Dutch general election, 1963
Dutch general election, 1963
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All 150 seats to the House of Representatives
76 seats were needed for a majority |
| Turnout |
95.1% |
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First party |
Second party |
Third party |
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| Leader |
Victor Marijnen |
Anne Vondeling |
Edzo Toxopeus |
| Party |
KVP |
PvdA |
VVD |
| Leader since |
1963 |
1963 |
1963 |
| Last election |
49 seats, 31.6% |
48 seats, 30.4% |
19 seats, 12.2% |
| Seats won |
50 |
43 |
16 |
| Seat change |
 1 |
 5 |
3 |
| Popular vote |
1,995,352 |
1,753,084 |
643,839 |
| Percentage |
31.9% |
28.0% |
10.3% |
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Fourth party |
Fifth party |
Sixth party |
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| Leader |
Barend Biesheuvel |
Henk Beernink |
Henk Lankhorst |
| Party |
ARP |
CHU |
PSP |
| Leader since |
1963 |
1959 |
1962 |
| Last election |
14 seats, 9.4% |
12 seats, 8.1% |
2 seats, 1.8% |
| Seats won |
13 |
13 |
4 |
| Seat change |
1 |
1 |
2 |
| Popular vote |
545,836 |
536,801 |
189,373 |
| Percentage |
8.7% |
8.6% |
3.0% |
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Seventh party |
Eighth party |
Ninth party |
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| Leader |
Paul de Groot |
Cornelius van Dis |
Hendrik Koekoek |
| Party |
CPN |
SGP |
BP |
| Leader since |
1945 |
1961 |
1959 |
| Last election |
3 seats, 2.4% |
3 seats, 2.2% |
0 seats, 0.6% |
| Seats won |
4 |
3 |
3 |
| Seat change |
1 |
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3 |
| Popular vote |
173,325 |
143,818 |
133,231 |
| Percentage |
2.8% |
2.3% |
2.1% |
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| Seats |
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General elections were held in the Netherlands on 15 May 1963.[1] The Catholic People's Party remained the largest party, winning 50 of the 150 seats in the House of Representatives.[2]
Results
| Party |
Votes |
% |
Seats |
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| Catholic People's Party | 1,995,352 | 31.9 | 50 | +1 |
| Labour Party | 1,753,084 | 28.0 | 43 | –5 |
| People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | 643,839 | 10.3 | 16 | –3 |
| Anti Revolutionary Party | 545,836 | 8.7 | 13 | –1 |
| Christian Historical Union | 536,801 | 8.6 | 13 | +1 |
| Pacifist Socialist Party | 189,373 | 3.0 | 4 | +2 |
| Communist Party of the Netherlands | 173,325 | 2.8 | 4 | +1 |
| Reformed Political Party | 143,818 | 2.3 | 3 | 0 |
| Farmers' Party | 133,231 | 2.1 | 3 | +3 |
| Reformed Political League | 46,324 | 0.7 | 1 | +1 |
| Christian National People's Party | 97,538 | 1.6 | 0 | New |
| Liberal State Party | 0 | New |
| Grol List | 0 | New |
| Liberal Union/Veilig Verkeer en 100,000 Woningen per Jaar | 0 | New |
| New Democratic Party | 0 | New |
| Economic Appeal Party | 0 | New |
| People's Referendum | 0 | New |
| Invalid/blank votes | 161,443 | – | – | – |
| Total | 6,419,964 | 100 | 150 | 0 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 6,748,611 | 95.1 | – | – |
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver |
| Popular Vote |
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| KVP |
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31.88% |
| PvdA |
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28.01% |
| VVD |
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10.29% |
| ARP |
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8.72% |
| CHU |
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8.58% |
| PSP |
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3.03% |
| CPN |
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2.77% |
| SGP |
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2.30% |
| BP |
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2.13% |
| GPV |
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0.74% |
| Other |
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1.56% |
References
- ↑ Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1396 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
- ↑ Nohlen & Stöver, p1413