Election Name: | 1967 Dutch general election |
Country: | Netherlands |
Previous Election: | 1963 |
Next Election: | 1971 |
Seats For Election: | All 150 seats in the House of Representatives |
Majority Seats: | 76 |
Election Date: | 15 February 1967 |
Turnout: | 94.9% (0.2 pp) |
Leader1: | Norbert Schmelzer |
Party1: | Catholic People's Party |
Last Election1: | 50 |
Seats1: | 42 |
Percentage1: | 26.5% |
Leader2: | Joop den Uyl |
Party2: | Labour Party (Netherlands) |
Last Election2: | 43 |
Seats2: | 37 |
Percentage2: | 23.6% |
Leader3: | Edzo Toxopeus |
Party3: | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy |
Last Election3: | 16 |
Seats3: | 17 |
Percentage3: | 10.7% |
Leader4: | Barend Biesheuvel |
Party4: | Anti-Revolutionary Party |
Last Election4: | 13 |
Seats4: | 15 |
Percentage4: | 9.9% |
Leader5: | Henk Beernink |
Party5: | Christian Historical Union |
Last Election5: | 13 |
Seats5: | 12 |
Percentage5: | 8.1% |
Leader6: | Hendrik Koekoek |
Party6: | Farmers' Party (Netherlands) |
Last Election6: | 3 |
Seats6: | 7 |
Percentage6: | 4.8% |
Leader7: | Hans van Mierlo |
Party7: | Democrats 66 |
Last Election7: | new |
Seats7: | 7 |
Percentage7: | 4.5% |
Leader8: | Marcus Bakker |
Party8: | Communist Party of the Netherlands |
Last Election8: | 4 |
Seats8: | 5 |
Percentage8: | 3.6% |
Leader9: | Henk Lankhorst |
Party9: | Pacifist Socialist Party |
Last Election9: | 4 |
Seats9: | 4 |
Percentage9: | 2.9% |
Leader10: | Cornelius van Dis |
Party10: | Reformed Political Party |
Last Election10: | 3 |
Seats10: | 3 |
Percentage10: | 2.0% |
Leader11: | Piet Jongeling |
Party11: | Reformed Political League |
Last Election11: | 1 |
Seats11: | 1 |
Percentage11: | 0.9% |
Map: | TK_Samenstelling_1967.jpg |
Map Size: | 250px |
Cabinet | |
Before Election: | Zijlstra cabinet |
Before Party: | KVP–ARP |
After Election: | De Jong cabinet |
After Party: | KVP–VVD–ARP–CHU |
General elections were held in the Netherlands on 15 February 1967.[1] The Catholic People's Party (KVP) remained the largest party, winning 42 of the 150 seats in the House of Representatives.[2]
The elections led to a four-party centre-right coalition government being formed, consisting of the KVP, People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD), Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP) and Christian Historical Union (CHU), led by Prime Minister Piet de Jong.
Province | KVP | PvdA | VVD | ARP | CHU | BP | D'66 | CPN | PSP | SGP | GPV | Others | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7.0 | 35.5 | 14.0 | 15.1 | 11.4 | 6.5 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 1.9 | ||
6.5 | 31.7 | 8.1 | 22.8 | 15.3 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 1.5 | ||
27.2 | 22.9 | 9.7 | 9.5 | 11.8 | 7.0 | 3.4 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 3.2 | 0.6 | 2.0 | ||
5.5 | 33.2 | 12.0 | 16.7 | 9.7 | 4.6 | 2.7 | 6.4 | 3.5 | 0.2 | 3.8 | 1.8 | ||
63.7 | 11.8 | 5.1 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 5.9 | 3.1 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 3.9 | ||
56.6 | 10.5 | 7.5 | 4.1 | 2.5 | 6.7 | 4.8 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 3.8 | ||
19.8 | 24.7 | 13.1 | 8.4 | 5.2 | 4.2 | 6.9 | 8.7 | 5.0 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 3.0 | ||
25.5 | 23.1 | 8.1 | 10.5 | 12.7 | 5.8 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 1.5 | ||
15.8 | 29.3 | 12.9 | 11.7 | 9.2 | 2.8 | 5.0 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 0.7 | 2.3 | ||
18.5 | 22.0 | 10.3 | 20.8 | 14.1 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 2.6 | 1.2 | ||
21.5 | 22.7 | 13.1 | 12.2 | 11.0 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 1.3 | 2.4 | ||
17.6 | 24.3 | 10.4 | 12.6 | 15.0 | 4.0 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 8.6 | 1.1 | 2.0 |