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A general election of the House of Representatives of the Dutch Parliament was held in the Netherlands on June 13, 1956.
The 1956 election marks an important change in the history of the Dutch House of Representatives: the number of seats in the House was increased from 100 to 150.
National summary
Party % Seats Partij van de Arbeid 32.6 34 50 Katholieke Volkspartij 31.6 33 49 Anti-Revolutionaire Partij 9.9 10 15 Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie 8.8 9 13 Christelijke-Historische Unie 8.4 8 13 Communistische Partij Nederland 4.7 4 7 Staatkundig Gereformeerde Partij 2.3 2 3 Total - 100 150 Parties
- Anti Revolutionary Party (Anti-Revolutionaire Partij)
- Catholic People's Party (Katholieke Volkspartij)
- Christian Historical Union (Christelijke-Historische Unie)
- Communist Party of the Netherlands (Communistische Partij Nederland)
- Labour Party (Partij van de Arbeid)
- People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie)
- Political Reformed Party (Staatkundig Gereformeerde Partij)
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