1956 Dutch general election
13 June 1956
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This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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General elections were held in the Netherlands on 13 June 1956.[1] For the first time, the Labour Party (PvdA) emerged as the largest party, winning 34 of the 100 seats in the House of Representatives.
The elections led to the continuation of the four-party coalition government, consisting of the PvdA, Catholic People's Party, Anti-Revolutionary Party and Christian Historical Union.
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | 1,872,209 | 32.69 | 34 | +4 | |
| Catholic People's Party | 1,815,130 | 31.69 | 33 | +3 | |
| Anti-Revolutionary Party | 567,535 | 9.91 | 10 | –2 | |
| People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | 502,530 | 8.77 | 9 | 0 | |
| Christian Historical Union | 482,915 | 8.43 | 8 | –1 | |
| Communist Party of the Netherlands | 272,054 | 4.75 | 4 | –2 | |
| Reformed Political Party | 129,517 | 2.26 | 2 | 0 | |
| Reformed Political League | 37,206 | 0.65 | 0 | 0 | |
| National Union | 28,960 | 0.51 | 0 | New | |
| Dutch Opposition Union | 19,503 | 0.34 | 0 | New | |
| Total | 5,727,559 | 100.00 | 100 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 5,727,559 | 97.92 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 121,910 | 2.08 | |||
| Total votes | 5,849,469 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 6,125,210 | 95.50 | |||
| Source: CBS,[2] Nohlen & Stöver | |||||
By province
| Province | PvdA | KVP | ARP | VVD | CHU | CPN | SGP | Others |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drenthe | 44.6 | 6.9 | 15.7 | 15.2 | 12.2 | 3.4 | 0.3 | 1.8 |
| Friesland | 40.9 | 6.9 | 22.0 | 8.4 | 16.0 | 3.5 | 0.7 | 1.5 |
| Gelderland | 31.3 | 32.2 | 9.3 | 7.9 | 13.1 | 1.4 | 3.8 | 1.1 |
| Groningen | 42.2 | 5.9 | 17.3 | 12.9 | 9.6 | 7.6 | 0.2 | 4.2 |
| Limburg | 17.5 | 78.6 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| North Brabant | 16.4 | 74.9 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| North Holland | 37.3 | 23.7 | 8.2 | 11.8 | 5.1 | 11.9 | 0.6 | 1.4 |
| Overijssel | 31.8 | 28.0 | 10.2 | 7.6 | 13.1 | 4.2 | 3.0 | 2.2 |
| South Holland | 37.9 | 18.7 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 9.4 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 1.7 |
| Southern IJsselmeer Polders | 28.0 | 24.8 | 19.6 | 7.6 | 14.5 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 1.7 |
| Utrecht | 32.6 | 25.8 | 12.9 | 9.3 | 11.1 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 2.0 |
| Zeeland | 32.0 | 20.9 | 12.8 | 8.1 | 15.4 | 0.6 | 9.0 | 1.3 |
Aftermath
As a result of a constitutional amendment later in 1956, the House of Representatives was increased from 100 to 150 members on 6 November 1956. Rather than hold fresh elections, the results of the June elections were recalculated on the basis of 150 members.
| Party | Seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Original | New total | +/– | ||||
| Labour Party | 34 | 50 | +16 | |||
| Catholic People's Party | 33 | 49 | +16 | |||
| Anti-Revolutionary Party | 10 | 15 | +5 | |||
| People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | 9 | 13 | +4 | |||
| Christian Historical Union | 8 | 13 | +5 | |||
| Communist Party of the Netherlands | 4 | 7 | +3 | |||
| Reformed Political Party | 2 | 3 | +1 | |||
| Total | 100 | 150 | +50 | |||
References
- ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1396 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
- ^ "Verkiezingsuitslag en zetelverdeling Tweede Kamer, 1956". CBS.
- ^ "Tweede Kamer 13 juni 1956". Kiesraad (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 November 2023.