- Dutch general election, 1972
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Dutch general election, 1972 1971 ← November 29, 1972 → 1977 All 150 seats to the House of Representatives
76 seats were needed for a majorityFirst party Second party Third party Leader Joop den Uyl Frans Andriessen Hans Wiegel Party PvdA KVP VVD Leader since 1966 1971 1971 Last election 39 seats, 24,5% 35 seats, 21,8% 16 seats, 10,3% Seats won 43 27 22 Seat change +4 -8 +6 Popular vote 2.021.454 1.305.401 1.068.375 Percentage 27,3% 17,7% 14,4% Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party Leader Barend Biesheuvel Bas de Gaay Fortman Arnold Tilanus Party ARP PPR CHU Leader since 1963 1972 1972 Last election 13 seats, 8,5% 2 seats, 1,8% 10 seats, 6,3% Seats won 14 7 7 Seat change +1 +5 -3 Popular vote 1.068.375 354.829 354.463 Percentage 8,8% 4,8% 4,4% Seventh party Eighth party Ninth party Leader Marcus Bakker Hans van Mierlo Willem Drees, Jr. Party CPN D66 DS'70 Leader since 1963 1966 1966 Last election 6 seats, 3,8% 11 seats, 6,7% 8 seats, 5,3% Seats won 7 6 6 Seat change +1 -5 -2 Popular vote 330.398 307.048 304.714 Percentage 4,4% 4,1% 4,1%
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Prime Minister before election
Prime Minister
The General Election to the House of Representatives of the States-General of the Netherlands was held in the Netherlands on November 29, 1972.
National summary
Party Lijsttrekker % Seats Labour Party Joop den Uyl 27.3 43 Catholic People's Party Frans Andriessen 17.7 27 People's Party for Freedom and Democracy Hans Wiegel 14.4 22 Anti Revolutionary Party Barend Biesheuvel 8.8 14 Political Party of Radicals Bas de Gaay Fortman 4.8 7 Christian Historical Union Arnold Tilanus 4.4 7 Communist Party of the Netherlands Marcus Bakker 4.4 7 Democrats 66 Hans van Mierlo 4.1 6 Democratic Socialists '70 Willem Drees, Jr. 4.1 6 Reformed Political Party Hette Abma 2.2 3 Farmers' Party Hendrik Koekoek 1.9 3 Reformed Political League Piet Jongeling 1.7 2 Pacifist Socialist Party Bram van der Lek 1.5 2 Roman Catholic Party of the Netherlands Klaas Beuker 0.9 1 Total - 150 Netherlands
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