1946 Dutch general election

Election of the members of the House of Representatives

1946 Dutch general election

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All 100 seats in the House of Representatives
51 seats needed for a majority
Turnout| 93.1% ( 1.3 pp)
| Party | Leader  | % | Seats  | +/–

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KVP | Carl Romme | 30.8%  | 32  | +1
PvdA | Willem Drees | 28.3%  | 29  | +6
ARP | Jan Schouten | 12.9%  | 13  | -4
CPN | Paul de Groot | 10.6%  | 10  | +7
CHU | Hendrik Tilanus | 7.8%  | 8  | 0
PvdV | Steven Bierema | 6.4%  | 6  | +2
SGP | Pieter Zandt | 2.1%  | 2  | 0

This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

Prime Minister before | Prime Minister after

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| Willem Schermerhorn
PvdA | Louis Beel
KVP|

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]

Following the elections, the Catholic People's Party formed a grand coalition government with the Labour Party.

## Results[edit]

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| 30.81| 32| +1
| Labour Party| 1,347,940| 28.31| 29| –3
| Anti-Revolutionary Party| 614,201| 12.90| 13| –4
| Communist Party of the Netherlands| 502,963| 10.56| 10| +7
| Christian Historical Union| 373,217| 7.84| 8| 0
| Freedom Party| 305,287| 6.41| 6| +2
| Reformed Political Party| 101,759| 2.14| 2| 0
| Protestant Union| 32,020| 0.67| 0| New
| Dutch Bellamy Party| 11,205| 0.24| 0| New
| Lopes Group| 5,537| 0.12| 0| New
Total| 4,760,711| 100.00| 100| 0
Valid votes| 4,760,711| 96.92|
Invalid/blank votes| 151,304| 3.08|
Total votes| 4,912,015| 100.00|
Registered voters/turnout| 5,275,888| 93.10|
Source: Nederlandse verkiezingsuitslagen

| Popular Vote

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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[edit]

1. ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1396 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
2. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1413

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