1956 Dutch general election

1956 Dutch general election
13 June 1956
All 100 seats in the House of Representatives
51 seats needed for a majority
Turnout95.50%
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/–
PvdA Willem Drees 32.69 34 +4
KVP Carl Romme 31.69 33 +3
ARP Jelle Zijlstra 9.91 10 −2
VVD Pieter Oud 8.77 9 0
CHU Hendrik Tilanus 8.43 8 −1
CPN Paul de Groot 4.75 4 −2
SGP Pieter Zandt 2.26 2 0
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Most voted-for party by municipality
Cabinet before Cabinet after
Second Drees cabinet
PvdA–KVP–ARP–CHU		 Third Drees cabinet
PvdA–KVP–ARP–CHU

General elections were held in the Netherlands on 13 June 1956. For the first time, the Labour Party (PvdA) emerged as the largest party, winning 34 of the 100 seats in the House of Representatives.

The elections led to the continuation of a four-party coalition government consisting of the PvdA, Catholic People's Party, Anti-Revolutionary Party and Christian Historical Union.

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