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1946 Dutch general election

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election_name1946 Dutch general election
countryNetherlands
previous_election[1937](1937-dutch-general-election)
next_election[1948](1948-dutch-general-election)
seats_for_electionAll 100 seats in the House of Representatives
majority_seats51
election_date17 May 1946
turnout93.10% ( 1.30pp)
leader1Carl Romme
party1Catholic People's Party
last_election131
seats132
percentage130.81
leader2Willem Drees
party2Labour Party (Netherlands)
last_election231
seats229
percentage228.31
leader3Jan Schouten
party3Anti-Revolutionary Party
last_election317
seats313
percentage312.90
leader4Paul de Groot
party4Communist Party of the Netherlands
last_election43
seats410
percentage410.56
leader5Hendrik Tilanus
party5Christian Historical Union
last_election58
seats58
percentage57.84
leader6Steven Bierema
party6PvdV
last_election64
seats66
percentage66.41
leader7Pieter Zandt
party7Reformed Political Party
last_election72
seats72
percentage72.14
mapTK_Samenstelling_1946.jpg
map_captionMost voted-for party by municipality
titleCabinet
before_electionSchermerhorn–Drees cabinet
before_partyKVP–PvdA–ARP
after_electionFirst Beel cabinet
after_partyKVP–PvdA

General elections were held in the Netherlands on 17 May 1946, the first after World War II. The Catholic People's Party, a continuation of the pre-war Roman Catholic State Party, remained the largest party in the House of Representatives, winning 32 of the 100 seats.

Following the elections, the Catholic People's Party formed a grand coalition government with the Labour Party.

Results

Indicated changes in seats are compared to the Schermerhorn-Drees cabinet appointed by Queen Wilhelmina after World War II.

By province

ProvinceKVPPvdAARPCPNCHUPvdVSGPOthersCatholic People's Party}};"Labour Party (Netherlands)}};"Anti-Revolutionary Party}};"Communist Party of the Netherlands}};"Christian Historical Union}};"Freedom Party (Netherlands)}};"Reformed Political Party}};"
Drenthe5.8**39.4**19.27.112.015.80.20.5
Friesland6.7**37.5**23.810.115.64.70.70.9
Gelderland**31.6**28.312.04.513.06.43.50.7
Groningen5.5**35.5**22.514.69.311.20.11.3
Limburg (Netherlands)**79.6**12.50.95.60.50.60.2-
North Brabant**77.7**12.53.32.22.31.10.60.3
North Holland23.2**32.6**10.021.14.27.00.51.5
Overijssel26.6**28.7**13.910.410.95.42.71.4
South Holland18.6**31.9**16.611.38.28.53.61.3
Flevoland23.4**28.8**17.218.37.42.01.61.4
Utrecht25.8**29.1**17.37.69.66.23.51.0
Zeeland20.9**24.6**16.32.817.37.29.81.2

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 16 mei 1946".
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