1946 Dutch general election

General elections were held in the Netherlands on 17 May 1946,[1] 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.[2]

1946 Dutch general election
Netherlands
17 May 1946
All 100 seats in the House of Representatives
51 seats needed for a majority
Turnout93.1% (Decrease 1.3 pp)
PartyLeader % Seats +/–
KVP Carl Romme 30.8% 32 +1
PvdA Willem Drees 28.3% 29 +6
ARP Jan Schouten 12.9% 13 -4
CPN Paul de Groot 10.6% 10 +7
CHU Hendrik Tilanus 7.8% 8 0
PvdV Steven Bierema 6.4% 6 +2
SGP Pieter Zandt 2.1% 2 0
Cabinet before Cabinet after
Schermerhorn–Drees cabinet
KVP–PvdA–ARP		 First Beel cabinet
KVP–PvdA

Following the elections, the Catholic People's Party formed a grand coalition government with the Labour Party.

Results

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

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Catholic People's Party1,466,58230.8132+1
Labour Party1,347,94028.3129–3
Anti-Revolutionary Party614,20112.9013–4
Communist Party of the Netherlands502,96310.5610+7
Christian Historical Union373,2177.8480
Freedom Party305,2876.416+2
Reformed Political Party101,7592.1420
Protestant Union32,0200.670New
Dutch Bellamy Party11,2050.240New
Lopes Group5,5370.120New
Total4,760,711100.001000
Valid votes4,760,71196.92
Invalid/blank votes151,3043.08
Total votes4,912,015100.00
Registered voters/turnout5,275,88893.10
Source: Nederlandse verkiezingsuitslagen

References
  1. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1396 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. Nohlen & Stöver, p1413
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