1959 Dutch general election

General elections were held in the Netherlands on 12 March 1959. The Catholic People's Party emerged as the largest party, winning 49 of the 150 seats in the House of Representatives.

1959 Dutch general election
12 March 1959
All 150 seats in the House of Representatives
76 seats needed for a majority
Turnout95.6% ( 0.1 pp)
PartyLeader % Seats +/–
KVP Carl Romme 31.6% 49 0
PvdA Jaap Burger 30.4% 48 −2
VVD Pieter Oud 12.2% 19 +6
ARP Jelle Zijlstra 9.4% 14 −1
CHU Henk Beernink 8.1% 12 −1
CPN Paul de Groot 2.4% 3 −4
SGP Pieter Zandt 2.2% 3 0
PSP Henk Lankhorst, Nico van der Veen 1.8% 2 New
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Seats
Cabinet before Cabinet after
Second Beel cabinet
KVP–ARP–CHU		 De Quay cabinet
KVP–VVD–ARP–CHU
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