From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dutch general election, 1946|
|
|
| Turnout | 93.1% |
|---|
|
|
First party
|
Second party
|
Third party
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Leader
|
Louis Beel
|
Willem Drees
|
Jan Schouten
|
| Party
|
KVP
|
PvdA
|
ARP
|
| Leader since
|
not leader
|
1946
|
1945
|
| Last election
|
31 seats, 28.8%
|
23 seats, 21.9%
|
17 seats, 16.4%
|
| Seats won
|
32
|
29
|
13
|
| Seat change
|
 1
|
6
|
 4
|
| Popular vote
|
1,466,582
|
1,347,940
|
614,201
|
| Percentage
|
30.8%
|
28.3%
|
12.9%
|
|
|
|
Fourth party
|
Fifth party
|
Sixth party
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Leader
|
Paul de Groot
|
Hendrik Tilanus
|
Steven Bierema
|
| Party
|
CPN
|
CHU
|
PvdV
|
| Leader since
|
1945
|
1939
|
1946
|
| Last election
|
3 seats, 3.4%
|
8 seats, 7.5%
|
4 seats, 4.0%
|
| Seats won
|
10
|
8
|
6
|
| Seat change
|
7
|
|
2
|
| Popular vote
|
502,963
|
373,217
|
305,287
|
| Percentage
|
10.6%
|
7.8%
|
6.4%
|
|
|
|
Seventh party
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Leader
|
Pieter Zandt
|
|
| Party
|
SGP
|
|
| Leader since
|
1945
|
|
| Last election
|
2 seats, 1.9%
|
|
| Seats won
|
2
|
|
| Seat change
|
|
|
| Popular vote
|
101,759
|
|
| Percentage
|
2.1%
|
|
|
|
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]
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: Nohlen & Stöver, Directory of small political parties 1918-1967
|
| 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
- ^ Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1396 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
- ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1413
,_Bestanddeelnr_920-1109.jpg)
