1948 Dutch general election

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1948 Dutch general election
Netherlands
← 1946 7 July 1948 1952 →
Turnout 93.7% (Increase 0.6 pp)
Party Leader % Seats ±
KVP 31.0% 32
PvdA 25.6% 27
Anti-Revolutionary Party 13.2% 13
CHU 9.2% 9
VVD 8.0% 8
CPN 7.7% 8
SGP 2.4% 2
KNP 1.3% 1
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
File:TK Samenstelling 1948.jpg
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after
100x100px Louis Beel
KVP
Willem Drees
PvdA
Drees, W. - SFA002019221.jpg

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]

Following the elections, a broad four-party coalition government was formed between the Catholic People's Party, Labour Party, Christian Historical Union and People's Party for Freedom and Democracy. Combined these parties held 76% of the available seats in parliament.

Results

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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

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