Second Chamber elections - April 28 1971


Party Abbr. Votes % +/- Seats
Labour Party PvdA 1554280 24.60% +1.05% 39 +2
Catholic People's Party KVP 1379672 21.84% -4.67% 35 -7
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy VVD 653370 10.34% -0.39% 16 -1
Antirevolutionary Party ARP 542742 8.59% -1.31% 13 -2
Democrats '66 D'66 428067 6.78% +2.30% 11 +4
Christian-Historical Union CHU 399106 6.32% -1.83% 10 -2
Democratic Socialists '70 DS'70 336719 5.33% 8
Communist Party of the Netherlands CPN 246569 3.90% +0.29% 6 +1
Political Reformed Party SGP 148192 2.35% +0.34% 3 0
Political Party Radicals PPR 116049 1.84% 2
Reformed Political Union GPV 101790 1.61% +0.75% 2 +1
Dutch Middle Class' Party NMP 95706 1.51% 2
Pacifist-Socialist Party PSP 90738 1.44% -1.43% 2 -2
Farmer's Party BP 69656 1.10% -3.67% 1 -6
General Party for the Elderly Neth. ABPN 26878 0.43%
Dutch Appeal NA 24376 0.39%
New Roman Party NRP 23047 0.36%
Gnomes Kabouter 21982 0.35%
Elderly and Worker's Party BPAP 21488 0.34%
Bond of the Right BR 15137 0.24%
Democrats 2000, party for the common man D2000 7189 0,11%
Party for the Elderly 65+ BP65+ 5739 0,09%
Van Velsen List LVV 3676 0,06%
Elderly Party for General Interests BPAB 1840 0,03%
Foundations Duped Groups 18+/65+ SGG 1647 0,03%
National Party for the Elderly LPVB 1620 0,03%
Law Party PvhR 477 0,01% -0,01%
Positive Social-Democrats PSD 400 0,01%
Total valid votes 6318152 150
Invalid votes/ % cast votes 46567 0,73% -2,07%
Cast votes/Turnout 6364719 79,08% -15,87%
Eligible to vote 8048726 +8,00%
Electoral quota 42121,0133


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.

  • Compulsory voting abolished in 1970, causing a sharp decline in turnout and the number of invalid votes.


    Source: Statistiek der verkiezingen 1971 Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal, Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek, 's-Gravenhage 1972