Dutch general election, 1956
Dutch general election, 1956
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All 150 seats to the House of Representatives
76 seats were needed for a majority
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| Turnout |
95.5% |
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First party |
Second party |
Third party |
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| Leader |
Willem Drees |
Carl Romme |
Jelle Zijlstra |
| Party |
PvdA |
KVP |
ARP |
| Leader since |
1948 |
1946 |
1956 |
| Last election |
30 seats, 29.0% |
30 seats, 28.7% |
12 seats, 11.3% |
| Seats won |
50 |
49 |
15 |
| Seat change |
 20 |
19 |
3 |
| Popular vote |
1,872,209 |
1,815,310 |
567,535 |
| Percentage |
32.7% |
31.7% |
9.9% |
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Fourth party |
Fifth party |
Sixth party |
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| Leader |
Pieter Oud |
Hendrik Tilanus |
Paul de Groot |
| Party |
VVD |
CHU |
CPN |
| Leader since |
1948 |
1939 |
1946 |
| Last election |
9 seats, 8.8% |
9 seats, 8.9% |
6 seats, 6.2% |
| Seats won |
13 |
13 |
7 |
| Seat change |
4 |
4 |
1 |
| Popular vote |
502,530 |
482,918 |
272,054 |
| Percentage |
8.8% |
8.4% |
4.7% |
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Seventh party |
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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, 2.4% |
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| Seats won |
3 |
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| Seat change |
1 |
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| Popular vote |
129,517 |
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| Percentage |
2.3% |
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Seats
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Willem Drees
PvdA
Willem Drees
PvdA
General elections were held in the Netherlands on 13 June 1956. For the first time, the Labour Party (PvdA) emerged as the largest party, winning 50 of the 150 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.
Prior to the elections the number of seats in the House of Representatives was raised from 100 to 150. This meant that the electoral threshold was reduced from 1% to 0.67%.
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