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Official Final Results of the Netherlands General Election

General election in Netherlands 1959

Dutch General Election Results: March 12, 1959

Electoral Threshold

The electoral threshold for the election in Netherlands is 0.67%.

Current Election Trend: Netherlands
Poll results, coalitions, and election data
Historical Elections: Netherlands
Results, coalitions, and historical data
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Seat Distribution and Mathematical Majorities

The current government loses its majority

The incumbent governing parties secured 50.0% of the seats.

PvdA + VVD + SGP
Centre-Left
46.7%
PvdA + VVD
Centre-Left
44.7%

Governments of the Current Legislative Period

De Quay
1959
KVP
VVD
ARP
CHU
Historical Government Cabinets: Netherlands
Cabinets and governing parties since 1945

Polling Accuracy: How Precise Were the Forecasts?

Comparison: Pre-Election Polls vs. Actual Election Results

Party Results: Vote Shares and Gains/Losses

Katholieke Volkspartij

Catholic People's Party
Christian Democratic
Pro EU
31.6
±0.0

PvdA

Labour Party
Social Democratic
Pro EU
30.4
±0.0

VVD

People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
Liberal
12.2
±0.0

ARP

Anti-Revolutionary Party
Christian Democratic
Pro EU
9.4
±0.0

CHU

Christian Historical Union
Christian Democratic
Pro EU
8.1
±0.0

CPN

Communist Party of the Netherlands
Left-wing
2.4
±0.0

SGP

Reformed Political Party
Conservative
EU-Skeptic
2.2
±0.0

PSP

Pacifist Socialist Party
Left-wing
1.8
±0.0

Other Parties

Other Parties
Unknown
1.2
±0.0

GPV

Reformed Political Alliance
Conservative
EU-Skeptic
0.7
±0.0

Data Sources and Methodology

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ParlGov – Parliamentary Democracy Data

A comprehensive research database from the University of Bremen, documenting parties, elections, and governments for comparative analysis.

Additional Sources

Döring, Holger and Philip Manow. 2024. Parliaments and governments database (ParlGov).

CHES – Chapel Hill Expert Survey

The leading expert survey on party positions in Europe. Over 400 political scientists document party stances based on rigorous scientific criteria.

Additional Sources

Rovny, Jan, et al. “25 Years of Political Party Positions in Europe: The Chapel Hill Expert Survey, 1999-2024.”