| Country | Netherlands |
|---|---|
| Previous election | 1981 |
| Next election | 1986 |
| Seats for election | All 150 seats in the House of Representatives |
| Majority seats | 76 |
| Election date | 8 September 1982 |
| Turnout | 80.98% ( 6.05pp) |
| Leader 1 | Joop den Uyl |
| Party 1 | Labour Party (Netherlands) |
| Last election 1 | 44 |
| Seats 1 | 47 |
| Percentage 1 | 30.40 |
| Leader 2 | Dries van Agt |
| Party 2 | Christian Democratic Appeal |
| Last election 2 | 48 |
| Seats 2 | 45 |
| Percentage 2 | 29.39 |
| Leader 3 | Ed Nijpels |
| Party 3 | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy |
| Last election 3 | 26 |
| Seats 3 | 36 |
| Percentage 3 | 23.08 |
| Leader 4 | Jan Terlouw |
| Party 4 | Democrats 66 |
| Last election 4 | 17 |
| Seats 4 | 6 |
| Percentage 4 | 4.26 |
| Leader 5 | Fred van der Spek |
| Party 5 | Pacifist Socialist Party |
| Last election 5 | 3 |
| Seats 5 | 3 |
| Percentage 5 | 2.28 |
| Leader 6 | Henk van Rossum |
| Party 6 | Reformed Political Party |
| Last election 6 | 3 |
| Seats 6 | 3 |
| Percentage 6 | 1.90 |
| Leader 7 | Ina Brouwer |
| Party 7 | Communist Party of the Netherlands |
| Last election 7 | 3 |
| Seats 7 | 3 |
| Percentage 7 | 1.79 |
| Leader 8 | Ria Beckers |
| Party 8 | Political Party of Radicals |
| Last election 8 | 3 |
| Seats 8 | 2 |
| Percentage 8 | 1.66 |
| Leader 9 | Meindert Leerling |
| Party 9 | Reformatory Political Federation |
| Last election 9 | 2 |
| Seats 9 | 2 |
| Percentage 9 | 1.51 |
| Leader 10 | Hans Janmaat |
| Party 10 | Centre Party (Netherlands) |
| Last election 10 | 0 |
| Seats 10 | 1 |
| Percentage 10 | 0.83 |
| Leader 11 | Gert Schutte |
| Party 11 | Reformed Political League |
| Last election 11 | 1 |
| Seats 11 | 1 |
| Percentage 11 | 0.82 |
| Leader 12 | Cathy Ubels-Veen |
| Party 12 | Evangelical People's Party (Netherlands) |
| Last election 12 | 0 |
| Seats 12 | 1 |
| Percentage 12 | 0.69 |
| Before election | Third Van Agt cabinet |
| Before party | CDA–D66 |
| After election | First Lubbers cabinet |
| After party | CDA–VVD |
Early general elections were held in the Netherlands on 8 September 1982.[1][2] The Labour Party emerged as the largest party, winning 47 of the 150 seats in the House of Representatives;[3] however, this would be the last time it did so until 1994.
The Centre Party received 0.8% of the vote, winning one seat, which was taken by Hans Janmaat. This was the first time since World War II that a party considered to be right-wing extremist won a seat in the Dutch parliament.
Following the election the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) formed a coalition government with the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy, with the CDA's Ruud Lubbers becoming prime minister.
Results
By province
| Province | PvdA | CDA | VVD | D'66 | PSP | SGP | CPN | PPR | RPF | CP | GPV | EVP | Others |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drenthe | 41.1 | 23.7 | 21.8 | 3.9 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| Friesland | 37.0 | 31.5 | 17.6 | 3.2 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 2.0 |
| Gelderland | 28.0 | 32.5 | 22.3 | 4.2 | 2.1 | 3.3 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.2 |
| Groningen | 42.2 | 20.9 | 16.9 | 3.4 | 2.3 | 0.2 | 4.2 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 3.8 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| Limburg (Netherlands) | 26.1 | 42.9 | 18.6 | 4.7 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
| North Brabant | 24.6 | 40.1 | 22.3 | 4.6 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
| North Holland | 31.6 | 21.7 | 27.2 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 0.4 | 4.3 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 1.3 |
| Overijssel | 28.3 | 36.3 | 18.1 | 3.9 | 1.3 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 2.8 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 0.9 |
| South Holland | 33.1 | 22.9 | 25.1 | 4.2 | 2.0 | 3.4 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.6 |
| Flevoland | 35.6 | 18.5 | 25.5 | 5.1 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.4 |
| Utrecht | 25.3 | 27.3 | 27.6 | 4.5 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 1.1 |
| Zeeland | 27.9 | 27.4 | 23.2 | 4.1 | 1.3 | 8.2 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 1.5 |
References
- ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1396 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
- ^ Irwin, Galen (1983). "The Dutch parliamentary election of 1982". Electoral Studies. 2 (1): 69–76. doi:10.1016/0261-3794(83)90107-5. ISSN 0261-3794
- ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1414
- ^ "Tweede Kamer 8 september 1982" (in Dutch). Kiesraad. Retrieved 4 November 2021.