| 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) |
| Leader1: | Joop den Uyl |
| Party1: | Labour Party (Netherlands) |
| Last Election1: | 44 |
| Seats1: | 47 |
| Percentage1: | 30.40 |
| Leader2: | Dries van Agt |
| Party2: | Christian Democratic Appeal |
| Last Election2: | 48 |
| Seats2: | 45 |
| Percentage2: | 29.39 |
| Leader3: | Ed Nijpels |
| Party3: | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy |
| Last Election3: | 26 |
| Seats3: | 36 |
| Percentage3: | 23.08 |
| Leader4: | Jan Terlouw |
| Party4: | Democrats 66 |
| Last Election4: | 17 |
| Seats4: | 6 |
| Percentage4: | 4.26 |
| Party5: | Pacifist Socialist Party |
| Last Election5: | 3 |
| Seats5: | 3 |
| Percentage5: | 2.28 |
| Leader6: | Henk van Rossum |
| Party6: | Reformed Political Party |
| Last Election6: | 3 |
| Seats6: | 3 |
| Percentage6: | 1.90 |
| Leader7: | Ina Brouwer |
| Party7: | Communist Party of the Netherlands |
| Last Election7: | 3 |
| Seats7: | 3 |
| Percentage7: | 1.79 |
| Leader8: | Ria Beckers |
| Party8: | Political Party of Radicals |
| Last Election8: | 3 |
| Seats8: | 2 |
| Percentage8: | 1.66 |
| Leader9: | Meindert Leerling |
| Party9: | Reformatory Political Federation |
| Last Election9: | 2 |
| Seats9: | 2 |
| Percentage9: | 1.51 |
| Party10: | Centre Party (Netherlands) |
| Last Election10: | 0 |
| Seats10: | 1 |
| Percentage10: | 0.83 |
| Party11: | Reformed Political League |
| Last Election11: | 1 |
| Seats11: | 1 |
| Percentage11: | 0.82 |
| Party12: | Evangelical People's Party (Netherlands) |
| Last Election12: | 0 |
| Seats12: | 1 |
| Percentage12: | 0.69 |
| Map: | Tweede Kamerverkiezingen 1982.png |
| Cabinet | |
| 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.
| Province | PvdA | CDA | VVD | D'66 | PSP | SGP | CPN | PPR | RPF | CP | GPV | EVP | Others | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 |
