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1948 Dutch general election

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FieldValue
election_name1948 Dutch general election
countryNetherlands
previous_election1946
next_election1952
seats_for_electionAll 100 seats in the House of Representatives
majority_seats51
election_date7 July 1948
turnout93.67% (0.57pp)
leader1Carl Romme
party1Catholic People's Party
last_election132
seats132
percentage131.04
leader2Willem Drees
party2Labour Party (Netherlands)
last_election229
seats227
percentage225.60
leader3Jan Schouten
party3Anti-Revolutionary Party
last_election313
seats313
percentage313.21
leader4Hendrik Tilanus
party4Christian Historical Union
last_election48
seats49
percentage49.19
leader5Pieter Oud
party5People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
last_election56
seats58
percentage57.95
leader6Paul de Groot
party6Communist Party of the Netherlands
last_election610
seats68
percentage67.74
leader7Pieter Zandt
party7Reformed Political Party
last_election72
seats72
percentage72.37
leader8Charles Welter
party8Catholic National Party
last_election8new
seats81
percentage81.26
mapTK_Samenstelling_1948.jpg
titleCabinet
before_electionFirst Beel cabinet
before_partyKVP–PvdA
after_electionDrees–Van Schaik cabinet
after_partyKVP–PvdA–CHU–VVD

General elections were held in the Netherlands on 7 July 1948. The Catholic People's Party remained the largest party in the House of Representatives, winning 32 of the 100 seats.

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

By province

ProvinceKVPPvdAARPCHUVVDCPNSGPKNPOthersCatholic People's Party}};"Labour Party (Netherlands)}};"Anti-Revolutionary Party}};"Christian Historical Union}};"People's Party for Freedom and Democracy}};"Communist Party of the Netherlands}};"Reformed Political Party}};"Catholic National Party}};"
Drenthe6.238.019.013.815.75.40.40.21.3
Friesland7.033.224.317.67.37.10.70.12.6
Gelderland31.424.912.013.98.23.14.21.11.1
Groningen5.633.322.911.412.011.30.20.42.9
Limburg (Netherlands)81.58.61.00.70.83.70.13.00.7
North Brabant77.210.53.32.61.61.70.71.80.5
North Holland23.429.211.25.49.817.30.61.12.0
Overijssel27.325.313.514.18.37.62.90.40.6
South Holland18.330.716.710.19.77.33.91.32.1
Flevoland22.026.418.310.83.216.91.90.20.4
Utrecht24.725.118.711.17.64.83.91.82.1
Zeeland19.424.416.516.88.01.79.91.22.1

References

References

  1. [[Dieter Nohlen]] & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1396 {{ISBN. 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. Nohlen & Stöver, p1413
  3. "Tweede Kamer 7 juli 1948".
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