1948 Dutch general election
Party Leader % Seats ±
KVP Carl Romme 31.0% 32 0
PvdA Willem Drees 25.6% 27 -2
ARP Jan Schouten 13.2% 13 0
CHU Hendrik Tilanus 9.2% 9 +1
VVD Pieter Oud 8.0% 8 +2
CPN Paul de Groot 7.7% 8 -2
SGP Pieter Zandt 2.4% 2 0
KNP Charles Welter 1.3% 1 New
General elections were held in the Netherlands on 7 July 1948. The Catholic People's Party remained the largest party in the House of Representatives, winning 32 of the 100 seats. Following the elections, a broad four-party coalition government was formed between the Catholic People's Party, Labour Party, Christian Historical Union and People's Party for Freedom and Democracy. Combined these parties held 76% of the available seats in parliament.