1946 Dutch general election

General elections were held in the Netherlands on 17 May 1946,<ref name=NS>Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1396 Template:ISBN</ref> 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.<ref>Nohlen & Stöver, p1413</ref>

Following the elections, the Catholic People's Party formed a grand coalition government with the Labour Party.

Results

Indicated changes in seats are compared to the Schermerhorn-Drees cabinet appointed by Queen Wilhelmina after World War II.

By province

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Province	KVP	PvdA	ARP	CPN	CHU	PvdV	SGP	Others
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Template:Flag	5.8	39.4	19.2	7.1	12.0	15.8	0.2	0.5
Template:Flag	6.7	37.5	23.8	10.1	15.6	4.7	0.7	0.9
Template:Flag	31.6	28.3	12.0	4.5	13.0	6.4	3.5	0.7
Template:Flag	5.5	35.5	22.5	14.6	9.3	11.2	0.1	1.3
Template:Flag	79.6	12.5	0.9	5.6	0.5	0.6	0.2	-
Template:Flag	77.7	12.5	3.3	2.2	2.3	1.1	0.6	0.3
Template:Flag	23.2	32.6	10.0	21.1	4.2	7.0	0.5	1.5
Template:Flag	26.6	28.7	13.9	10.4	10.9	5.4	2.7	1.4
Template:Flag	18.6	31.9	16.6	11.3	8.2	8.5	3.6	1.3
Template:Flag	23.4	28.8	17.2	18.3	7.4	2.0	1.6	1.4
Template:Flag	25.8	29.1	17.3	7.6	9.6	6.2	3.5	1.0
Template:Flag	20.9	24.6	16.3	2.8	17.3	7.2	9.8	1.2