Dutch general election, 1946
Dutch general election, 1946
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All 100 seats to the House of Representatives
51 seats were needed for a majority
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Turnout |
93.1% |
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First party |
Second party |
Third party |
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![Louis Beel](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Beel%2C_L.J.M._-_SFA008007058.jpg/102px-Beel%2C_L.J.M._-_SFA008007058.jpg) |
![Willem Drees](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Drees%2C_W._-_SFA002019221.jpg/107px-Drees%2C_W._-_SFA002019221.jpg) |
![Jan Schouten](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/Schouten%2C_J._-_SFA008007287.jpg/96px-Schouten%2C_J._-_SFA008007287.jpg) |
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% |
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Fourth party |
Fifth party |
Sixth party |
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![Paul de Groot](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Paul_de_Groot.jpg/99px-Paul_de_Groot.jpg) |
![Hendrik Willem Tilanus](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/HWTilanus.jpg/95px-HWTilanus.jpg) |
![Steven Bierema](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Bierema%2C_S.E.B._-_SFA008007076.jpg/125px-Bierema%2C_S.E.B._-_SFA008007076.jpg) |
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 |
![Steady Steady](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png) |
2 |
Popular vote |
502,963 |
373,217 |
305,287 |
Percentage |
10.6% |
7.8% |
6.4% |
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Seventh party |
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![Pieter Zandt](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Pieter_Zandt_cropped.PNG/99px-Pieter_Zandt_cropped.PNG) |
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Leader |
Pieter Zandt |
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Party |
SGP |
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Leader since |
1945 |
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Last election |
2 seats, 1.9% |
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Seats won |
2 |
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Seat change |
![Steady Steady](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png) |
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Popular vote |
101,759 |
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Percentage |
2.1% |
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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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