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1977 Dutch general election

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FieldValue
countryNetherlands
previous_election[1972](1972-dutch-general-election)
next_election[1981](1981-dutch-general-election)
seats_for_electionAll 150 seats in the House of Representatives
majority_seats76
election_date25 May 1977
turnout88.1% ( 4.6 pp)
leader1Joop den Uyl
party1Labour Party (Netherlands)
last_election143
seats153
percentage133.8%
leader2Dries van Agt
party2Christian Democratic Appeal
last_election248
seats249
percentage231.9%
leader3Hans Wiegel
party3People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
last_election322
seats328
percentage317.9%
leader4Jan Terlouw
party4Democrats 66
last_election46
seats48
percentage45.4%
leader5Hette Abma
party5Reformed Political Party
last_election53
seats53
percentage52.1%
leader6Marcus Bakker
party6Communist Party of the Netherlands
last_election67
seats62
percentage61.7%
leader7Ria Beckers
party7Political Party of Radicals
last_election77
seats73
percentage71.6%
leader8Bart Verbrugh
party8Reformed Political League
last_election82
seats81
percentage80.9%
leader9Bram van der Lek
party9Pacifist Socialist Party
last_election92
seats91
percentage90.9%
leader10Hendrik Koekoek
party10Farmers' Party (Netherlands)
last_election103
seats101
percentage100.8%
leader11Willem Drees Jr.
party11Democratic Socialists '70
last_election116
seats111
percentage110.7%
mapTweedeKamer 1977.png
map_captionMost voted-for party by municipality
titleCabinet
before_electionDen Uyl cabinet
before_partyPvdA–KVP–ARP–D66–PPR
after_electionFirst Van Agt cabinet
after_partyCDA–VVD

General elections were held in the Netherlands on 25 May 1977. The Labour Party remained the largest party, winning 53 of the 150 seats in the House of Representatives. Following the election, it took 208 days of negotiations to form a new government. This was a European record for longest government formation that stood until after the 2010 Belgian general election.{{cite web |url=https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5icaxxHSmnBBG2Njff5zmhjM2idLg?docId=CNG.f743df69e39530a06cd5cbf6c176ca6f.231 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130124183352/http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5icaxxHSmnBBG2Njff5zmhjM2idLg?docId=CNG.f743df69e39530a06cd5cbf6c176ca6f.231 |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 24, 2013 |title=Belgium's shoddy political record poses financial threat

Eventually a coalition was formed during the 1977 Dutch cabinet formation between the Christian Democratic Appeal and the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy with Van Agt as Prime Minister.

Results

By province

ProvincePvdACDAVVDD'66SGPCPNPPRGPVPSPBPDS'70OthersLabour Party (Netherlands)}};"Christian Democratic Appeal}};"People's Party for Freedom and Democracy}};"Democrats 66}};"Reformed Political Party}};"Communist Party of the Netherlands}};"Political Party of Radicals}};"Reformed Political League}};"Pacifist Socialist Party}};"Farmers' Party (Netherlands)}};"Democratic Socialists '70}};"
Drenthe**41.5**27.118.24.40.41.21.41.80.61.30.61.5
Friesland37.3**37.4**12.34.40.91.51.31.60.80.60.61.3
Gelderland30.8**35.5**17.24.83.70.61.70.70.91.40.52.2
Groningen**42.4**24.314.44.40.34.31.94.01.30.70.61.4
Limburg (Netherlands)30.1**44.6**14.73.30.11.11.90.10.71.00.42.0
North Brabant28.8**43.7**15.75.00.50.61.60.20.81.10.51.5
North Holland**35.4**22.921.77.30.54.52.10.41.50.61.21.9
Overijssel31.0**39.5**13.24.22.91.11.32.20.51.20.42.5
South Holland**37.9**24.619.96.13.81.31.50.80.80.40.92.0
Flevoland**33.1**29.018.96.71.02.92.81.30.60.60.72.4
Utrecht28.2**30.5**22.16.63.20.91.91.61.30.70.72.3
Zeeland**32.6**29.817.34.48.40.41.51.60.51.00.61.9

References

References

  1. [[Dieter Nohlen]] & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1396 {{ISBN. 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. Nohlen & Stöver, p1414
  3. "Tweede Kamer 25 mei 1977".
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