1954 Trimontonian general election|
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| Opinion polls |
| Turnout | 91.63%  3.15 |
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First party
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Second party
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Third party
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| Leader
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Sophie Opheuvel
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Hendrik Luuven
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Joop Suax
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| Party
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Democratic Centre
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Radical
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Socialist
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| Leader's seat
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Capital District
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't Oost
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Overseas Territories
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| Last election
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143 seats, 39.60%
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160 seats, 43.21%
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23 seats, 6.36%
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| Seats won
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155
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133
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42
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| Seat change
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 12
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27
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19
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| Percentage
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36.96%
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36.96%
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11.74%
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| Swing
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2.64
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6.25
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5.38
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The 1954 election was held on march 5. The election is known as the surprise election. For the first time in 50 years the Radical Party did not win the election. The Radicals lost the election by just 27 votes. The Socialist Party made massive gains in the Overseas Territories.
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
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| Democratic Centre | 1,756,729 | 36.96 | 155 | +12 |
| Radical Party | 1,756,702 | 36.96 | 133 | -27 |
| Socialist Party | 557,843 | 11.74 | 42 | +19 |
| Liberal Party | 401,226 | 8.44 | 30 | -4 |
| People's Party | 220,671 | 4.64 | 0 | – |
| others | 59,547 | 1.25 | 0 | – |
| Total | 4,752,718 | 100.00 | 360 | 0 |
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| Valid votes | 4,752,718 | 99.97 | |
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| Invalid/blank votes | 1,406 | 0.03 | |
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| Total votes | 4,754,124 | 100.00 | |
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| Registered voters/turnout | 5,188,273 | 91.63 | |
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