1946_Dutch_general_election
1946 Dutch general election
Election of the members of the House of Representatives
General elections were held in the Netherlands on 17 May 1946,[1] the first after World War II. The Catholic People's Party, a continuation of the pre-war Roman Catholic State Party, remained the largest party in the House of Representatives, winning 32 of the 100 seats.[2]
Following the elections, the Catholic People's Party formed a grand coalition government with the Labour Party.