1956 Dutch general election

General elections were held in the Netherlands on 13 June 1956.<ref name=NS>Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1396 Template:ISBN</ref> For the first time, the Labour Party (PvdA) emerged as the largest party, winning 34 of the 100 seats in the House of Representatives.

The elections led to the continuation of the four-party coalition government, consisting of the PvdA, Catholic People's Party, Anti-Revolutionary Party and Christian Historical Union.

Results

By province

Results by province<ref name=K>Template:Cite web</ref>

Province	PvdA	KVP	ARP	VVD	CHU	CPN	SGP	Others
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Template:Flag	44.6	6.9	15.7	15.2	12.2	3.4	0.3	1.8
Template:Flag	40.9	6.9	22.0	8.4	16.0	3.5	0.7	1.5
Template:Flag	31.3	32.2	9.3	7.9	13.1	1.4	3.8	1.1
Template:Flag	42.2	5.9	17.3	12.9	9.6	7.6	0.2	4.2
Template:Flag	17.5	78.6	0.8	0.9	0.6	1.0	0.0	0.6
Template:Flag	16.4	74.9	2.7	2.0	2.3	0.6	0.6	0.6
Template:Flag	37.3	23.7	8.2	11.8	5.1	11.9	0.6	1.4
Template:Flag	31.8	28.0	10.2	7.6	13.1	4.2	3.0	2.2
Template:Flag	37.9	18.7	12.3	11.3	9.4	4.8	3.9	1.7
Template:Flag	28.0	24.8	19.6	7.6	14.5	1.4	2.4	1.7
Template:Flag	32.6	25.8	12.9	9.3	11.1	2.6	3.7	2.0
Template:Flag	32.0	20.9	12.8	8.1	15.4	0.6	9.0	1.3

Aftermath

As a result of a constitutional amendment later in 1956, the House of Representatives was increased from 100 to 150 members on 6 November 1956. Rather than hold fresh elections, the results of the June elections were recalculated on the basis of 150 members.