1959 Dutch General Election
12 March 1959 · Postwar reconstruction · 150 seats, 76 for a majority
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Prime Minister before
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Prime Minister (continued)
Jan de Quay
KVP
Largest force
KVP
49 of 150 seats
Turnout
95.6%
The result
| Share of the House of Representatives | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KVP | Carl Romme | 49 | 0 | — | 31.6% | — | |
| PvdA | Jaap Burger | 48 | -2 | — | 30.4% | — | |
| VVD | Pieter Oud | 19 | +6 | — | 12.2% | — | |
| ARP | Jelle Zijlstra | 14 | -1 | — | 9.4% | — | |
| CHU | Henk Beernink | 12 | -1 | — | 8.1% | — | |
| CPN | Paul de Groot | 3 | -4 | — | 2.4% | — | |
| SGP | Pieter Zandt | 3 | 0 | — | 2.2% | — | |
| PSP | Henk Lankhorst, Nico van der Veen | 2 | — | — | 1.8% | — |