1985 Schoklandic general election

1985 Schoklandic general election

1 February, 1985
All 220 seats to the State Assembly 111 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	88.7% 2.0
First party Second party Third party   Leader Gerard Ooster Hans Terloopstra Jan Kol Party Social Democratic State Party Catholic State Party Communist State Party Leader's seat Capital Region Islands Region Southern Region Last election 49 seats, 20.6% 53 seats, 23.4% 40 seats, 17.2% Seats won 65 51 40 Seat change 16 2 3 Percentage 29.2% 23.1% 18.4% Swing 8.6% 0.3% 1.2   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader Tinus Waterpoorth Joop Thuip Bob Hoorst Party Protestant State Party Liberal State Party Caucus'70 Leader's seat Eastern Region Capital Region Eastern Region Last election 18 seats, 9.0% 16 seats, 8.4% 34 seats, 15.2% Seats won 22 21 7 seats Seat change 4 5 27 Percentage 8.9% 10.7% 3.3% Swing 0.1% 2.3% 11.9
= Catholic   = Socialist   = Liberal   = Communist   = Protestant   = regionalist
Rijksminister before election Tom Hoff SDRP Elected Rijksminister Gerard Ooster SDRP

1977 Schoklandic general election
Party				%	Seats	+/– (%pnt)	+/– (seat)
		Social Democratic State Party	SDRP	29.2%	65	8.6	16
		Communist State Party	CRP	18.4%	34	1.2	3
		Caucus'70	F'70	3.3%	7	11.9	24
		Southerners			9
Plural left				50.9%	115	2.1	8
		Catholic State Party	KRP	23.1%	51	0.3	2
		National Bloc	NB	1.3%	2	0.7	1
Plural Right				24.4%	53	0.4	1
		Liberal State Party	LRP	10.7%	21	2.3	5
		regionalists	reg.	2.8%	6	0.1
		Democratic State Party	DRP	1.6%	3
Liberals, Democrats and Regionalists				15.1%	30	2.2	5
	Protestant State Party		PRP	8.9%	22	0.1	4
	Free Christian State Party		VCRP	0.7%	0	0.5
	Alternative'85		A'85	0.1%	0	New	New
	Others			0.1%	0	0.1
Total				100	220