Dutch general election, 1982

Dutch general election, 1982

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All 150 seats to the House of Representatives 76 seats were needed for a majority
Turnout	81.0%
First party Second party Third party   Leader Joop den Uyl Dries van Agt Ed Nijpels Party PvdA CDA VVD Leader since 1966 1976 1982 Last election 44 seats, 28.3% 48 seats, 30.8% 26 seats, 17.3% Seats won 47 45 36 Seat change 3 3 10 Popular vote 2,420,441 2,503,517 1,900,763 Percentage 30.4% 29.4% 23.1%   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader Jan Terlouw Fred van der Spek Henk van Rossum Party D66 PSP SGP Leader since 1973 1978 1981 Last election 17 seats, 11.1% 3 seats, 2.1% 3 seats, 2.0% Seats won 6 3 3 Seat change 11 0 0 Popular vote 351,278 187,547 156,636 Percentage 4.3% 2.3% 1.9%   Seventh party Eighth party Ninth party   Leader Ina Brouwer Ria Beckers Meindert Leerling Party CPN PPR RPF Leader since 1982 1977 1980 Last election 3 seats, 2.0% 3 seats, 2.0% 2 seats, 1.2% Seats won 3 2 2 Seat change 0 1 0 Popular vote 147,753 136,446 124,235 Percentage 1.8% 1.5% 1.5%
Prime Minister before election Dries van Agt CDA Prime Minister Ruud Lubbers CDA

Dries van Agt
CDA

Ruud Lubbers
CDA

Early general elections were held in the Netherlands on 8 September 1982. The Labour Party emerged as the largest party, winning 47 of the 150 seats in the House of Representatives.

Following the election the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) formed a coalition government with the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy, with the CDA's Ruud Lubbers becoming Prime Minister.

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