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Dutch general election, 1959|
|
|
| Turnout | 95.6% |
|---|
|
|
First party
|
Second party
|
Third party
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Leader
|
Jan de Quay
|
Jaap Burger
|
Pieter Oud
|
| Party
|
KVP
|
PvdA
|
VVD
|
| Leader since
|
1959
|
1952
|
1948
|
| Last election
|
49 seats, 31.7%
|
50 seats, 32.7%
|
13 seats, 8.8%
|
| Seats won
|
49
|
48
|
19
|
| Seat change
|
|
 2
|
 6
|
| Popular vote
|
1,895,914
|
1,821,285
|
732,658
|
| Percentage
|
31.6%
|
30.4%
|
12.2%
|
|
|
|
Fourth party
|
Fifth party
|
Sixth party
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Leader
|
Jelle Zijlstra
|
Henk Beernink
|
Paul de Groot
|
| Party
|
ARP
|
CHU
|
CPN
|
| Leader since
|
1956
|
1959
|
1946
|
| Last election
|
15 seats, 9.9%
|
13 seats, 8.4%
|
7 seats, 4.7%
|
| Seats won
|
14
|
12
|
3
|
| Seat change
|
1
|
1
|
4
|
| Popular vote
|
563,091
|
486,429
|
144,542
|
| Percentage
|
9.4%
|
8.1%
|
2.4%
|
|
|
|
Seventh party
|
Eighth party
|
|
|
|
|
| Leader
|
Pieter Zandt
|
Henk Lankhorst
Nico van der Veen
|
| Party
|
SGP
|
PSP
|
| Leader since
|
1945
|
1959
|
| Last election
|
3 seats, 2.3%
|
First Election
|
| Seats won
|
3
|
2
|
| Seat change
|
|
2
|
| Popular vote
|
129,678
|
110,499
|
| Percentage
|
2.2%
|
1.8%
|
|
 Seats |
|
General elections were held in the Netherlands on 12 March 1959.[1] The Catholic People's Party emerged as the largest party, winning 49 of the 150 seats in the House of Representatives.[2]
Results
| Party
|
Votes
|
%
|
Seats
|
+/–
|
| Catholic People's Party |
1,895,914 |
31.6 |
49 |
0
|
| Labour Party |
1,821,285 |
30.4 |
48 |
–2
|
| People's Party for Freedom and Democracy |
732,658 |
12.2 |
19 |
+6
|
| Anti Revolutionary Party |
563,091 |
9.4 |
14 |
–1
|
| Christian Historical Union |
486,429 |
8.1 |
12 |
–1
|
| Communist Party of the Netherlands |
144,542 |
2.4 |
3 |
–4
|
| Reformed Political Party |
129,678 |
2.2 |
3 |
0
|
| Pacifist Socialist Party |
110,499 |
1.8 |
2 |
New
|
| Farmers' Party/Party for Agriculture and the Middle Class |
115,435 |
2.0 |
0 |
New
|
| Reformed Political League |
0 |
0
|
| Brug Group |
0 |
New
|
| Positive Christian National Union |
0 |
New
|
| Invalid/blank votes |
143,878 |
– |
– |
–
|
| Total |
6,143,409 |
100 |
150 |
0
|
| Registered voters/turnout |
6,427,864 |
95.6 |
– |
–
|
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver
|
| Popular Vote |
|---|
|
|
|
| KVP |
|
31.60% |
| PvdA |
|
30.36% |
| VVD |
|
12.21% |
| ARP |
|
9.39% |
| CHU |
|
8.11% |
| CPN |
|
2.41% |
| SGP |
|
2.16% |
| PSP |
|
1.84% |
| GPV |
|
0.67% |
| BP/PLM |
|
0.66% |
| Other |
|
0.60% |
|
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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