Dutch general election, 1948
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All 100 seats to the House of Representatives
51 seats were needed for a majority |
| Turnout |
93.7% |
| |
First party |
Second party |
Third party |
| |
 |
 |
 |
| Leader |
Carl Romme |
Willem Drees |
Jan Schouten |
| Party |
KVP |
PvdA |
ARP |
| Leader since |
1946 |
1946 |
1945 |
| Last election |
32 seats, 30.8% |
29 seats, 28.3% |
13 seats, 12.9% |
| Seats won |
32 |
27 |
13 |
| Seat change |
 |
 2 |
|
| Popular vote |
1,531,154 |
1,263,058 |
651,612 |
| Percentage |
31.0% |
25.6% |
13.2% |
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Fourth party |
Fifth party |
Sixth party |
| |
 |
 |
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| Leader |
Hendrik Tilanus |
Pieter Oud |
Paul de Groot |
| Party |
CHU |
VVD |
CPN |
| Leader since |
1939 |
1948 |
1945 |
| Last election |
8 seats, 7.8% |
6 seats, 6.4% |
10 seats, 10.6% |
| Seats won |
9 |
8 |
8 |
| Seat change |
 1 |
2 |
2 |
| Popular vote |
453,226 |
391,925 |
382,001 |
| Percentage |
9.2% |
8.0% |
7.7% |
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Seventh party |
Eighth party |
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 |
 |
| Leader |
Pieter Zandt |
Charles Welter |
| Party |
SGP |
KNP |
| Leader since |
1945 |
1948 |
| Last election |
2 seats, 2.1% |
new party |
| Seats won |
2 |
1 |
| Seat change |
|
1 |
| Popular vote |
116,937 |
62,376 |
| Percentage |
2.4% |
1.3% |
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General elections were held in the Netherlands on 7 July 1948.[1] The Catholic People's Party remained the largest party in the House of Representatives, winning 32 of the 100 seats.[2]
Results
| Party |
Votes |
% |
Seats |
+/– |
| Catholic People's Party |
1,531,154 |
31.0 |
32 |
0 |
| Labour Party |
1,263,058 |
25.6 |
27 |
–2 |
| Anti Revolutionary Party |
651,612 |
13.2 |
13 |
0 |
| Christian Historical Union |
453,226 |
9.2 |
9 |
+1 |
| People's Party for Freedom and Democracy |
391,925 |
7.9 |
8 |
+2 |
| Communist Party of the Netherlands |
382,001 |
7.7 |
8 |
–2 |
| Reformed Political Party |
116,937 |
2.4 |
2 |
0 |
| Catholic National Party |
62,376 |
1.3 |
1 |
New |
| Middle Class Party |
40,949 |
0.8 |
0 |
New |
| Independent National Group |
22,175 |
0.5 |
0 |
New |
| Old SDAP/Progressive Party for the World Government |
15,322 |
0.3 |
0 |
New |
| Revolutionary Communist Party |
2,224 |
0.1 |
0 |
New |
| Invalid/blank votes |
156,623 |
– |
– |
– |
| Total |
5,089,582 |
100 |
100 |
0 |
| Registered voters/turnout |
5,433,663 |
93.7 |
– |
– |
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver, Directory of small political parties 1918-1967 |
| Popular Vote |
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| KVP |
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31.04% |
| PvdA |
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25.60% |
| ARP |
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13.21% |
| CHU |
|
9.19% |
| VVD |
|
7.95% |
| CPN |
|
7.74% |
| SGP |
|
2.37% |
| KNP |
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1.26% |
| Other |
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1.64% |
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