Dutch general election, 1946
Encyclopedia
A general election of the House of Representatives of the Dutch Parliament
was held in the Netherlands
on May 17, 1946.
After the German occupation of the Netherlands during World War II
, parties that existed prior to the war underwent mergers and reorganizations.
States-General of the Netherlands
The States-General of the Netherlands is the bicameral legislature of the Netherlands, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives. The parliament meets in at the Binnenhof in The Hague. The archaic Dutch word "staten" originally related to the feudal classes in which medieval...
was held in the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
on May 17, 1946.
After the German occupation of the Netherlands during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, parties that existed prior to the war underwent mergers and reorganizations.
National summary
| Party | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|
| Katholieke Volkspartij | 30.8 | 32 |
| Partij van de Arbeid | 28.3 | 29 |
| Anti-Revolutionaire Partij | 12.9 | 13 |
| Communistische Partij Nederland | 10.6 | 10 |
| Christelijke-Historische Unie | 7.8 | 8 |
| Partij van de Vrijheid | 6.4 | 6 |
| Staatkundig Gereformeerde Partij | 2.1 | 2 |
| Total | - | 100 |
Parties
- Anti Revolutionary Party (Anti-Revolutionaire Partij)
- Christian Historical Union (Christelijke-Historische Unie)
- Communist Party of the Netherlands (Communistische Partij Nederland), a continuation of the Communist Party of Holland
- Freedom party (Partij voor de Vrijheid), a continuation of the Liberal State Party
- Labour Party (Partij van de Arbeid), a merger of the Social Democratic Workers'Party, the Freethinking Democratic League and the Christian Democratic Union
- Political Reformed Party (Staatkundig Gereformeerde Partij)
- Catholic People's Party (Katholieke Volkspratij), a continuation of the Roman Catholic State Party