1946 Dutch general election

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]

1946 Dutch general election
17 May 1946
Turnout93.1%
Party Leader % Seats ±
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
Willem Schermerhorn
PvdA		 Louis Beel
KVP

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

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 Party1,466,58230.832+1
Labour Party1,347,94028.329–3
Anti-Revolutionary Party614,20112.913–4
Communist Party of the Netherlands502,96310.610+7
Christian Historical Union373,2177.880
Freedom Party305,2876.46+2
Reformed Political Party101,7592.120
Protestant Union32,0200.70New
Dutch Bellamy Party11,2050.20New
Lopes Group5,5370.10New
Invalid/blank votes152,304–––
Total4,912,0151001000
Registered voters/turnout5,275,88893.1––
Source: Nederlandse verkiezingsuitslagen
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%
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References
  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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