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Dutch general election, 1981|
|
|
| Turnout | 87.0% |
|---|
|
|
First party
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Second party
|
Third party
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Leader
|
Dries van Agt
|
Joop den Uyl
|
Hans Wiegel
|
| Party
|
CDA
|
PvdA
|
VVD
|
| Leader since
|
1976
|
1966
|
1971
|
| Last election
|
49 seats, 31.9%
|
53 seats, 33.8%
|
28 seats, 17.9%
|
| Seats won
|
48
|
44
|
26
|
| Seat change
|
 1
|
9
|
2
|
| Popular vote
|
2,677,259
|
2,458,452
|
1,505,311
|
| Percentage
|
30.8%
|
28.3%
|
17.3%
|
|
|
|
Fourth party
|
Fifth party
|
Sixth party
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Leader
|
Jan Terlouw
|
Fred van der Spek
|
Marcus Bakker
|
| Party
|
D66
|
PSP
|
CPN
|
| Leader since
|
1973
|
1978
|
1963
|
| Last election
|
8 seats, 5.4%
|
1 seats, 0.9%
|
2 seats, 1.7%
|
| Seats won
|
17
|
3
|
3
|
| Seat change
|
 9
|
2
|
1
|
| Popular vote
|
961,121
|
184,422
|
178,292
|
| Percentage
|
11.1%
|
2.1%
|
2.1%
|
|
|
|
Seventh party
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Eighth party
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Ninth party
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Leader
|
Henk van Rossum
|
Ria Beckers
|
Meindert Leerling
|
| Party
|
SGP
|
PPR
|
RPF
|
| Leader since
|
1981
|
1977
|
1980
|
| Last election
|
3 seats, 2.1%
|
3 seats, 1.7%
|
0 seats, 0.6%
|
| Seats won
|
3
|
3
|
2
|
| Seat change
|
 0
|
0
|
2
|
| Popular vote
|
171,324
|
171,042
|
108,364
|
| Percentage
|
2.0%
|
2.0%
|
1.2%
|
|
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|
General elections were held in the Netherlands on 26 May 1981.[1] The Christian Democratic Appeal emerged as the largest party, winning 48 of the 150 seats in the House of Representatives.[2]
Results
| Party
|
Votes
|
%
|
Seats
|
+/–
|
| Christian Democratic Appeal |
2,677,259 |
30.8 |
48 |
–1
|
| Labour Party |
2,458,452 |
28.3 |
44 |
–9
|
| People's Party for Freedom and Democracy |
1,505,311 |
17.3 |
26 |
–2
|
| Democrats 66 |
961,121 |
11.1 |
17 |
+9
|
| Pacifist Socialist Party |
184,422 |
2.1 |
3 |
+2
|
| Communist Party of the Netherlands |
178,292 |
2.1 |
3 |
+1
|
| Reformed Political Party |
171,324 |
2.0 |
3 |
0
|
| Political Party of Radicals |
171,042 |
2.0 |
3 |
0
|
| Reformatory Political Federation |
108,364 |
1.2 |
2 |
+2
|
| Reformed Political League |
70,878 |
0.8 |
1 |
0
|
| Centre Party |
204,372 |
2.4 |
0 |
New
|
| Democratic Socialists '70 |
0 |
–1
|
| The Peace Party |
0 |
New
|
| Evangelical People's Party |
0 |
New
|
| God with Us |
0 |
New
|
| International Communist League |
0 |
New
|
| Small Party |
0 |
New
|
| Livable Netherlands |
0 |
New
|
| Nederlandse Evoluie Partij |
0 |
New
|
| Dutch Peoples-Union |
0 |
0
|
| Party for the Liquidation of the Netherlands |
0 |
New
|
| Partij Van Rijksgenoten |
0 |
New
|
| Realists '81 |
0 |
New
|
| Roman Catholic Party of the Netherlands |
0 |
0
|
| Right-wing People's Party |
0 |
–1
|
| Survive Together or Die |
0 |
New
|
| Socialist Party |
0 |
0
|
| Verbond tegen Ambtelijke Willekeur |
0 |
New
|
| Invalid/blank votes |
47,401 |
– |
– |
–
|
| Total |
8,738,238 |
100 |
150 |
0
|
| Registered voters/turnout |
10,040,121 |
87.0 |
– |
–
|
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver
|
| Popular Vote |
|---|
|
|
|
| CDA |
|
30.81% |
| PvdA |
|
28.29% |
| VVD |
|
17.32% |
| D66 |
|
11.06% |
| PSP |
|
2.12% |
| CPN |
|
2.05% |
| SGP |
|
1.97% |
| PPR |
|
1.97% |
| RPF |
|
1.25% |
| GPV |
|
0.82% |
| DS70 |
|
0.56% |
| Other |
|
1.79% |
|
References
- ^ Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1396 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
- ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1414
