1977 Schoklandic general election

1977 Schoklandic general election

1 February, 1977
All 220 seats to the State Assembly 111 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	86.4% 1.0
First party Second party Third party   Leader Joop Zeil Tom Hoff Jan Kol Party Catholic State Party Social Democratic State Party Communist State Party Leader's seat Islands Region Capital Region Southern Region Last election 62 seats, 28.7% 48 seats, 20.7% 39 seats, 17.0% Seats won 58 46 41 Seat change 4 2 2 Percentage 26.0% 20.0% 17.3% Swing 2.7% 0.7% 0.3   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader Marie Ter Veldth Pieter Jacobsen Tinus Waterpoorth Party Caucus'70 Liberal State Party Protestant State Party Leader's seat Capital Region Eastern Region Eastern Region Last election 7 seats, 3.6% 29 seats, 14.1% 25 seats, 10.2% Seats won 30 seats 19 17 Seat change 23 10 8 Percentage 12.8% 10.0% 8.8% Swing 9.2 4.1% 1.4%

The 1977 election saw a dramatic swift to the Left, the election was the first time the Plural Left won a majority.

1977 Schoklandic general election
Party				%	Seats	+/– (%pnt)	+/– (seat)
		Social Democratic State Party	SDRP	20.0%	46	0.7	2
		Communist State Party	CRP	17.3%	32	0.3	2
		Caucus'70	F'70	12.8%	30	9.2	23
		Southerners			9
		Free Christian State Party	VCRP	1.4%	2	2.1	4
Plural left				51.5%	119	6.7	19
		Catholic State Party	KRP	26.0%	58	1.7	4
		Protestant State Party	PRP	8.8%	17	1.4	8
Coalition with the Bible				34.8%	75	4.1	12
		Liberal State Party	LRP	10.0%	19	4.1	10
		regionalists	reg.	2.5%	5	1.3	3
		Democratic State Party	DRP	1.4%	2	0.2
Liberals, Democrats and Regionalists				13.9%	26	2.6	7
Total				100	220