Second Chamber elections - July 7 1948


Party Abbr. Votes % +/- Seats
Catholic People's Party KVP 1531154 31.04% +0.23% 32 0
Labour Party PvdA 1263058 25.60% -2.71% 27 -2
Antirevolutionary Party ARP 651612 13.21% +0.31% 13 0
Christian-Historical Union CHU 453226 9.19% +1.35% 9 +1
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy VVD 391925 7.95% +1.53% 8 +2
Communist Party of the Netherlands CPN 382001 7.74% -2.82% 8 -2
Political Reformed Party SGP 116937 2.37% +0.23% 2 0
Welter List Welter 62376 1.26% 1
Middle Class' Party MP 40949 0.83%
Independent National Group ONG 22175 0.45%
Prog. P. for World Gov./Old SDAP OSDAP 15322 0.31%
Revolutionary Communist Party RCP 2224 0.05%
Total valid votes 4932959 100
Invalid votes/ % cast votes 156623 3.08% 0.00%
Cast votes/turnout 5089582 93.67% 0.57%
Eligible to vote 5433363 +2.98%
Electoral quota 49329.59


Number of votes per province (in Dutch)

Percentage of votes per province (in Dutch)

Index


  • The English names of the parties are unofficial. for the original Dutch names see the Dutch equivalent of this page.

  • Early elections, necessary for the required changes in the constitution after the Dutch East Indies became independent.

  • VVD results are compared with the 1946 PvdV results.

    Sources: Statistisch overzicht verkiezingen 1948 Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal, Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek, 's-Gravenhage 1949 and Repertorium kleine politieke partijen 1918-1967