Party | Abbr. | Votes | % | +/- | Seats | |
Catholic People's Party | KVP | 1895914 | 31.60% | -0.09% | 49 | 0 |
Labour Party | PvdA | 1821285 | 30.36% | -2.33% | 48 | -2 |
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | VVD | 732658 | 12.21% | +3.44% | 19 | +6 |
Antirevolutionary Party | ARP | 563091 | 9.39% | -0.52% | 14 | -1 |
Christian-Historical Union | CHU | 486429 | 8.11% | -0.32% | 12 | -1 |
Communist Party of the Netherlands | CPN | 144542 | 2.41% | -2.34% | 3 | -4 |
Political Reformed Party | SGP | 129678 | 2.16% | -0.10% | 3 | 0 |
Pacifist-Socialist Party | PSP | 110499 | 1.84% | 2 | ||
Reformed Political Union | GPV | 39972 | 0.67% | +0.02% | ||
Farmer's Party/Party for Agr. & Society | BP/PLM | 39423 | 0.66% | |||
Bridge Group (Wagenaar Group) | Bruggr. | 34723 | 0.58% | |||
Protestant Christian National Union | PCNU | 1317 | 0.02% | |||
Total valid votes | 5999531 | 150 | ||||
Invalid votes/ % cast votes | 143878 | 2.34% | +0.26% | |||
Cast votes/turnout | 6143409 | 95.57% | +0.07% | |||
Eligible to vote | 6427864 | +4.94% | ||||
Electoral quota | 39996.87 |
Number of votes per province (in Dutch)
Percentage of votes per province (in Dutch)
Sources: Statistiek der verkiezingen 1959 Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal, Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek, Zeist 1959 (number of votes) and Repertorium kleine politieke partijen 1918-1967 (relations between parties)