1959 Dutch general election

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1959 Dutch general election
Netherlands
← 1956 12 March 1959 1963 →
Turnout 95.6% (Increase 0.1 pp)
Party Leader % Seats ±
KVP 31.6% 49
PvdA 30.4% 48
VVD 12.2% 19
Anti-Revolutionary Party 9.4% 14
CHU 8.1% 12
CPN 2.4% 3
SGP 2.2% 3
PSP 1.8% 2
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
File:TK Samenstelling 1959.jpg
Seats
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after
Louis Beel 1958.jpg Louis Beel
KVP
Jan de Quay
KVP
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General elections were held in the Netherlands on 12 March 1959.[1] The Catholic People's Party emerged as the largest party, winning 49 of the 150 seats in the House of Representatives.[2]

Results

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Popular Vote
KVP
  
31.60%
PvdA
  
30.36%
VVD
  
12.21%
ARP
  
9.39%
CHU
  
8.11%
CPN
  
2.41%
SGP
  
2.16%
PSP
  
1.84%
GPV
  
0.67%
BP/PLM
  
0.66%
Other
  
0.60%

References

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  1. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1396 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. Nohlen & Stöver, p1413