Dutch general election, 1959
Encyclopedia
A general election of the House of Representatives of the Dutch Parliament
was held in the Netherlands
on March 12, 1959.
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 March 12, 1959.
National summary
| Party | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|
| Katholieke Volkspartij | 31.6 | 49 |
| Partij van de Arbeid | 30.4 | 48 |
| Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie | 12.2 | 19 |
| Anti-Revolutionaire Partij | 9.4 | 14 |
| Christelijke-Historische Unie | 8.1 | 12 |
| Communistische Partij Nederland | 2.4 | 3 |
| Staatkundig Gereformeerde Partij | 2.2 | 3 |
| Pacifistisch Socialistische Partij | 1.8 | 2 |
| Total | - | 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)
- Pacifist Socialist Party (Pacifistisch Socialistische Partij)
- People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie)
- Political Reformed Party (Staatkundig Gereformeerde Partij)