Dutch general election, 1948

Dutch general election, 1948

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All 100 seats to the House of Representatives 51 seats were needed for a majority
Turnout	93.7%
First party Second party Third party   Leader Carl Romme Willem Drees Jan Schouten Party KVP PvdA ARP Leader since 1946 1946 1945 Last election 32 seats, 30.8% 29 seats, 28.3% 13 seats, 12.9% Seats won 32 27 13 Seat change 2 Popular vote 1,531,154 1,263,058 651,612 Percentage 31.0% 25.6% 13.2%   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader Hendrik Tilanus Pieter Oud Paul de Groot Party CHU VVD CPN Leader since 1939 1948 1945 Last election 8 seats, 7.8% 6 seats, 6.4% 10 seats, 10.6% Seats won 9 8 8 Seat change 1 2 2 Popular vote 453,226 391,925 382,001 Percentage 9.2% 8.0% 7.7%   Seventh party Eighth party   Leader Pieter Zandt Charles Welter Party SGP KNP Leader since 1945 1948 Last election 2 seats, 2.1% new party Seats won 2 1 Seat change 1 Popular vote 116,937 62,376 Percentage 2.4% 1.3%
Prime Minister before election Louis Beel KVP Prime Minister Willem Drees PvdA

Louis Beel
KVP

Willem Drees
PvdA

General elections were held in the Netherlands on 7 July 1948. The Catholic People's Party remained the largest party in the House of Representatives, winning 32 of the 100 seats.

Following the elections, a broad four-party coalition government was formed between the Catholic People's Party, Labour Party, Christian Historical Union and People's Party for Freedom and Democracy. Combined these parties held 76% of the available seats in parliament.

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