,279 0.2 0 New
Voogd List 4,808 0.1 0 New
Van Breukelen-Grein List 3,560 0.1 0 New
Machiela List 1,669 0.0 0 New
Germeaux List 1,218 0.0 0 New
Party of the Right 1,070 0.0 0 New
Christian National People's Party 976 0.0 0 0
Rodermond List 916 0.0 0 New
Invalid/blank votes 198,298
Total 7,076,328 100 150 0
Registered voters/turnout 7,452,776 94.9
Source: Nederlandse verkiezingsuitslagen
Popular Vote
KVP
26.50%
PvdA
23.55%
VVD
10.73%
ARP
9.90%
CHU
8.14%
BP
4.77%
D66
4.48%
CPN
3.61%
PSP
2.87%
SGP
2.01%
GPV
0.86%
Other
2.58%

References

  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1396 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1414