1963 Dutch general election
General elections were held in the Netherlands on 15 May 1963.[1] The Catholic People's Party (KVP) remained the largest party, winning 50 of the 150 seats in the House of Representatives.[2]
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The elections led to a four-party coalition government initially consisting of the KVP, People's Party for Freedom and Democracy, Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP) and Christian Historical Union. In 1965 this coalition was replaced by one consisting of the KVP, Labour Party and ARP.
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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| Catholic People's Party | 1,995,348 | 31.88 | 50 | +1 | |
| Labour Party | 1,753,025 | 28.01 | 43 | –5 | |
| People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | 643,820 | 10.29 | 16 | –3 | |
| Anti-Revolutionary Party | 545,718 | 8.72 | 13 | –1 | |
| Christian Historical Union | 536,782 | 8.58 | 13 | +1 | |
| Pacifist Socialist Party | 189,370 | 3.03 | 4 | +2 | |
| Communist Party of the Netherlands | 173,322 | 2.77 | 4 | +1 | |
| Reformed Political Party | 143,549 | 2.29 | 3 | 0 | |
| Farmers' Party | 133,210 | 2.13 | 3 | +3 | |
| Reformed Political League | 46,324 | 0.74 | 1 | +1 | |
| Economic Appeal Party | 37,554 | 0.60 | 0 | New | |
| Liberal State Party | 22,353 | 0.36 | 0 | New | |
| Liberal Union–Safe Traffic and 100,100 Houses Each Year | 21,048 | 0.34 | 0 | New | |
| New Democratic Party | 13,064 | 0.21 | 0 | New | |
| Christian National People's Party | 1,823 | 0.03 | 0 | New | |
| Grol List | 876 | 0.01 | 0 | New | |
| People's Referendum | 819 | 0.01 | 0 | New | |
| Total | 6,258,005 | 100.00 | 150 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 6,258,005 | 97.49 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 161,441 | 2.51 | |||
| Total votes | 6,419,446 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 6,746,362 | 95.15 | |||
| Source: Kiesraad | |||||
References
- Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1396 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
- Nohlen & Stöver, p1413
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