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1967 Dutch general election
Election of the members of the House of Representatives
Election of the members of the House of Representatives
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| election_name | 1967 Dutch general election |
| country | Netherlands |
| previous_election | 1963 |
| next_election | 1971 |
| seats_for_election | All 150 seats in the House of Representatives |
| majority_seats | 76 |
| election_date | 15 February 1967 |
| turnout | 94.9% ( 0.2 pp) |
| leader1 | Norbert Schmelzer |
| party1 | Catholic People's Party |
| last_election1 | 50 |
| seats1 | 42 |
| percentage1 | 26.5% |
| leader2 | Joop den Uyl |
| party2 | Labour Party (Netherlands) |
| last_election2 | 43 |
| seats2 | 37 |
| percentage2 | 23.6% |
| leader3 | Edzo Toxopeus |
| party3 | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy |
| last_election3 | 16 |
| seats3 | 17 |
| percentage3 | 10.7% |
| leader4 | Barend Biesheuvel |
| party4 | Anti-Revolutionary Party |
| last_election4 | 13 |
| seats4 | 15 |
| percentage4 | 9.9% |
| leader5 | Henk Beernink |
| party5 | Christian Historical Union |
| last_election5 | 13 |
| seats5 | 12 |
| percentage5 | 8.1% |
| leader6 | Hendrik Koekoek |
| party6 | Farmers' Party (Netherlands) |
| last_election6 | 3 |
| seats6 | 7 |
| percentage6 | 4.8% |
| leader7 | Hans van Mierlo |
| party7 | Democrats 66 |
| last_election7 | new |
| seats7 | 7 |
| percentage7 | 4.5% |
| leader8 | Marcus Bakker |
| party8 | Communist Party of the Netherlands |
| last_election8 | 4 |
| seats8 | 5 |
| percentage8 | 3.6% |
| leader9 | Henk Lankhorst |
| party9 | Pacifist Socialist Party |
| last_election9 | 4 |
| seats9 | 4 |
| percentage9 | 2.9% |
| leader10 | Cornelius van Dis |
| party10 | Reformed Political Party |
| last_election10 | 3 |
| seats10 | 3 |
| percentage10 | 2.0% |
| leader11 | Piet Jongeling |
| party11 | Reformed Political League |
| last_election11 | 1 |
| seats11 | 1 |
| percentage11 | 0.9% |
| map | TK_Samenstelling_1967.jpg |
| map_size | 250px |
| map_caption | Seats |
| title | Cabinet |
| before_election | Zijlstra cabinet |
| before_party | KVP–ARP |
| after_election | De Jong cabinet |
| after_party | KVP–VVD–ARP–CHU |
General elections were held in the Netherlands on 15 February 1967. The Catholic People's Party (KVP) remained the largest party, winning 42 of the 150 seats in the House of Representatives.
The elections led to a four-party centre-right coalition government being formed, consisting of the KVP, People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD), Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP) and Christian Historical Union (CHU), led by Prime Minister Piet de Jong.
Results
By province
| Province | KVP | PvdA | VVD | ARP | CHU | BP | D'66 | CPN | PSP | SGP | GPV | Others | Catholic People's Party}};" | Labour Party (Netherlands)}};" | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy}};" | Anti-Revolutionary Party}};" | Christian Historical Union}};" | Farmers' Party (Netherlands)}};" | Democrats 66}};" | Communist Party of the Netherlands}};" | Pacifist Socialist Party}};" | Reformed Political Party}};" | Reformed Political League}};" | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drenthe | 7.0 | 35.5 | 14.0 | 15.1 | 11.4 | 6.5 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 1.9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Friesland | 6.5 | 31.7 | 8.1 | 22.8 | 15.3 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 1.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gelderland | 27.2 | 22.9 | 9.7 | 9.5 | 11.8 | 7.0 | 3.4 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 3.2 | 0.6 | 2.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Groningen | 5.5 | 33.2 | 12.0 | 16.7 | 9.7 | 4.6 | 2.7 | 6.4 | 3.5 | 0.2 | 3.8 | 1.8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Limburg (Netherlands) | 63.7 | 11.8 | 5.1 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 5.9 | 3.1 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 3.9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Brabant | 56.6 | 10.5 | 7.5 | 4.1 | 2.5 | 6.7 | 4.8 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 3.8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Holland | 19.8 | 24.7 | 13.1 | 8.4 | 5.2 | 4.2 | 6.9 | 8.7 | 5.0 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 3.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overijssel | 25.5 | 23.1 | 8.1 | 10.5 | 12.7 | 5.8 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 1.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Holland | 15.8 | 29.3 | 12.9 | 11.7 | 9.2 | 2.8 | 5.0 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 0.7 | 2.3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Flevoland | 18.5 | 22.0 | 10.3 | 20.8 | 14.1 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 2.6 | 1.2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utrecht | 21.5 | 22.7 | 13.1 | 12.2 | 11.0 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 1.3 | 2.4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Zeeland | 17.6 | 24.3 | 10.4 | 12.6 | 15.0 | 4.0 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 8.6 | 1.1 | 2.0 |
References
References
- [[Dieter Nohlen]] & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1396 {{ISBN. 978-3-8329-5609-7
- Nohlen & Stöver, p1414
- "Tweede Kamer 15 februari 1967".
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