1973 Schoklandic general election

1973 Schoklandic general election

1 February, 1973
All 220 seats to the State Assembly 111 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	85.4% 3.0
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 73 seats, 31.6% 47 seats, 20.5% 30 seats, 14.9% Seats won 62 48 39 Seat change 11 1 9 Percentage 28.7% 20.7 17.0% Swing 2.9% 0.2% 2.1   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader Pieter Jacobsen Tinus Waterpoorth Marie Ter Veldth Party Liberal State Party Protestant State Party Caucus'70 Leader's seat Eastern Region Eastern Region Capital Region Last election 31 seats, 15.2% 27 seats, 11.7% Did not contest Seats won 29 25 7 Seat change 2 2 New party Percentage 14.1% 10.2% 3.6 Swing 1.1% 1.5% New party
= Catholic   = Socialist   = Liberal   = Communist   = Protestant   = Democrat
Rijksminister before election Tom Hoff SDRP Elected Rijksminister Tom Hoff SDRP

1973 Schoklandic general election
Party				%	Seats	+/– (%pnt)	+/– (seat)
		Catholic State Party	KRP	28.7%	62	2.9	11
		Protestant State Party	PRP	10.2%	25	1.5	2
Coalition with the Bible				38.9%	87	4.4	13
		Social Democratic State Party	SDRP	20.7%	48	0.2	1
		Caucus'70	F'70	3.6%	7	3.6	7
		Free Christian State Party	VCRP	3.5%	6	0.9	3
Plural left				27.8%	61	2.9	5
		Liberal State Party	LRP	14.1%	29	1.1	2
		Democratic State Party	DRP	1.2%	2
		regionalists	reg.	1.2%	2	0.7	1
Liberals, Democrats and Regionalists				16.5%	33	0.4	1
		Communist State Party	CRP	17.0%	30	2.1	5
		Southerners			9		4
Communists + Southerners				17.0%	39	2.1	9
Total				100	220

Results by state in %

State	KRP	PRP	SDRP	LRP	DRP	VCRP	CRP	F'70	reg.
Capital State	18.5	0.4	45.3	11.3	-	8.7	11.7	4.5	-
State of Islands	58.2	0.2	15.0	13.2	2.3	2.2	4.8	4.1	-
Eastern State	0.1	40.2	13.2	28.0	2.1	0.8	5.7	5.0	4.9
Southern State	38.3	0.1	9.1	3.8	0.4	2.1	45.6	0.6	-