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Netherlands 1946 general election

What was the result of the 1946 general election in the Netherlands?

Catholic People's Party won 32 of 100 seats with 30.8% of the vote. 93.1% of registered voters cast a ballot.

  • Netherlands
  • Held:
  • Final result
  • ParlGov, read 5 October 2026

Which party won the most seats?

Final results from ParlGov, read : Catholic People's Party won 32 of 100 seats with 30.8% of the vote; 93.1% of registered voters cast a ballot.

  • Catholic People's Party 32 30.8%
  • Labour Party 29 28.3%
  • Anti-Revolutionary Party 13 12.9%
  • Communist Party of the Netherlands 10 10.6%
  • Christian Historical Union 8 7.8%
  • People's Party for Freedom and Democracy 6 6.4%
  • Reformed Political Party 2 2.1%
  • Seats won
  • Share of the vote
51 of 100 seats make a majority

Key numbers

  1. 30.8%

    Share of the vote won by Catholic People's Party

    Catholic People's Party won 32 of 100 seats. A majority needs 51.

  2. 93.1%

    Voter turnout

Seats and votes by party

PartySeats%Votes
Catholic People's Party3230.81,466,582
Labour Party2928.31,347,940
Anti-Revolutionary Party1312.9614,201
Communist Party of the Netherlands1010.6502,963
Christian Historical Union87.8373,217
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy66.4305,287
Reformed Political Party22.1101,759
Largest party without seats00.732,020
Votes by party
  • Catholic People's Party 1,466,582
  • Labour Party 1,347,940
  • Anti-Revolutionary Party 614,201
  • Communist Party of the Netherlands 502,963
  • Christian Historical Union 373,217
  • People's Party for Freedom and Democracy 305,287
  • Reformed Political Party 101,759
  • Largest party without seats 32,020

ParlGov lists parties with at least 1 percent of the vote or 2 seats, so the rows do not add up to the valid votes.

How many people voted?

93.1% of the 5,275,888 registered voters cast a ballot (4,912,015 ballots). 4,760,711 of them were valid votes.

How do the votes compare with the seats?

  • Catholic People's Party30.8% of votes32.0% of seats
  • Labour Party28.3% of votes29.0% of seats
  • Anti-Revolutionary Party12.9% of votes13.0% of seats
  • Communist Party of the Netherlands10.6% of votes10.0% of seats
  • Christian Historical Union7.8% of votes8.0% of seats
  • People's Party for Freedom and Democracy6.4% of votes6.0% of seats
  • Reformed Political Party2.1% of votes2.0% of seats
Each party's share of the vote (outlined) and of the seats (filled)

The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 1.2 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 4.7 by votes and 4.5 by seats; Catholic People's Party led Labour Party by 2.5 points of the vote.

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