1981 Dutch general election

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1981 Dutch general election
Netherlands
← 1977 26 May 1981 1982 →
Turnout 87.0% (Decrease 1.1 pp)
Party Leader % Seats ±
CDA 30.8% 48
PvdA 28.3% 44
VVD 17.3% 26
D66 11.1% 17
PSP 2.1% 3
CPN 2.1% 3
SGP 2.0% 3
PPR 2.0% 3
RPF 1.2% 2
GPV 0.8% 1
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
File:Tweede Kamerverkiezingen 1981.png
Prime Minister before Prime Minister
Dries van Agt Dries van Agt
CDA
Dries van Agt
CDA
Dries van Agt

General elections were held in the Netherlands on 26 May 1981.[1] The Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) emerged as the largest party, winning 48 of the 150 seats in the House of Representatives.[2]

The incumbent Christian Democratic Appeal-People's Party for Freedom and Democracy coalition lost its overall majority leading to a new coalition being formed between the CDA, the Labour Party (PvdA) and Democrats 66, with the CDA's Dries van Agt continuing as Prime Minister. However due to disagreements between the CDA and PvdA on government spending the coalition collapsed after just a year, leading to fresh elections.

Results

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Popular Vote
CDA
  
30.81%
PvdA
  
28.29%
VVD
  
17.32%
D66
  
11.06%
PSP
  
2.12%
CPN
  
2.05%
SGP
  
1.97%
PPR
  
1.97%
RPF
  
1.25%
GPV
  
0.82%
DS70
  
0.56%
Other
  
1.79%

References

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  1. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1396 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. Nohlen & Stöver, p1414