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1972 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 | 1972 Dutch general election | |||||
| country | Netherlands | |||||
| ongoing | no | |||||
| previous_election | 1971 | |||||
| next_election | 1977 | |||||
| seats_for_election | All 150 seats in the House of Representatives | |||||
| majority_seats | 76 | |||||
| election_date | 29 November 1972 | |||||
| turnout | 83.5% ( 4.4 pp) | |||||
| leader1 | Joop den Uyl | |||||
| party1 | Labour Party (Netherlands) | |||||
| last_election1 | 39 | |||||
| seats1 | 43 | |||||
| percentage1 | 27.3% | |||||
| leader2 | Frans Andriessen | |||||
| party2 | Catholic People's Party | |||||
| last_election2 | 35 | |||||
| seats2 | 27 | |||||
| percentage2 | 17.7% | |||||
| leader3 | Hans Wiegel | |||||
| party3 | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | |||||
| last_election3 | 16 | |||||
| seats3 | 22 | |||||
| percentage3 | 14.4% | |||||
| leader4 | Barend Biesheuvel | |||||
| party4 | Anti-Revolutionary Party | |||||
| last_election4 | 13 | |||||
| seats4 | 14 | |||||
| percentage4 | 8.8% | |||||
| leader5 | Bas de Gaay Fortman | |||||
| party5 | Political Party of Radicals | |||||
| last_election5 | 2 | |||||
| seats5 | 7 | |||||
| percentage5 | 4.8% | |||||
| leader6 | Arnold Tilanus | |||||
| party6 | Christian Historical Union | |||||
| last_election6 | 10 | |||||
| seats6 | 7 | |||||
| percentage6 | 4.4% | |||||
| leader7 | Marcus Bakker | |||||
| party7 | Communist Party of the Netherlands | |||||
| last_election7 | 6 | |||||
| seats7 | 7 | |||||
| percentage7 | 4.4% | |||||
| leader8 | Hans van Mierlo | |||||
| party8 | Democrats 66 | |||||
| last_election8 | 11 | |||||
| seats8 | 6 | |||||
| percentage8 | 4.1% | |||||
| leader9 | Willem Drees Jr. | |||||
| party9 | Democratic Socialists '70 | |||||
| last_election9 | 8 | |||||
| seats9 | 6 | |||||
| percentage9 | 4.1% | |||||
| leader10 | Hette Abma | party10 = Reformed Political Party | last_election10 = 3 | seats10 = 3 | percentage10 = 2.2% | |
| leader11 | Hendrik Koekoek | party11 = Farmers' Party (Netherlands) | last_election11 = 1 | seats11 = 3 | percentage11 =1.9% | |
| leader12 | Piet Jongeling | party12 = Reformed Political League | last_election12 = 2 | seats12 = 2 | percentage12 = 1.8% | |
| leader13 | Bram van der Lek | party13 = Pacifist Socialist Party | last_election13 = 2 | seats13 = 2 | percentage13 = 1.5% | |
| leader14 | Klaas Beuker | party14 = RKPN | last_election14 = new | seats14 = 1 | percentage14 = 0.9% | color14 = |
| map | TK_1972_Samenstelling.jpg | |||||
| map_size | 250px | |||||
| map_caption | Seats | |||||
| title | Cabinet | |||||
| before_election | Second Biesheuvel cabinet | |||||
| before_party | KVP–VVD–ARP–CHU | |||||
| after_election | Den Uyl cabinet | |||||
| after_party | PvdA–KVP–ARP–D66–PPR |
Early general elections were held in the Netherlands on 29 November 1972. The Labour Party (PvdA) remained the largest party, winning 43 of the 150 seats in the House of Representatives.
The elections led to a five-party coalition government consisting of the PvdA, the Catholic People's Party, the Anti-Revolutionary Party, the Political Party of Radicals and Democrats 1966 with the PvdA's Joop den Uyl as Prime Minister.
Results
By province
| Province | PvdA | KVP | VVD | ARP | PPR | CHU | CPN | D'66 | DS'70 | SGP | BP | GPV | PSP | RKPN | Others | Labour Party (Netherlands)}};" | Catholic People's Party}};" | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy}};" | Anti-Revolutionary Party}};" | Political Party of Radicals}};" | Christian Historical Union}};" | Communist Party of the Netherlands}};" | Democrats 66}};" | Democratic Socialists '70}};" | Reformed Political Party}};" | Farmers' Party (Netherlands)}};" | Reformed Political League}};" | Pacifist Socialist Party}};" | Roman Catholic Party of the Netherlands}};" | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drenthe | 37.2 | 5.3 | 15.2 | 14.5 | 2.9 | 7.1 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 0.3 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 1.3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Friesland | 31.9 | 4.7 | 10.0 | 21.0 | 3.2 | 10.9 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 3.1 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 1.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gelderland | 26.1 | 18.2 | 14.1 | 9.2 | 4.9 | 7.4 | 1.7 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 1.2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Groningen | 34.9 | 3.5 | 11.9 | 15.1 | 3.5 | 5.4 | 8.6 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 5.2 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 1.4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Limburg (Netherlands) | 20.2 | 43.9 | 12.3 | 2.2 | 4.7 | 0.4 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 2.2 | 0.1 | 2.4 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 1.2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Brabant | 20.3 | 37.7 | 13.5 | 4.4 | 5.2 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 4.0 | 2.7 | 0.5 | 3.7 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Holland | 27.7 | 12.7 | 16.6 | 6.5 | 5.9 | 2.5 | 9.9 | 5.3 | 5.6 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overijssel | 25.1 | 19.9 | 10.8 | 10.0 | 4.0 | 8.8 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Holland | 32.2 | 9.8 | 15.6 | 9.7 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 3.7 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Flevoland | 22.7 | 10.6 | 16.2 | 17.5 | 6.4 | 7.7 | 2.5 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 3.4 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utrecht | 23.1 | 13.8 | 17.6 | 10.4 | 5.9 | 5.7 | 2.6 | 4.2 | 6.0 | 3.4 | 1.3 | 2.8 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Zeeland | 27.2 | 11.1 | 14.2 | 11.4 | 4.2 | 9.3 | 1.1 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 9.2 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.1 |
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 29 november 1972".
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