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{{Short description|Election of the members of the House of Representatives}}
{{Infobox legislative election
| election_name      = 1967 Dutch general election
| country            = Netherlands

| previous_election  = [[1963 Dutch general election|1963]]
| next_election      = [[1971 Dutch general election|1971]]
| seats_for_election = All 150 seats in the [[House of Representatives (Netherlands)|House of Representatives]]
| majority_seats     = 76
| election_date      = 15 February 1967
| turnout            = 94.9% ({{decrease}} 0.2 [[Percentage point|pp]])

| leader1      = [[Norbert Schmelzer]]
| party1             = Catholic People's Party
| last_election1      = 50
| seats1             = 42
| percentage1        = 26.5%

| leader2      = [[Joop den Uyl]]
| party2             = Labour Party (Netherlands)
| last_election2      = 43
| seats2             = 37
| percentage2        = 23.6%

| leader3      = [[Edzo Toxopeus]]
| party3             = People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
| last_election3      = 16
| seats3             = 17
| percentage3        = 10.7%

| leader4      = [[Barend Biesheuvel]]
| party4             = Anti-Revolutionary Party
| last_election4      = 13
| seats4             = 15
| percentage4        = 9.9%

| leader5      = [[Henk Beernink]]
| party5             = Christian Historical Union
| last_election5      = 13
| seats5             = 12
| percentage5        = 8.1%

| leader6      = [[Hendrik Koekoek]]
| party6             = Farmers' Party (Netherlands)
| last_election6      = 3
| seats6             = 7
| percentage6        = 4.8%

| leader7      = [[Hans van Mierlo]]
| party7             = Democrats 66
| last_election7      = new
| seats7             = 7
| percentage7        = 4.5%

| leader8      = [[Marcus Bakker]]
| party8             = Communist Party of the Netherlands
| last_election8      = 4
| seats8             = 5
| percentage8        = 3.6%

| leader9      = [[Henk Lankhorst]]
| party9             = Pacifist Socialist Party
| last_election9      = 4
| seats9             = 4
| percentage9        = 2.9%

| leader10     = [[Cornelius van Dis]]
| party10            = Reformed Political Party
| last_election10     = 3
| seats10            = 3
| percentage10       = 2.0%

| leader11     = [[Piet Jongeling]]
| party11            = Reformed Political League
| last_election11     = 1
| seats11            = 1
| percentage11       = 0.9%

| map                = TK_Samenstelling_1967.jpg
| map_size           = 250px
| map_caption        = Seats
| title              = [[Cabinet of the Netherlands|Cabinet]]
| before_election    = [[Zijlstra cabinet]]
| before_party       = [[Catholic People's Party|KVP]]–[[Anti-Revolutionary Party|ARP]]
| after_election     = [[De Jong cabinet]]
| after_party        = [[Catholic People's Party|KVP]]–[[People's Party for Freedom and Democracy|VVD]]–[[Anti-Revolutionary Party|ARP]]–[[Christian Historical Union|CHU]]
}}

General elections were held in the [[Netherlands]] on 15 February 1967.<ref name=NS>[[Dieter Nohlen]] & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1396 {{ISBN|978-3-8329-5609-7}}</ref> The [[Catholic People's Party]] (KVP) remained the largest party, winning 42 of the 150 seats in the [[House of Representatives of the Netherlands|House of Representatives]].<ref>Nohlen & Stöver, p1414</ref>

The elections led to a four-party [[Centre-right politics|centre-right]] [[De Jong cabinet|coalition government]] being formed, consisting of the KVP, [[People's Party for Freedom and Democracy]] (VVD), [[Anti-Revolutionary Party]] (ARP) and [[Christian Historical Union]] (CHU), led by Prime Minister [[Piet de Jong]].

==Results==
{{Election results
|image=[[File:1967 Dutch general election.svg]]
|party1=[[Catholic People's Party]]|votes1=1822939|seats1=42|sc1=–8
|party2=[[Labour Party (Netherlands)|Labour Party]]|votes2=1620447|seats2=37|sc2=–6
|party3=[[People's Party for Freedom and Democracy]]|votes3=738229|seats3=17|sc3=+1
|party4=[[Anti-Revolutionary Party]]|votes4=681203|seats4=15|sc4=+2
|party5=[[Christian Historical Union]]|votes5=560467|seats5=12|sc5=–1
|party6=[[Farmers' Party (Netherlands)|Farmers' Party]]|votes6=328186|seats6=7|sc6=+4
|party7=[[Democrats 66|Democrats 1966]]|votes7=307859|seats7=7|sc7=New
|party8=[[Communist Party of the Netherlands]]|votes8=248330|seats8=5|sc8=+1
|party9=[[Pacifist Socialist Party]]|votes9=197217|seats9=4|sc9=0
|party10=[[Reformed Political Party]]|votes10=138119|seats10=3|sc10=0
|party11=[[Reformed Political League]]|votes11=59218|seats11=1|sc11=0
|party12={{ill|Emergency Council|nl|Noodraad-Partij}}|votes12=45485|seats12=0|sc12=New
|party13=[[Christian Democratic Union (Netherlands)|Christian Democratic Union]]|votes13=45346|seats13=0|sc13=New
|party14=Party for the Unmarried|votes14=43340|seats14=0|sc14=New
|party15=Land Interests|votes15=17596|seats15=0|sc15=New
|party16=Liberal People's Party|votes16=11292|seats16=0|sc16=New
|party17=Voogd List|votes17=4808|seats17=0|sc17=New
|party18=Van Breukelen-Grein List|votes18=3560|seats18=0|sc18=New
|party19=Machiela List|votes19=1676|seats19=0|sc19=New
|party20=Germeaux List|votes20=1218|seats20=0|sc20=New
|party21=Party of the Right|votes21=1070|seats21=0|sc21=New
|party22=Christian National People's Party|votes22=992|seats22=0|sc22=0
|party23=Rodermond List|votes23=916|seats23=0|sc23=New
|invalid=198298
|total_sc=0
|electorate=7450680
|source=Kiesraad<ref name="results"/>
}}

===By province===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;font-size:90%;line-height:14px"
|+ Results by province<ref name="results">{{Cite web |title=Tweede Kamer 15 februari 1967 |url=https://www.verkiezingsuitslagen.nl/verkiezingen/detail/TK19670215/663199 |access-date=27 November 2023 |website=[[Kiesraad]] |language=Dutch}}</ref>
|- style="height:40px;"
! rowspan="2"| [[Provinces of the Netherlands|Province]]
! style="width:40px;"| [[Catholic People's Party|KVP]]
! style="width:40px;"| [[Labour Party (Netherlands)|PvdA]]
! style="width:40px;"| [[People's Party for Freedom and Democracy|VVD]]
! style="width:40px;"| [[Anti-Revolutionary Party|ARP]]
! style="width:40px;"| [[Christian Historical Union|CHU]]
! style="width:40px;"| [[Farmers' Party (Netherlands)|BP]]
! style="width:40px;"| [[Democrats 66|D'66]]
! style="width:40px;"| [[Communist Party of the Netherlands|CPN]]
! style="width:40px;"| [[Pacifist Socialist Party|PSP]]
! style="width:40px;"| [[Reformed Political Party|SGP]]
! style="width:40px;"| [[Reformed Political League|GPV]]
! style="width:40px;" rowspan="2"| Others
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Catholic People's Party}};"|
! style="background:{{party color|Labour Party (Netherlands)}};"|
! style="background:{{party color|People's Party for Freedom and Democracy}};"|
! style="background:{{party color|Anti-Revolutionary Party}};"|
! style="background:{{party color|Christian Historical Union}};"|
! style="background:{{party color|Farmers' Party (Netherlands)}};"|
! style="background:{{party color|Democrats 66}};"|
! style="background:{{party color|Communist Party of the Netherlands}};"|
! style="background:{{party color|Pacifist Socialist Party}};"|
! style="background:{{party color|Reformed Political Party}};"|
! style="background:{{party color|Reformed Political League}};"|
|-
| align="left"| {{flag|Drenthe}}
| 7.0
| style="background:#F6C5C1;"|'''35.5'''
| 14.0
| 15.1
| 11.4
| 6.5
| 2.1
| 2.9
| 1.7
| 0.4
| 1.6
| 1.9
|-
| align="left"| {{flag|Friesland}}
| 6.5
| style="background:#F6C5C1;"|'''31.7'''
| 8.1
| 22.8
| 15.3
| 3.3
| 2.4
| 2.8
| 3.6
| 0.7
| 1.4
| 1.5
|-
| align="left"| {{flag|Gelderland}}
| style="background:#f8e7c1;"| '''27.2'''
| 22.9
| 9.7
| 9.5
| 11.8
| 7.0
| 3.4
| 1.2
| 1.5
| 3.2
| 0.6
| 2.0
|-
| align="left"| {{flag|Groningen}}
| 5.5
| style="background:#F6C5C1;"|'''33.2'''
| 12.0
| 16.7
| 9.7
| 4.6
| 2.7
| 6.4
| 3.5
| 0.2
| 3.8
| 1.8
|-
| align="left"| {{flag|Limburg (Netherlands)|name=Limburg}}
| style="background:#f8e7c1;"| '''63.7'''
| 11.8
| 5.1
| 1.9
| 1.0
| 5.9
| 3.1
| 2.2
| 1.3
| 0.1
| 0.1
| 3.9
|-
| align="left"| {{flag|North Brabant}}
| style="background:#f8e7c1;"| '''56.6'''
| 10.5
| 7.5
| 4.1
| 2.5
| 6.7
| 4.8
| 1.3
| 1.4
| 0.6
| 0.2
| 3.8
|-
| align="left"| {{flag|North Holland}}
| 19.8
| style="background:#F6C5C1;"|'''24.7'''
| 13.1
| 8.4
| 5.2
| 4.2
| 6.9
| 8.7
| 5.0
| 0.5
| 0.4
| 3.0
|-
| align="left"| {{flag|Overijssel}}
| style="background:#f8e7c1;"| '''25.5'''
| 23.1
| 8.1
| 10.5
| 12.7
| 5.8
| 2.7
| 2.9
| 2.3
| 2.7
| 2.2
| 1.5
|-
| align="left"| {{flag|South Holland}}
| 15.8
| style="background:#F6C5C1;"|'''29.3'''
| 12.9
| 11.7
| 9.2
| 2.8
| 5.0
| 3.2
| 3.4
| 3.6
| 0.7
| 2.3
|-
| align="left"| {{flag|Flevoland|name=''Southern IJsselmeer Polders''}}
| 18.5
| style="background:#F6C5C1;"|'''22.0'''
| 10.3
| 20.8
| 14.1
| 2.8
| 3.5
| 0.9
| 2.0
| 1.2
| 2.6
| 1.2
|-
| align="left"| {{flag|Utrecht}}
| 21.5
| style="background:#F6C5C1;"|'''22.7'''
| 13.1
| 12.2
| 11.0
| 3.9
| 4.5
| 1.8
| 2.5
| 3.0
| 1.3
| 2.4
|-
| align="left"| {{flag|Zeeland}}
| 17.6
| style="background:#F6C5C1;"|'''24.3'''
| 10.4
| 12.6
| 15.0
| 4.0
| 2.2
| 0.8
| 1.4
| 8.6
| 1.1
| 2.0
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Dutch elections}}

[[Category:General elections in the Netherlands]]
[[Category:1967 elections in the Netherlands]]
[[Category:1967 elections in Europe|Netherlands]]