| Election Name: | 1972 Dutch general election |
| Country: | Netherlands |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1971 |
| Next Election: | 1977 |
| Seats For Election: | All 150 seats in the House of Representatives |
| Majority Seats: | 76 |
| Election Date: | 29 November 1972 |
| Turnout: | 83.5% (4.4 pp) |
| Leader1: | Joop den Uyl |
| Party1: | Labour Party (Netherlands) |
| Last Election1: | 39 |
| Seats1: | 43 |
| Percentage1: | 27.3% |
| Leader2: | Frans Andriessen |
| Party2: | Catholic People's Party |
| Last Election2: | 35 |
| Seats2: | 27 |
| Percentage2: | 17.7% |
| Leader3: | Hans Wiegel |
| Party3: | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy |
| Last Election3: | 16 |
| Seats3: | 22 |
| Percentage3: | 14.4% |
| Leader4: | Barend Biesheuvel |
| Party4: | Anti-Revolutionary Party |
| Last Election4: | 13 |
| Seats4: | 14 |
| Percentage4: | 8.8% |
| Leader5: | Bas de Gaay Fortman |
| Party5: | Political Party of Radicals |
| Last Election5: | 2 |
| Seats5: | 7 |
| Percentage5: | 4.8% |
| Leader6: | Arnold Tilanus |
| Party6: | Christian Historical Union |
| Last Election6: | 10 |
| Seats6: | 7 |
| Percentage6: | 4.4% |
| Leader7: | Marcus Bakker |
| Party7: | Communist Party of the Netherlands |
| Last Election7: | 6 |
| Seats7: | 7 |
| Percentage7: | 4.4% |
| Leader8: | Hans van Mierlo |
| Party8: | Democrats 66 |
| Last Election8: | 11 |
| Seats8: | 6 |
| Percentage8: | 4.1% |
| Leader9: | Willem Drees Jr. |
| Party9: | Democratic Socialists '70 |
| Last Election9: | 8 |
| Seats9: | 6 |
| Percentage9: | 4.1% |
| Party10: | Reformed Political Party |
| Last Election10: | 3 |
| Seats10: | 3 |
| Percentage10: | 2.2% |
| Party11: | Farmers' Party (Netherlands) |
| Last Election11: | 1 |
| Seats11: | 3 |
| Percentage11: | 1.9% |
| Party12: | Reformed Political League |
| Last Election12: | 2 |
| Seats12: | 2 |
| Percentage12: | 1.8% |
| Party13: | Pacifist Socialist Party |
| Last Election13: | 2 |
| Seats13: | 2 |
| Percentage13: | 1.5% |
| Last Election14: | new |
| Seats14: | 1 |
| Percentage14: | 0.9% |
| Map: | TK_1972_Samenstelling.jpg |
| Map Size: | 250px |
| Cabinet | |
| Before Election: | Second Biesheuvel cabinet |
| Before Party: | KVP–VVD–ARP–CHU |
| After Election: | Den Uyl cabinet |
| After Party: | PvdA–KVP–ARP–D66–PPR |
Early general elections were held in the Netherlands on 29 November 1972.[1] The Labour Party (PvdA) remained the largest party, winning 43 of the 150 seats in the House of Representatives.[2]
The elections led to a five-party coalition government consisting of the PvdA, the Catholic People's Party, the Anti-Revolutionary Party, the Political Party of Radicals and Democrats 1966 with the PvdA's Joop den Uyl as Prime Minister.
| Province | PvdA | KVP | VVD | ARP | PPR | CHU | CPN | D'66 | DS'70 | SGP | BP | GPV | PSP | RKPN | Others | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37.2 | 5.3 | 15.2 | 14.5 | 2.9 | 7.1 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 0.3 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 1.3 | ||
| 31.9 | 4.7 | 10.0 | 21.0 | 3.2 | 10.9 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 3.1 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 1.0 | ||
| 26.1 | 18.2 | 14.1 | 9.2 | 4.9 | 7.4 | 1.7 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 1.2 | ||
| 34.9 | 3.5 | 11.9 | 15.1 | 3.5 | 5.4 | 8.6 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 5.2 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 1.4 | ||
| 20.2 | 43.9 | 12.3 | 2.2 | 4.7 | 0.4 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 2.2 | 0.1 | 2.4 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 1.2 | ||
| 20.3 | 37.7 | 13.5 | 4.4 | 5.2 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 4.0 | 2.7 | 0.5 | 3.7 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.1 | ||
| 27.7 | 12.7 | 16.6 | 6.5 | 5.9 | 2.5 | 9.9 | 5.3 | 5.6 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
| 25.1 | 19.9 | 10.8 | 10.0 | 4.0 | 8.8 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.0 | ||
| 32.2 | 9.8 | 15.6 | 9.7 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 3.7 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.9 | ||
| 22.7 | 10.6 | 16.2 | 17.5 | 6.4 | 7.7 | 2.5 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 3.4 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.3 | ||
| 23.1 | 13.8 | 17.6 | 10.4 | 5.9 | 5.7 | 2.6 | 4.2 | 6.0 | 3.4 | 1.3 | 2.8 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | ||
| 27.2 | 11.1 | 14.2 | 11.4 | 4.2 | 9.3 | 1.1 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 9.2 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.1 |