Dutch general election, 1946

Dutch general election, 1946

← 1937 17 May 1946 1948 →
All 100 seats to the House of Representatives 51 seats were needed for a majority
Turnout	93.1%
First party Second party Third party   Leader Louis Beel Willem Drees Jan Schouten Party KVP PvdA ARP Leader since not leader 1946 1945 Last election 31 seats, 28.8% 23 seats, 21.9% 17 seats, 16.4% Seats won 32 29 13 Seat change 1 6 4 Popular vote 1,466,582 1,347,940 614,201 Percentage 30.8% 28.3% 12.9%   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader Paul de Groot Hendrik Tilanus Steven Bierema Party CPN CHU PvdV Leader since 1945 1939 1946 Last election 3 seats, 3.4% 8 seats, 7.5% 4 seats, 4.0% Seats won 10 8 6 Seat change 7 2 Popular vote 502,963 373,217 305,287 Percentage 10.6% 7.8% 6.4%   Seventh party   Leader Pieter Zandt Party SGP Leader since 1945 Last election 2 seats, 1.9% Seats won 2 Seat change Popular vote 101,759 Percentage 2.1%
Prime Minister before election Willem Schermerhorn PvdA Prime Minister Louis Beel KVP

Willem Schermerhorn
PvdA

Louis Beel
KVP

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.

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

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