Dutch general election, 1971

Dutch general election, 1971

1967 ← April 28, 1971. → 1972

All 150 seats to the House of Representatives 76 seats were needed for a majority   First party Second party Third party   Leader Joop den Uyl Gerard Veringa Molly Geertsema Party PvdA KVP VVD Leader since 1966 1971 1969 Last election 37 seats, 23,5% 42 seats, 26,5% 17 seats, 10,7% Seats won 39 35 16 Seat change +2 -7 -1 Popular vote 1.552.276 1.380.539 653.092 Percentage 24,5% 21,8% 10,3%   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader Barend Biesheuvel Hans van Mierlo Berend Jan Udink Party ARP D66 CHU Leader since 1963 1966 1970 Last election 15 seats, 9,9% 7 seats, 4,4% 10 seats, 6,3% Seats won 13 11 7 Seat change -2 +4 -3 Popular vote 542.780 427.720 354.463 Percentage 8,5% 6,7% 4,4%   Seventh party Eighth party Ninth party   Leader Willem Drees, Jr. Marcus Bakker Hette Abma Party DS'70 CPN SGP Leader since 1971 1963 1971 Last election First Election 5 seats, 3,6% 3 seats, 2,0% Seats won 8 6 3 Seat change +8 +1 0 Popular vote 336.282 246.299 148.282 Percentage 5,3% 3,8% 2,3%

Seats

Prime Minister before election Piet de Jong KVP Prime Minister Barend Biesheuvel ARP

The General Election to the House of Representatives of the States-General of the Netherlands was held in the Netherlands on April 28, 1971.

National summary

Party	%	Seats
Labour Party	25.6	39
Catholic People's Party	21.8	35
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	10.3	16
Anti Revolutionary Party	8.5	13
Democrats 66	6.7	11
Christian Historical Union	6.3	10
Democratic Socialists '70	5.3	8
Communist Party of the Netherlands	3.8	6
Reformed Political Party	2.3	3
Political Party of Radicals	1.8	2
Reformed Political League	1.6	2
New Middle Party	1.5	2
Pacifist Socialist Party	1.4	2
Farmers' Party	1.1	1
Total	-	150

turnout: 79.1%

Netherlands

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