Election of the members of the House of Representatives
1956 Dutch general election All 150 seats in the House of Representatives 76 seats needed for a majorityTurnout 95.5% ( 0.5 pp )
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Seats
General elections were held in the Netherlands on 13 June 1956.[ 1] For the first time, the Labour Party (PvdA) emerged as the largest party, winning 50 of the 150 seats in the House of Representatives .[ 2]
The elections led to the continuation of the four-party coalition government, consisting of the PvdA, Catholic People's Party , Anti-Revolutionary Party and Christian Historical Union .
Electoral system
Prior to the elections the number of seats in the House of Representatives was raised from 100 to 150.[ 3] This meant that the electoral threshold was reduced from 1% to 0.67%.[ 3]
Results
Party Votes % Seats +/– Labour Party 1,872,201 32.69 50 +20 Catholic People's Party 1,815,288 31.69 49 +19 Anti-Revolutionary Party 567,529 9.91 15 +3 People's Party for Freedom and Democracy 502,530 8.77 13 +4 Christian Historical Union 482,915 8.43 13 +4 Communist Party of the Netherlands 272,050 4.75 7 +1 Reformed Political Party 129,515 2.26 3 +1 Reformed Political League 37,208 0.65 0 0 National Union 28,960 0.51 0 New National Opposition Union 19,503 0.34 0 New Total 5,727,699 100.00 150 +50 Valid votes 5,727,699 97.90 Invalid/blank votes 122,626 2.10 Total votes 5,850,325 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 6,122,732 95.55 Source: Kiesraad
By province
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