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1959 Dutch general election

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FieldValue
countryNetherlands
previous_election1956
next_election1963
seats_for_electionAll 150 seats in the House of Representatives
majority_seats76
election_date12 March 1959
turnout95.57% ( 0.07pp)
leader1Carl Romme
party1Catholic People's Party
last_election149
seats149
percentage131.60
leader2Jaap Burger
party2Labour Party (Netherlands)
last_election250
seats248
percentage230.36
leader3Pieter Oud
party3People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
last_election313
seats319
percentage312.21
leader4Jelle Zijlstra
party4Anti-Revolutionary Party
last_election415
seats414
percentage49.39
leader5Henk Beernink
party5Christian Historical Union
last_election513
seats512
percentage58.11
leader6Paul de Groot
party6Communist Party of the Netherlands
last_election67
seats63
percentage62.41
leader7Pieter Zandt
party7Reformed Political Party
last_election73
seats73
percentage72.16
leader8Henk Lankhorst, Nico van der Veen
party8Pacifist Socialist Party
last_election8new
seats82
percentage81.84
mapTK_Samenstelling_1959.jpg
map_captionMost voted-for party by municipality
titleCabinet
before_electionSecond Beel cabinet
before_partyKVP–ARP–CHU
after_electionDe Quay cabinet
after_partyKVP–VVD–ARP–CHU

General elections were held in the Netherlands on 12 March 1959. The Catholic People's Party emerged as the largest party, winning 49 of the 150 seats in the House of Representatives.

Results

By province

ProvinceKVPPvdAVVDARPCHUCPNSGPPSPOthersCatholic People's Party}};"Labour Party (Netherlands)}};"People's Party for Freedom and Democracy}};"Anti-Revolutionary Party}};"Christian Historical Union}};"Communist Party of the Netherlands}};"Reformed Political Party}};"Pacifist Socialist Party}};"
Drenthe6.942.518.415.311.51.90.20.62.6
Friesland6.938.710.421.916.22.00.71.71.5
Gelderland31.929.111.09.112.20.63.60.71.8
Groningen5.840.716.016.89.34.80.21.74.7
Limburg (Netherlands)79.515.02.51.00.70.70.10.20.3
North Brabant74.015.24.22.62.30.40.60.30.4
North Holland23.433.116.87.54.96.10.64.72.9
Overijssel28.130.09.610.112.92.42.70.93.1
South Holland18.536.415.411.39.02.13.82.01.5
Flevoland24.424.79.720.015.40.42.10.82.5
Utrecht25.529.713.812.310.60.93.31.52.4
Zeeland21.129.311.112.514.90.48.80.41.5

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. "Verkiezingsuitslag en zetelverdeling Tweede Kamer, 1959".
  4. "Tweede Kamer 12 maart 1959".
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