General elections were held in the Netherlands on 7 July 1948.[1] The Catholic People's Party remained the largest party in the House of Representatives, winning 32 of the 100 seats.[2]
1948 Dutch general election|
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All 100 seats in the House of Representatives 51 seats needed for a majority |
Turnout | 93.67% (0.57pp) |
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This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. |
Following the elections, a broad four-party coalition government was formed between the Catholic People's Party, Labour Party, Christian Historical Union and People's Party for Freedom and Democracy. Combined these parties held 76% of the available seats in parliament.
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Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
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| Catholic People's Party | 1,531,154 | 31.04 | 32 | 0 |
| Labour Party | 1,263,058 | 25.60 | 27 | –2 |
| Anti-Revolutionary Party | 651,612 | 13.21 | 13 | 0 |
| Christian Historical Union | 453,226 | 9.19 | 9 | +1 |
| People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | 391,925 | 7.95 | 8 | +2 |
| Communist Party of the Netherlands | 382,001 | 7.74 | 8 | –2 |
| Reformed Political Party | 116,937 | 2.37 | 2 | 0 |
| Catholic National Party | 62,376 | 1.26 | 1 | New |
| Middle Class Party | 40,949 | 0.83 | 0 | New |
| Independent National Group | 22,175 | 0.45 | 0 | New |
| Old SDAP/Progressive Party for World Government | 15,322 | 0.31 | 0 | New |
| Revolutionary Communist Party | 2,224 | 0.05 | 0 | New |
Total | 4,932,959 | 100.00 | 100 | 0 |
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Valid votes | 4,932,959 | 96.92 | |
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Invalid/blank votes | 156,623 | 3.08 | |
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Total votes | 5,089,582 | 100.00 | |
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Registered voters/turnout | 5,433,663 | 93.67 | |
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Source: Nederlandse verkiezingsuitslagen |