1956 Dutch General Election
Drees at high tide13 June 1956 · Postwar reconstruction · 100 seats, 51 for a majority
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Prime Minister before
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Prime Minister (continued)
Willem Drees
PvdA
Largest force
PvdA
34 of 100 seats
Turnout
95.5%
The result
| Share of the House of Representatives | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PvdA | Willem Drees | 34 | +4 | — | 32.7% | — | |
| KVP | Carl Romme | 33 | +3 | — | 31.7% | — | |
| ARP | Jelle Zijlstra | 10 | -2 | — | 9.9% | — | |
| VVD | Pieter Oud | 9 | 0 | — | 8.8% | — | |
| CHU | Hendrik Tilanus | 8 | -1 | — | 8.4% | — | |
| CPN | Paul de Groot | 4 | -2 | — | 4.8% | — | |
| SGP | Pieter Zandt | 2 | 0 | — | 2.3% | — |