Dutch general election, 1948
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All 100 seats to the House of Representatives
51 seats were needed for a majority |
Turnout |
93.7% |
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First party |
Second party |
Third party |
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Leader |
Carl Romme |
Willem Drees |
Jan Schouten |
Party |
KVP |
PvdA |
ARP |
Leader since |
1946 |
1946 |
1945 |
Last election |
32 seats, 30.8% |
29 seats, 28.3% |
13 seats, 12.9% |
Seats won |
32 |
27 |
13 |
Seat change |
|
2 |
|
Popular vote |
1,531,154 |
1,263,058 |
651,612 |
Percentage |
31.0% |
25.6% |
13.2% |
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Fourth party |
Fifth party |
Sixth party |
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Leader |
Hendrik Tilanus |
Pieter Oud |
Paul de Groot |
Party |
CHU |
VVD |
CPN |
Leader since |
1939 |
1948 |
1945 |
Last election |
8 seats, 7.8% |
6 seats, 6.4% |
10 seats, 10.6% |
Seats won |
9 |
8 |
8 |
Seat change |
1 |
2 |
2 |
Popular vote |
453,226 |
391,925 |
382,001 |
Percentage |
9.2% |
8.0% |
7.7% |
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Seventh party |
Eighth party |
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Leader |
Pieter Zandt |
Charles Welter |
Party |
SGP |
KNP |
Leader since |
1945 |
1948 |
Last election |
2 seats, 2.1% |
new party |
Seats won |
2 |
1 |
Seat change |
|
1 |
Popular vote |
116,937 |
62,376 |
Percentage |
2.4% |
1.3% |
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General elections were held in the Netherlands on 7 July 1948.[1] The Catholic People's Party remained the largest party in the House of Representatives, winning 32 of the 100 seats.[2]
Results
Party |
Votes |
% |
Seats |
+/– |
Catholic People's Party |
1,531,154 |
31.0 |
32 |
0 |
Labour Party |
1,263,058 |
25.6 |
27 |
–2 |
Anti Revolutionary Party |
651,612 |
13.2 |
13 |
0 |
Christian Historical Union |
453,226 |
9.2 |
9 |
+1 |
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy |
391,925 |
7.9 |
8 |
+2 |
Communist Party of the Netherlands |
382,001 |
7.7 |
8 |
–2 |
Reformed Political Party |
116,937 |
2.4 |
2 |
0 |
Catholic National Party |
62,376 |
1.3 |
1 |
New |
Middle Class Party |
40,949 |
0.8 |
0 |
New |
Independent National Group |
22,175 |
0.5 |
0 |
New |
Old SDAP/Progressive Party for the World Government |
15,322 |
0.3 |
0 |
New |
Revolutionary Communist Party |
2,224 |
0.1 |
0 |
New |
Invalid/blank votes |
156,623 |
– |
– |
– |
Total |
5,089,582 |
100 |
100 |
0 |
Registered voters/turnout |
5,433,663 |
93.7 |
– |
– |
Source: Nohlen & Stöver, Directory of small political parties 1918-1967 |
Popular Vote |
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KVP |
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31.04% |
PvdA |
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25.60% |
ARP |
|
13.21% |
CHU |
|
9.19% |
VVD |
|
7.95% |
CPN |
|
7.74% |
SGP |
|
2.37% |
KNP |
|
1.26% |
Other |
|
1.64% |
References