1952 Dutch General Election
25 June 1952 · Postwar reconstruction · 100 seats, 51 for a majority
General elections were held in the Netherlands on 25 June 1952. The Catholic People's Party and the Labour Party both won 30 of the 100 seats in the House of Representatives.
Held in wartime. This election took place while the country was engaged in Korean War [ 9 ] (1950–1953). Conflicts →
Prime Minister before
First Drees cabinet
KVP–PvdA–CHU–VVD Second Drees cabinet
Prime Minister after
Willem Drees
PvdA
Largest force
PvdA
30 of 100 seats
Turnout
95.0%
The result
PvdA
Willem Drees · 29.0% of votes · +3 seats
30
seats
KVP
Carl Romme · 28.7% of votes · -2 seats
30
seats
ARP
Jan Schouten · 11.3% of votes · -1 seats
12
seats
CHU
Hendrik Tilanus · 8.9% of votes · 0 seats
9
seats
VVD
Pieter Oud · 8.8% of votes · +1 seats
9
seats
CPN
Paul de Groot · 6.2% of votes · -2 seats
6
seats
KNP
Charles Welter · 2.7% of votes · +1 seats
2
seats
SGP
Pieter Zandt · 2.4% of votes · 0 seats
2
seats