Election Name: | 1963 Dutch general election |
Country: | Netherlands |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1959 |
Next Election: | 1967 |
Seats For Election: | All 150 seats in the House of Representatives |
Majority Seats: | 76 |
Election Date: | 15 May 1963 |
Turnout: | 95.1% (0.5 pp) |
Leader1: | Wim de Kort |
Party1: | Catholic People's Party |
Last Election1: | 49 |
Seats1: | 50 |
Percentage1: | 31.9% |
Leader2: | Anne Vondeling |
Party2: | Labour Party (Netherlands) |
Last Election2: | 48 |
Seats2: | 43 |
Percentage2: | 28.0% |
Leader3: | Edzo Toxopeus |
Party3: | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy |
Last Election3: | 19 |
Seats3: | 16 |
Percentage3: | 10.3% |
Leader4: | Barend Biesheuvel |
Party4: | Anti-Revolutionary Party |
Last Election4: | 14 |
Seats4: | 13 |
Percentage4: | 8.7% |
Leader5: | Henk Beernink |
Party5: | Christian Historical Union |
Last Election5: | 12 |
Seats5: | 13 |
Percentage5: | 8.6% |
Leader6: | Henk Lankhorst |
Party6: | Pacifist Socialist Party |
Last Election6: | 2 |
Seats6: | 4 |
Percentage6: | 3.0% |
Leader7: | Paul de Groot |
Party7: | Communist Party of the Netherlands |
Last Election7: | 3 |
Seats7: | 4 |
Percentage7: | 2.8% |
Leader8: | Cornelius van Dis |
Party8: | Reformed Political Party |
Last Election8: | 3 |
Seats8: | 3 |
Percentage8: | 2.3% |
Leader9: | Hendrik Koekoek |
Party9: | Farmers' Party (Netherlands) |
Last Election9: | 0 |
Seats9: | 3 |
Percentage9: | 2.1% |
Leader10: | Piet Jongeling |
Party10: | Reformed Political League |
Last Election10: | 0 |
Seats10: | 1 |
Percentage10: | 0.7% |
Map: | TK_Samenstelling_1963.jpg |
Map Size: | 250px |
Cabinet | |
Before Election: | De Quay cabinet |
Before Party: | KVP–VVD–ARP–CHU |
After Election: | Marijnen cabinet |
After Party: | KVP–VVD–ARP–CHU |
General elections were held in the Netherlands on 15 May 1963.[1] The Catholic People's Party (KVP) remained the largest party, winning 50 of the 150 seats in the House of Representatives.[2]
The elections led to a four-party coalition government initially consisting of the KVP, People's Party for Freedom and Democracy, Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP) and Christian Historical Union. In 1965 this coalition was replaced by one consisting of the KVP, Labour Party and ARP.
Province | KVP | PvdA | VVD | ARP | CHU | PSP | CPN | SGP | BP | GPV | Others | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7.6 | 40.1 | 15.5 | 14.7 | 11.6 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 4.2 | 1.3 | 0.7 | ||
7.3 | 35.0 | 8.1 | 21.8 | 16.3 | 3.9 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 0.7 | ||
31.9 | 27.4 | 9.3 | 7.9 | 12.8 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 0.5 | 0.8 | ||
6.5 | 38.1 | 13.1 | 16.2 | 10.1 | 3.6 | 5.0 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 3.7 | 1.0 | ||
77.5 | 12.9 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 2.3 | 0.1 | 1.4 | ||
71.9 | 13.5 | 4.1 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 0.1 | 1.6 | ||
24.2 | 30.3 | 13.7 | 7.1 | 5.5 | 6.4 | 7.2 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 2.6 | ||
28.1 | 27.8 | 8.0 | 9.5 | 13.0 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 2.1 | 0.9 | ||
19.2 | 34.3 | 13.2 | 10.5 | 9.7 | 3.6 | 2.4 | 4.0 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 1.5 | ||
21.4 | 30.3 | 6.6 | 15.9 | 16.7 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 2.8 | 0.4 | ||
25.8 | 27.5 | 12.3 | 11.0 | 11.7 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 3.6 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 1.6 | ||
20.8 | 27.5 | 9.3 | 11.8 | 15.8 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 9.2 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 1.1 |