1946 Dutch general election

General elections were held in the Netherlands on 17 May 1946,Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1396 the first after World War II. The Catholic People's Party, a continuation of the pre-war Roman Catholic State Party, remained the largest party in the House of Representatives, winning 32 of the 100 seats.Nohlen & Stöver, p1413

Following the elections, the Catholic People's Party formed a grand coalition government with the Labour Party.

Results Indicated changes in seats are compared to the Schermerhorn-Drees cabinet appointed by Queen Wilhelmina after World War II.

By province + Results by province Province KVP PvdA ARP CPN CHU PvdV SGP Others 5.839.4 19.2 7.1 12.0 15.8 0.2 0.5 6.737.5 23.8 10.1 15.6 4.7 0.7 0.9 31.6 28.3 12.0 4.5 13.0 6.4 3.5 0.7 5.535.5 22.5 14.6 9.3 11.2 0.1 1.3 79.6 12.5 0.9 5.6 0.5 0.6 0.2 - 77.7 12.5 3.3 2.2 2.3 1.1 0.6 0.3 23.232.6 10.0 21.1 4.2 7.0 0.5 1.5 26.628.7 13.9 10.4 10.9 5.4 2.7 1.4 18.631.9 16.6 11.3 8.2 8.5 3.6 1.3 23.428.8 17.2 18.3 7.4 2.0 1.6 1.4 25.829.1 17.3 7.6 9.6 6.2 3.5 1.0 20.924.6 16.3 2.8 17.3 7.2 9.8 1.2

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