KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS OF 7 JULY 1948 ================================================================ Elections to the Tweede Kamer (Second Chamber) of the Staten- Generaal (Parliament) Source: CBS (Central Bureau for Statistics, www.cbs.nl) Parties ---------------------------------------------------------------- * ARP - Anti-Revolutionaire Partij (Anti-Revolutionary Party) * CHU - Christelijk-Historische Unie (Christian Historical Union) * CPN - Communistische Partij van Nederland (Communist Party of the Netherlands) * KVP - Katholieke Volkspartij (Catholic People's Party) * PvdA - Partij van de Arbeid (Labour Party) * SGP - Staatkundig Gereformeerde Partij (Political Reformed Party) * VVD - Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie (People's Party for Freedom and Democracy) NATIONAL SUMMARY OF VOTES AND SEATS ================================================================ Party Votes % Change Seats Change ---------------------------------------------------------------- ARP 651,612 13.2 (+00.3) 13 00 CHU 453,226 09.2 (+01.4) 9 +01 CPN 382,001 07.7 (-02.9) 8 -02 KVP 1,531,154 31.0 (+00.2) 32 00 PvdA 1,263,058 25.6 (-02.7) 27 -02 SGP 116,937 02.4 (+00.3) 2 00 VVD 391,925 07.9 8 Welter 62,376 01.3 1 Others 80,670 01.6 - -06 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,932,959 100 ----------------------------------------------------------------