Dutch general election, 1956
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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.
States-General of the Netherlands
The States-General of the Netherlands is the bicameral legislature of the Netherlands, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives. The parliament meets in at the Binnenhof in The Hague. The archaic Dutch word "staten" originally related to the feudal classes in which medieval...
was held in the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
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)