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Netherlands 1952 general election

What was the result of the 1952 general election in the Netherlands?

Labour Party and Catholic People's Party each won 30 of 100 seats. 95.0% of registered voters cast a ballot.

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

Which parties won the most seats?

Final results from ParlGov, read : Labour Party and Catholic People's Party each won 30 of 100 seats, more than any other party; 95.0% of registered voters cast a ballot, up 1.3 points on 1948.

  • Labour Party 30 +3 seats 29.0% +3.4 points
  • Catholic People's Party 30 −2 seats 28.7% −2.4 points
  • Anti-Revolutionary Party 12 −1 seat 11.3% −1.9 points
  • Christian Historical Union 9 0 seats 8.9% −0.3 points
  • People's Party for Freedom and Democracy 9 +1 seat 8.8% +0.9 points
  • Communist Party of the Netherlands 6 −2 seats 6.2% −1.6 points
  • Catholic National Party 2 +1 seat 2.7% +1.4 points
  • Reformed Political Party 2 0 seats 2.4% +0.1 points
  • Seats won
  • Change on the previous election at the right
  • Share of the vote
  • Share at the previous election
  • Change in points at the right

Changes are against the Netherlands 1948 general election, party by party.

51 of 100 seats make a majority

Key numbers

  1. +3 seats

    Seats gained by Labour Party

    The largest gain in seats compared with 1948. Catholic People's Party lost 2 seats.

  2. 95.0%

    Voter turnout

    Up 1.3 points on 1948.

Seats and votes by party

PartySeats± seats%± pointsVotes
Labour Party30+329.0+3.41,545,867
Catholic People's Party30−228.7−2.41,529,508
Anti-Revolutionary Party12−111.3−1.9603,329
Christian Historical Union908.9−0.3476,195
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy9+18.8+0.9471,040
Communist Party of the Netherlands6−26.2−1.6328,621
Catholic National Party2+12.7+1.4144,520
Reformed Political Party202.4+0.1129,081
Reformed Political League00.735,497

± is the change against the Netherlands 1948 general election, party by party.

Votes by party
  • Labour Party 1,545,867
  • Catholic People's Party 1,529,508
  • Anti-Revolutionary Party 603,329
  • Christian Historical Union 476,195
  • People's Party for Freedom and Democracy 471,040
  • Communist Party of the Netherlands 328,621
  • Catholic National Party 144,520
  • Reformed Political Party 129,081
  • Reformed Political League 35,497

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?

95.0% of the 5,792,679 registered voters cast a ballot (5,501,726 ballots), up 1.3 points on 1948. 5,335,745 of them were valid votes.

How do the votes compare with the seats?

  • Labour Party29.0% of votes30.0% of seats
  • Catholic People's Party28.7% of votes30.0% of seats
  • Anti-Revolutionary Party11.3% of votes12.0% of seats
  • Christian Historical Union8.9% of votes9.0% of seats
  • People's Party for Freedom and Democracy8.8% of votes9.0% of seats
  • Communist Party of the Netherlands6.2% of votes6.0% of seats
  • Catholic National Party2.7% of votes2.0% of seats
  • Reformed Political Party2.4% of votes2.0% of seats
Each party's share of the vote (outlined) and of the seats (filled)

The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 1.5 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 5.0 by votes and 4.7 by seats; Labour Party led Catholic People's Party by 0.3 points of the vote.

Time and source Data as of