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
—
Prime Minister (continued)
Louis Beel
KVP
Largest force
KVP
32 of 100 seats
Turnout
93.1%
The result
KVP
Carl Romme · 30.8% of votes · +1 seats
32
seats
PvdA
Willem Drees · 28.3% of votes · -2 seats
29
seats
ARP
Jan Schouten · 12.9% of votes · -4 seats
13
seats
CPN
Paul de Groot · 10.6% of votes · +7 seats
10
seats
CHU
Hendrik Tilanus · 7.8% of votes · 0 seats
8
seats
PvdV
Dirk Stikker · 6.4% of votes · +2 seats
6
seats
SGP
Pieter Zandt · 2.1% of votes · 0 seats
2
seats