Election of the members of the House of Representatives
1967 Dutch general election
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← 1963 | 15 February 1967 | 1971 → |
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All 150 seats in the House of Representatives 76 seats needed for a majority |
Turnout | 94.9% ( 0.2 pp) |
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Party | Leader | % | Seats | +/– | KVP | Norbert Schmelzer | 26.5% | 42 | −8 | PvdA | Joop den Uyl | 23.6% | 37 | −6 | VVD | Edzo Toxopeus | 10.7% | 17 | +1 | ARP | Barend Biesheuvel | 9.9% | 15 | +2 | CHU | Henk Beernink | 8.1% | 12 | −1 | BP | Hendrik Koekoek | 4.8% | 7 | +4 | D66 | Hans van Mierlo | 4.5% | 7 | New | CPN | Marcus Bakker | 3.6% | 5 | +1 | PSP | Henk Lankhorst | 2.9% | 4 | 0 | SGP | Cornelius van Dis | 2.0% | 3 | 0 | GPV | Piet Jongeling | 0.9% | 1 | 0 | This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Seats |
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General elections were held in the Netherlands on 15 February 1967.[1] The Catholic People's Party (KVP) remained the largest party, winning 42 of the 150 seats in the House of Representatives.[2]
The elections led to a four-party centre-right coalition government being formed, consisting of the KVP, People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD), Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP) and Christian Historical Union (CHU), led by Prime Minister Piet de Jong.
Results
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Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
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| Catholic People's Party | 1,822,939 | 26.50 | 42 | –8 |
| Labour Party | 1,620,447 | 23.55 | 37 | –6 |
| People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | 738,229 | 10.73 | 17 | +1 |
| Anti-Revolutionary Party | 681,203 | 9.90 | 15 | +2 |
| Christian Historical Union | 560,467 | 8.15 | 12 | –1 |
| Farmers' Party | 328,186 | 4.77 | 7 | +4 |
| Democrats 1966 | 307,859 | 4.48 | 7 | New |
| Communist Party of the Netherlands | 248,330 | 3.61 | 5 | +1 |
| Pacifist Socialist Party | 197,217 | 2.87 | 4 | 0 |
| Reformed Political Party | 138,119 | 2.01 | 3 | 0 |
| Reformed Political League | 59,218 | 0.86 | 1 | 0 |
| The Emergency Council | 45,485 | 0.66 | 0 | New |
| Christian Democratic Union | 45,346 | 0.66 | 0 | New |
| Party for the Unmarried | 43,340 | 0.63 | 0 | New |
| Land Interests | 17,596 | 0.26 | 0 | New |
| Liberal People's Party | 11,292 | 0.16 | 0 | New |
| Voogd List | 4,808 | 0.07 | 0 | New |
| Van Breukelen-Grein List | 3,560 | 0.05 | 0 | New |
| Machiela List | 1,676 | 0.02 | 0 | New |
| Germeaux List | 1,218 | 0.02 | 0 | New |
| Party of the Right | 1,070 | 0.02 | 0 | New |
| Christian National People's Party | 992 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 |
| Rodermond List | 916 | 0.01 | 0 | New |
Total | 6,879,513 | 100.00 | 150 | 0 |
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Valid votes | 6,879,513 | 97.20 | |
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Invalid/blank votes | 198,298 | 2.80 | |
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Total votes | 7,077,811 | 100.00 | |
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Registered voters/turnout | 7,450,680 | 95.00 | |
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Source: Kiesraad |
By province
Results by province[3] Province | KVP | PvdA | VVD | ARP | CHU | BP | D'66 | CPN | PSP | SGP | GPV | Others |
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Drenthe | 7.0 | 35.5 | 14.0 | 15.1 | 11.4 | 6.5 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 1.9 |
Friesland | 6.5 | 31.7 | 8.1 | 22.8 | 15.3 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 1.5 |
Gelderland | 27.2 | 22.9 | 9.7 | 9.5 | 11.8 | 7.0 | 3.4 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 3.2 | 0.6 | 2.0 |
Groningen | 5.5 | 33.2 | 12.0 | 16.7 | 9.7 | 4.6 | 2.7 | 6.4 | 3.5 | 0.2 | 3.8 | 1.8 |
Limburg | 63.7 | 11.8 | 5.1 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 5.9 | 3.1 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 3.9 |
North Brabant | 56.6 | 10.5 | 7.5 | 4.1 | 2.5 | 6.7 | 4.8 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 3.8 |
North Holland | 19.8 | 24.7 | 13.1 | 8.4 | 5.2 | 4.2 | 6.9 | 8.7 | 5.0 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 3.0 |
Overijssel | 25.5 | 23.1 | 8.1 | 10.5 | 12.7 | 5.8 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 1.5 |
South Holland | 15.8 | 29.3 | 12.9 | 11.7 | 9.2 | 2.8 | 5.0 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 0.7 | 2.3 |
Southern IJsselmeer Polders | 18.5 | 22.0 | 10.3 | 20.8 | 14.1 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 2.6 | 1.2 |
Utrecht | 21.5 | 22.7 | 13.1 | 12.2 | 11.0 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 1.3 | 2.4 |
Zeeland | 17.6 | 24.3 | 10.4 | 12.6 | 15.0 | 4.0 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 8.6 | 1.1 | 2.0 |
References
- ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1396 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
- ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1414
- ^ "Tweede Kamer 15 februari 1967". Kiesraad (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 November 2023.