1970 Elizean general election

1970 Elizean general election

March 5, 1970 (1970-03-05)
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 Hendrik Luuven Charlie Van der Zee Party Social Democrats People's Party Radical Party Leader's seat Capital District De Ooster Capital District Last election 176 seats, 42.50% 140 seats, 38.99% 17 seats, 4.96% Seats won 189 112 14 Seat change 13 28 3 Percentage 43.32% 30.93% 4.03% Swing 0.82 8.06 0.93   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader Doekele R.P. Elsma Marie Hooxth Henk Hofland Party Frisian Democratic Union independent liberal Communist Party Elizea Leader's seat Nije Stêd (Frisian Regions) Konijnenveld Zoutevelde Last election 13 seats, 3.68% 0 seats, 2.61% 11 seats, 3.02% Seats won 14 14 12 Seat change 1 14 1 Percentage 4.00% 4.00% 3.34% Swing 0.32 1.39 0.32
Largest political party by municipality ■ Social Democrats ■ People's Party ■ Radical Party ■ Frisian Democratic Union ■ independent liberals ■ Communist Party

The incumbent Social Democrats receiving a landslide victory.

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Social Democrats	4,343,976	43.32	189	+13
	People's Party	3,101,456	30.93	112	-28
	Radical Party	404,459	4.03	14	-3
	Frisian Democratic Union	401,033	4.00	14	+1
	independent liberal candidates	400,846	4.00	14	+14
	Communist Party	335,227	3.34	11	+1
	Rightist Party	287,256	2.86	0	New
	Nationalist Union	260,189	2.59	0	–
	Moderate Party	241,347	2.41	0	New
	People's Party	134,097	1.34	5	+2
	Frisian Voters' Association	35,211	0.35	1	–
	others	81,678	0.81	0	–
Total		10,026,775	100.00	360	0
Valid votes		10,026,775	99.92
Invalid/blank votes		8,023	0.08
Total votes		10,034,798	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		12,039,026	83.35

Opinion polls

Dates conducted	Pollster	Sample size	Social Democrats	PP-F	Radical Party	Frisian	Communist	Ind. Liberal	Nationalist	Moderate	Rightist	Others	Lead
2 Jan 1970	Nation Poll	2,000	43%	34.5%	4%	4%	3%	3.5%	2.5%	2%	2.5%	1%	8.5
2 Jun 1969	Nation Poll	2,000	43%	35%	4%	4%	3%	2.5%	2.5%	2%	3%	1%	8
2 Jan 1969	Nation Poll	2,000	41%	38%	4%	4%	3%	3.5%	1.5%	2.5%	1.5%	1%	3
2 Jun 1968	Nation Poll	2,000	43%	36%	4%	4%	3%	3.5%	1.5%	2.5%	1.5%	1%	7
2 Jan 1968	Nation Poll	2,000	43.5%	34.5%	4%	4%	3%	3.5%	1.5%	2.5%	2.5%	1%	9
2 Jun 1967	Nation Poll	2,000	44%	34%	4%	4%	2.5%	3.5%	2%	2.5%	2.5%	1%	10
2 Jan 1967	Nation Poll	2,000	44%	32%	4%	4%	2.5%	4.5%	2%	2.5%	3%	1.5%	12
2 Jun 1966	Nation Poll	2,000	43.5%	33.5%	4%	4%	2.5%	4.5%	6%			2%	10
Mar 5, 1966	1966 general election		42.5	39.0	5.0	3.7	3.0	2.6	2.0	-	-	2.2	3.5