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Netherlands 1977 general election

What was the result of the 1977 general election in the Netherlands?

Labour Party won 53 of 150 seats with 33.8% of the vote. 88.0% 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 : Labour Party won 53 of 150 seats with 33.8% of the vote; 88.0% of registered voters cast a ballot, up 4.5 points on 1972.

  • Labour Party 53 +10 seats 33.8% +6.5 points
  • Christian Democratic Appeal 49 31.9%
  • People's Party for Freedom and Democracy 28 +6 seats 17.9% +3.5 points
  • Democrats 66 8 +2 seats 5.4% +1.3 points
  • Reformed Political Party 3 0 seats 2.1% −0.1 points
  • Communist Party of the Netherlands 2 −5 seats 1.7% −2.7 points
  • Political Party of Radicals 3 −4 seats 1.7% −3.1 points
  • Reformed Political League 1 −1 seat 0.9% −0.8 points
  • Pacifist Socialist Party 1 −1 seat 0.9% −0.6 points
  • Farmers' Party 1 −2 seats 0.8% −1.1 points
  • Democratic Socialists '70 1 −5 seats 0.7% −3.4 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 1972 general election, party by party.

76 of 150 seats make a majority

Key numbers

  1. 33.8%

    Share of the vote won by Labour Party

    Labour Party won 53 of 150 seats. A majority needs 76.

  2. +10 seats

    Seats gained by Labour Party

    The largest gain in seats compared with 1972. Communist Party of the Netherlands lost 5 seats.

  3. 88.0%

    Voter turnout

    Up 4.5 points on 1972.

Seats and votes by party

PartySeats± seats%± pointsVotes
Labour Party53+1033.8+6.52,813,793
Christian Democratic Appealwith Anti-Revolutionary Party, Christian Historical Union and Catholic People's Party4931.92,652,278
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy28+617.9+3.51,492,689
Democrats 668+25.4+1.3452,423
Reformed Political Party302.1−0.1177,010
Communist Party of the Netherlands2−51.7−2.7143,481
Political Party of Radicals3−41.7−3.1140,910
Reformed Political League1−10.9−0.879,421
Pacifist Socialist Party1−10.9−0.677,972
Farmers' Party1−20.8−1.169,914
Democratic Socialists '701−50.7−3.459,487
Reformatory Political Federation00.653,220

± is the change against the Netherlands 1972 general election, party by party.

Votes by party
  • Labour Party 2,813,793
  • Christian Democratic Appeal 2,652,278
  • People's Party for Freedom and Democracy 1,492,689
  • Democrats 66 452,423
  • Reformed Political Party 177,010
  • Communist Party of the Netherlands 143,481
  • Political Party of Radicals 140,910
  • Reformed Political League 79,421
  • Pacifist Socialist Party 77,972
  • Farmers' Party 69,914
  • Democratic Socialists '70 59,487
  • Reformatory Political Federation 53,220

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.

ParlGov counts an alliance's votes and seats under its first party: such a row names the allies it counts.

How many people voted?

88.0% of the 9,506,318 registered voters cast a ballot (8,365,829 ballots), up 4.5 points on 1972. 8,317,612 of them were valid votes. The highest turnout since 1967 in our data.

How do the votes compare with the seats?

  • Labour Party33.8% of votes35.3% of seats
  • Christian Democratic Appeal31.9% of votes32.7% of seats
  • People's Party for Freedom and Democracy17.9% of votes18.7% of seats
  • Democrats 665.4% of votes5.3% of seats
  • Reformed Political Party2.1% of votes2.0% of seats
  • Political Party of Radicals1.7% of votes2.0% of seats
  • Communist Party of the Netherlands1.7% of votes1.3% of seats
  • Reformed Political League0.9% of votes0.7% of seats
  • Pacifist Socialist Party0.9% of votes0.7% of seats
  • Farmers' Party0.8% of votes0.7% of seats
  • Democratic Socialists '700.7% of votes0.7% 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 4.0 by votes and 3.7 by seats; Labour Party led Christian Democratic Appeal by 1.9 points of the vote.

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