Tweede Kamer
Netherlands elections · 1956-06-13 · held
1956 Tweede Kamer election: 100 seats across 7 seat-winning lists.
Results: final · partial coverage · Party vote totals and rounded shares reported by Parlement.com for seat-winning lists; zero-seat lists are not yet entered.
| Party / candidate | Votes | Vote share | Seats | Electoral votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PvdA | 1871990 | 32.6% | 34 | — |
| KVP | 1815242 | 31.6% | 33 | — |
| ARP | 567527 | 9.9% | 10 | — |
| VVD | 502325 | 8.7% | 9 | — |
| CHU | 482848 | 8.4% | 8 | — |
| CPN | 272167 | 4.7% | 4 | — |
| SGP | 129512 | 2.2% | 2 | — |
The June election filled 100 seats; a later expansion in 1956 brought the chamber to 150 without treating the extra seats as a separate general election.
Sources & further reading
Parlement.com: Tweede Kamer election results and date
Kiesraad: historical election results database (sources back to 1848)