1946 Dutch General Election
The first postwar election17 May 1946 · Postwar reconstruction · 100 seats, 51 for a majority
General elections were held in the Netherlands on 17 May 1946, the first after World War II. The Catholic People's Party, a continuation of the pre-war Roman Catholic State Party, remained the largest party in the House of Representatives, winning 32 of the 100 seats.
Prime Minister before
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Prime Minister (continued)
Louis Beel
KVP
Largest force
KVP
32 of 100 seats
Turnout
93.1%
The result
| Share of the House of Representatives | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KVP | Carl Romme | 32 | +1 | — | 30.8% | — | |
| PvdA | Willem Drees | 29 | -2 | — | 28.3% | — | |
| ARP | Jan Schouten | 13 | -4 | — | 12.9% | — | |
| CPN | Paul de Groot | 10 | +7 | — | 10.6% | — | |
| CHU | Hendrik Tilanus | 8 | 0 | — | 7.8% | — | |
| PvdV | Dirk Stikker | 6 | +2 | — | 6.4% | — | |
| SGP | Pieter Zandt | 2 | 0 | — | 2.1% | — |