1963 Dutch general election

1963 Dutch general election

15 May 1963
Turnout	95.1%
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. The Catholic People's Party (KVP) remained the largest party, winning 50 of the 150 seats in the House of Representatives.

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	1,995,348	31.88	50	+1
	Labour Party	1,753,025	28.01	43	–5
	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	643,820	10.29	16	–3
	Anti-Revolutionary Party	545,718	8.72	13	–1
	Christian Historical Union	536,782	8.58	13	+1
	Pacifist Socialist Party	189,370	3.03	4	+2
	Communist Party of the Netherlands	173,322	2.77	4	+1
	Reformed Political Party	143,549	2.29	3	0
	Farmers' Party	133,210	2.13	3	+3
	Reformed Political League	46,324	0.74	1	+1
	Economic Appeal Party	37,554	0.60	0	New
	Liberal State Party	22,353	0.36	0	New
	Liberal Union–Safe Traffic and 100,100 Houses Each Year	21,048	0.34	0	New
	New Democratic Party	13,064	0.21	0	New
	Christian National People's Party	1,823	0.03	0	New
	Grol List	876	0.01	0	New
	People's Referendum	819	0.01	0	New
Total		6,258,005	100.00	150	0
Valid votes		6,258,005	97.49
Invalid/blank votes		161,441	2.51
Total votes		6,419,446	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		6,746,362	95.15
Source: Kiesraad

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%