Dutch general election, 1956

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Elections in the Netherlands for the Tweede Kamer of Parliament

The number of seats in the Tweede Kamer was shortly after the elections enlarged to 150 seats.

[edit] National summary

Party	%	Seats
Partij van de Arbeid	32.6	34	50
Katholieke Volkspartij	31.6	33	49
Anti-Revolutionaire Partij	9.9	10	15
Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie	8.8	9	13
Christelijke-Historische Unie	8.4	8	13
Communistische Partij Nederland	4.7	4	7
Staatkundig Gereformeerde Partij	2.3	2	3
Total	-	100	150

[edit] Parties

• Anti Revolutionary Party (Anti-Revolutionaire Partij)
• Catholic People's Party (Katholieke Volkspartij)
• Christian Historical Union (Christelijke-Historische Unie)
• Communist Party of the Netherlands (Communistische Partij Nederland)
• Labour Party (Partij van de Arbeid)
• People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie)
• Political Reformed Party (Staatkundig Gereformeerde Partij)

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