1966 Elizean general election

1966 Elizean general election

March 5, 1966 (1966-03-05)
All 360 seats to the Parliament 181 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
Turnout	84.58%
First party Second party Third party   Leader Sophie Opheuvel Charles Ooijth Charlie Van der Zee Party Social Democrats People's Party Radical Leader's seat Capital District Capital District Capital District Last election 145 seats, 40.50% 167 seats, 41.39% 24 seats, 6.92% Seats won 176 140 17 Seat change 31 27 7 Percentage 42.50% 38.99% 4.96% Swing 2.0 2.4 1.96   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader Doekele R.P. Elsma Henk Hofland Julles Hamstra Party Frisian Democratic Union Communist Party Elizea People's Party Leader's seat Nije Stêd (Frisian Regions) Zoutevelde Nije Stêd (Frisian Regions) Last election 6 seats, 1.71% 11 seats, 3.28% 6 seats, 1.81% Seats won 13 11 3 Seat change 7 1 3 Percentage 3.68% 3.02% 0.83% Swing 1.97 0.26 0.98
Map of Elizea districts won

The incumbent Social Democrats receiving a landslide victory.

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Social Democrats	4,323,976	42.50	176	+31
	People's Party	3,967,566	38.99	140	-27
	Radical Party	504,459	4.96	17	-7
	Frisian Democratic Union	374,033	3.68	13	+7
	Communist Party	307,645	3.02	10	-1
	Independent Liberals	265,087	2.61	0	New
	Nationalist Union	200,234	1.97	0	–
	People's Party	84,612	0.83	3	-3
	Communist Party - Stalinist	44,359	0.44	0	–
	Frisian Voters' Association	35,211	0.35	1	–
	others	68,003	0.67	0	–
Total		10,175,185	100.00	360	0
Valid votes		10,175,185	99.92
Invalid/blank votes		8,023	0.08
Total votes		10,183,208	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		12,039,026	84.58

Opinion polls

Dates conducted	Pollster	Sample size	PP-F	Social Democrats	Radical	Communist	Nationalist	Frisian	Others	Lead
2 Jan 1966	New Year Poll	2,000	43.5%	40.0%	6%	3%	2%	2.5%	3%	3.5
2 Jan 1965	New Year Poll	2,000	42%	42.5%	6%	3%	2%	2.5%	2%	0.5
2 Jan 1964	New Year Poll	2,000	41%	44.5%	5%	3%	2%	2.5%	2%	3.5
2 Jan 1963	New Year Poll	2,000	41.5%	41%	7%	3%	2%	2.5%	3%	0.5
Mar 5, 1962	1962 general election		43.2	40.5	6.9	3.3	2.6	1.7	1.8	2.7