1967 Dutch general election
General elections were held in the Netherlands on 15 February 1967.[1] The Catholic People's Party (KVP) remained the largest party, winning 42 of the 150 seats in the House of Representatives.[2]
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All 150 seats in the House of Representatives 76 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 94.9% ( 0.2 pp) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The elections led to a four-party centre-right coalition government being formed, consisting of the KVP, People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD), Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP) and Christian Historical Union (CHU), led by Prime Minister Piet de Jong.
Results
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
| Catholic People's Party | 1,822,939 | 26.50 | 42 | –8 | |
| Labour Party | 1,620,447 | 23.55 | 37 | –6 | |
| People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | 738,229 | 10.73 | 17 | +1 | |
| Anti-Revolutionary Party | 681,203 | 9.90 | 15 | +2 | |
| Christian Historical Union | 560,467 | 8.15 | 12 | –1 | |
| Farmers' Party | 328,186 | 4.77 | 7 | +4 | |
| Democrats 1966 | 307,859 | 4.48 | 7 | New | |
| Communist Party of the Netherlands | 248,330 | 3.61 | 5 | +1 | |
| Pacifist Socialist Party | 197,217 | 2.87 | 4 | 0 | |
| Reformed Political Party | 138,119 | 2.01 | 3 | 0 | |
| Reformed Political League | 59,218 | 0.86 | 1 | 0 | |
| The Emergency Council | 45,485 | 0.66 | 0 | New | |
| Christian Democratic Union | 45,346 | 0.66 | 0 | New | |
| Party for the Unmarried | 43,340 | 0.63 | 0 | New | |
| Land Interests | 17,596 | 0.26 | 0 | New | |
| Liberal People's Party | 11,292 | 0.16 | 0 | New | |
| Voogd List | 4,808 | 0.07 | 0 | New | |
| Van Breukelen-Grein List | 3,560 | 0.05 | 0 | New | |
| Machiela List | 1,676 | 0.02 | 0 | New | |
| Germeaux List | 1,218 | 0.02 | 0 | New | |
| Party of the Right | 1,070 | 0.02 | 0 | New | |
| Christian National People's Party | 992 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rodermond List | 916 | 0.01 | 0 | New | |
| Total | 6,879,513 | 100.00 | 150 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 6,879,513 | 97.20 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 198,298 | 2.80 | |||
| Total votes | 7,077,811 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 7,450,680 | 95.00 | |||
| Source: Kiesraad | |||||
References
- Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1396 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
- Nohlen & Stöver, p1414
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