Dutch general election, 1972

Dutch general election, 1972

29 November 1972
All 150 seats to the House of Representatives 76 seats were needed for a majority
Turnout	83.5%
First party Second party Third party   Frans Andriesse Leader Joop den Uyl Frans Andriessen Hans Wiegel Party PvdA KVP VVD Leader since 1966 1971 1971 Last election 39 seats, 24.5% 35 seats, 21.8% 16 seats, 10.3% Seats won 43 27 22 Seat change 4 8 6 Popular vote 2,021,454 1,305,401 1,068,375 Percentage 27.3% 17.7% 14.4%   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Bas de Gaay Fortman Arnold Tilanus Leader Barend Biesheuvel Bas de Gaay Fortman Arnold Tilanus Party ARP PPR CHU Leader since 1963 1972 1972 Last election 13 seats, 8.5% 2 seats, 1.8% 10 seats, 6.3% Seats won 14 7 7 Seat change 1 5 3 Popular vote 1,068,375 354,829 354,463 Percentage 8.8% 4.8% 4.4%   Seventh party Eighth party Ninth party   Marcus Bakker Hans van Mierlo Willem Drees, Jr. Leader Marcus Bakker Hans van Mierlo Willem Drees, Jr. Party CPN D66 DS'70 Leader since 1963 1966 1966 Last election 6 seats, 3.8% 11 seats, 6.7% 8 seats, 5.3% Seats won 7 6 6 Seat change 1 5 2 Popular vote 330,398 307,048 304,714 Percentage 4.4% 4.1% 4.1%
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Prime Minister before election Barend Biesheuvel ARP Prime Minister Joop den Uyl PvdA

Early general elections were held in the Netherlands on 29 November 1972. The Labour Party remained the largest party, winning 43 of the 150 seats in the House of Representatives.

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
Labour Party	2,021,454	27.3	43	+4
Catholic People's Party	1,305,401	17.7	27	–8
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	1,068,375	14.4	22	+6
Anti Revolutionary Party	653,609	8.8	14	–1
Political Party of Radicals	354,829	4.8	7	+5
Christian Historical Union	354,463	4.8	7	–3
Communist Party of the Netherlands	330,398	4.5	7	+1
Democrats 1966	307,048	4.2	6	–5
Democratic Socialists '70	304,714	4.1	6	–2
Reformed Political Party	163,114	2.2	3	0
Farmers' Party	143,239	1.9	3	+2
Reformed Political League	131,236	1.8	2	0
Pacifist Socialist Party	111,262	1.5	2	0
Roman Catholic Party of the Netherlands	67,658	0.9	1	New
Anti Woningnood Actie Centrum	77,245	1.0	0	New
Democratic Centre Party			0	New
Stam List			0	New
New Middle Party			0	–2
New Roman Party			0	0
Party of the Right			0	0
Invalid/blank votes	51,242	–	–	–
Total	7,445,287	100	150	0
Registered voters/turnout	8,916,947	83.5	–	–
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

Popular Vote
PvdA			27.34%
KVP			17.65%
VVD			14.45%
ARP			8.84%
PPR			4.80%
CHU			4.79%
CPN			4.47%
D66			4.15%
DS70			4.12%
SGP			2.21%
BP			1.94%
GPV			1.77%
PSP			1.50%
RKPN			0.92%
Other			1.04%