1952 Dutch general election

General elections were held in the Netherlands on 25 June 1952.[1] The Catholic People's Party and the Labour Party both won 30 of the 100 seats in the House of Representatives.[2] It was the first time since 1913 that the Catholic People's Party and its predecessors had not received a plurality of the vote.[3]

1952 Dutch general election
Netherlands
25 June 1952
All 100 seats in the House of Representatives
51 seats needed for a majority
Turnout95.0% (Increase 1.3 pp)
PartyLeader % Seats +/–
PvdA Willem Drees 29.0% 30 +3
KVP Carl Romme 28.7% 30 -2
ARP Jan Schouten 11.3% 12 -1
CHU Hendrik Tilanus 8.9% 9 0
VVD Pieter Oud 8.8% 9 +1
CPN Paul de Groot 6.2% 6 -2
KNP Charles Welter 2.7% 2 +1
SGP Pieter Zandt 2.4% 2 0
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after
First Drees cabinet
KVP–PvdA–CHU–VVD		 Second Drees cabinet
PvdA–KVP–ARP–CHU

The elections led to a continuation of the previous four-party government, consisting of Labour, the Catholic People's Party, People's Party for Freedom and Democracy and the Christian Historical Union. However, three months after the elections the VVD left the government and were replaced by the Anti-Revolutionary Party.

Results
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Labour Party1,545,86728.9730+3
Catholic People's Party1,529,50828.6730–2
Anti-Revolutionary Party603,32911.3112–1
Christian Historical Union476,1958.9290
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy471,0408.839+1
Communist Party of the Netherlands328,6216.166–2
Catholic National Party144,5202.712+1
Reformed Political Party129,0812.4220
Reformed Political League35,4970.670New
Middle Class Party25,1270.4700
Party for Justice, Freedom and Welfare18,9900.360New
Socialist Union18,0100.340New
Young Conservative Union9,9600.1900
Total5,335,745100.001000
Valid votes5,335,74596.98
Invalid/blank votes165,9813.02
Total votes5,501,726100.00
Registered voters/turnout5,792,67994.98
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
  3. Nohlen & Stöver, pp1402-1406
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