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Dutch general election, 1948|
|
|
| Turnout | 93.7% |
|---|
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First party
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Second party
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Third party
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|
|
|
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| Leader
|
Carl Romme
|
Willem Drees
|
Jan Schouten
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| Party
|
KVP
|
PvdA
|
ARP
|
| Leader since
|
1946
|
1946
|
1945
|
| Last election
|
32 seats, 30.8%
|
29 seats, 28.3%
|
13 seats, 12.9%
|
| Seats won
|
32
|
27
|
13
|
| Seat change
|
|
 2
|
|
| Popular vote
|
1,531,154
|
1,263,058
|
651,612
|
| Percentage
|
31.0%
|
25.6%
|
13.2%
|
|
|
|
Fourth party
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Fifth party
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Sixth party
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|
|
|
|
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| Leader
|
Hendrik Tilanus
|
Pieter Oud
|
Paul de Groot
|
| Party
|
CHU
|
VVD
|
CPN
|
| Leader since
|
1939
|
1948
|
1945
|
| Last election
|
8 seats, 7.8%
|
6 seats, 6.4%
|
10 seats, 10.6%
|
| Seats won
|
9
|
8
|
8
|
| Seat change
|
 1
|
2
|
2
|
| Popular vote
|
453,226
|
391,925
|
382,001
|
| Percentage
|
9.2%
|
8.0%
|
7.7%
|
|
|
|
Seventh party
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Eighth party
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|
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|
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| Leader
|
Pieter Zandt
|
Charles Welter
|
| Party
|
SGP
|
KNP
|
| Leader since
|
1945
|
1948
|
| Last election
|
2 seats, 2.1%
|
new party
|
| Seats won
|
2
|
1
|
| Seat change
|
|
1
|
| Popular vote
|
116,937
|
62,376
|
| Percentage
|
2.4%
|
1.3%
|
|
|
General elections were held in the Netherlands on 7 July 1948.[1] The Catholic People's Party remained the largest party in the House of Representatives, winning 32 of the 100 seats.[2]
Results
| Party
|
Votes
|
%
|
Seats
|
+/–
|
| Catholic People's Party |
1,531,154 |
31.0 |
32 |
0
|
| Labour Party |
1,263,058 |
25.6 |
27 |
–2
|
| Anti Revolutionary Party |
651,612 |
13.2 |
13 |
0
|
| Christian Historical Union |
453,226 |
9.2 |
9 |
+1
|
| People's Party for Freedom and Democracy |
391,925 |
7.9 |
8 |
+2
|
| Communist Party of the Netherlands |
382,001 |
7.7 |
8 |
–2
|
| Reformed Political Party |
116,937 |
2.4 |
2 |
0
|
| Catholic National Party |
62,376 |
1.3 |
1 |
New
|
| Middle Class Party |
40,949 |
0.8 |
0 |
New
|
| Independent National Group |
22,175 |
0.5 |
0 |
New
|
| Old SDAP/Progressive Party for the World Government |
15,322 |
0.3 |
0 |
New
|
| Revolutionary Communist Party |
2,224 |
0.1 |
0 |
New
|
| Invalid/blank votes |
156,623 |
– |
– |
–
|
| Total |
5,089,582 |
100 |
100 |
0
|
| Registered voters/turnout |
5,433,663 |
93.7 |
– |
–
|
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver, Directory of small political parties 1918-1967
|
| Popular Vote |
|---|
|
|
|
| KVP |
|
31.04% |
| PvdA |
|
25.60% |
| ARP |
|
13.21% |
| CHU |
|
9.19% |
| VVD |
|
7.95% |
| CPN |
|
7.74% |
| SGP |
|
2.37% |
| KNP |
|
1.26% |
| Other |
|
1.64% |
|
References
- ^ Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1396 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
- ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1413
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