Between 20 November 1945 and 3 June 1946, 105 individuals served as representatives in the House of Representatives, the 100-seat lower house of the States-General of the Netherlands. This legislative session was known as the Provisional House of Representatives () and the last of two sessions collectively known as the .
76 representatives had been elected in the 1937 general election and had remained member during the Second World War and the Temporary House of Representatives. To fill the remaining seats, the National Advice Committee (NAC) had selected 24 representatives. These were mostly people who had distinguished themselves positively during the war. They were recommended by their political party. The seat distribution between parties was kept the same as after the 1937 election, except for the National Socialist Movement (NSB), whose representatives were replaced by prominent members of the Dutch resistance. Another 5 representatives were later appointed as replacements.
The House consisted of the Roman Catholic State Party (RKSP, 31 seats), Social Democratic Workers' Party (SDAP, 23 seats), Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP, 17 seats), Christian Historical Union (CHU, 8 seats), Free-thinking Democratic League (VDB, 6 seats), Liberal State Party (LSP, 4 seats), Communist Party (CPN, 3 seats), Christian Democratic Union (CDU, 2 seats), Reformed Political Party (SGP, 2 seats) and 4 independents. The RKSP was succeeded by the Catholic People's Party (KVP) and the LSP was succeeded by the Freedom Party (PvdV). The SDAP, CDU and VDB merged into the Labour Party (PvdA) and were joined by two independents.
Henk van Randwijk and Hilda Verwey-Jonker (SDAP) were appointed by the NAC, but declined.
Members + Name Parliamentarygroup Assumed office Term end ARP 20 November 1945 3 June 1946 ARP 20 November 1945 3 June 1946 RKSP 20 November 1945 3 June 1946 KVP ARP 20 November 1945 3 June 1946 RKSP 20 November 1945 3 June 1946 KVP RKSP 20 November 1945 3 June 1946 KVP RKSP 20 November 1945 21 January 1946 KVP LSP 20 November 1945 3 June 1946 PvdV VDB 20 November 1945 3 June 1946 PvdA SGP 20 November 1945 3 June 1946 SDAP 20 November 1945 3 June 1946 PvdA CPN 11 April 1946 3 June 1946 SDAP 20 November 1945 3 June 1946 PvdA SDAP 20 November 1945 21 November 1945 CHU 20 November 1945 3 June 1946 RKSP 20 November 1945 3 June 1946 KVP SDAP 20 November 1945 3 June 1946 PvdA RKSP 20 November 1945 31 March 1946 KVP ARP 20 November 1945 3 June 1946 ARP 20 November 1945 3 June 1946 SDAP 20 November 1945 3 June 1946 PvdA RKSP 20 November 1945 3 June 1946 KVP ARP 20 November 1945 3 June 1946 VDB 20 November 1945 3 June 1946 PvdA CPN 20 November 1945 22 January 1946 Indep 20 November 1945 3 June 1946 PvdA SDAP 20 November 1945 3 June 1946 PvdA RKSP 20 November 1945 3 June 1946 KVP CPN 20 November 1945 3 June 1946 Indep 20 November 1945 3 June 1946 PvdA Indep 20 November 1945 3 June 1946 PvdA ARP 20 November 1945 3 June 1946 SDAP 20 November 1945 3 June 1946 PvdA RKSP 20 November 1945 3 June 1946 KVP SDAP 20 November 1945 3 June 1946 PvdA VDB 20 November 1945 3 June 1946 PvdA RKSP 20 November 1945 3 June 1946 KVP LSP 20 November 1945 3 June 1946 PvdV SDAP 20 November 1945 3 June 1946 PvdA RKSP 20 November 1945 3 June 1946 KVP RKSP 20 November 1945 3 June 1946 KVP LSP 20 November 1945 3 June 1946 PvdV CHU 20 November 1945 3 June 1946 CHU 20 November 1945 3 June 1946 SDAP 20 November 1945 3 June 1946 PvdA SDAP 20 November 1945 3 June 1946 PvdA SDAP 20 November 1945 3 June 1946 PvdA RKSP 20 November 1945 3 June 1946 KVP RKSP 20 November 1945 3 June 1946 KVP ARP 20 November 1945 3 June 1946 RKSP 20 November 1945 3 June 1946 KVP KVP 30 April 1946 3 June 1946 SDAP 10 January 1946 3 June 1946 PvdA SDAP 20 November 1945 3 June 1946 SDAP 20 November 1945 3 June 1946 PvdA RKSP 20 November 1945 3 June 1946 KVP SDAP 20 November 1945 3 June 1946 PvdA CDU 20 November 1945 3 June 1946 PvdA RKSP 20 November 1945 3 June 1946 KVP RKSP 20 November 1945 3 June 1946 ARP 20 November 1945 3 June 1946 RKSP 20 November 1945 3 June 1946 KVP CHU 20 November 1945 3 June 1946 CHU 20 November 1945 3 June 1946 RKSP 20 November 1945 3 June 1946 KVP RKSP 20 November 1945 3 June 1946 KVP RKSP 20 November 1945 3 June 1946 VDB 20 November 1945 3 June 1946 PvdA CHU 20 November 1945 3 June 1946 ARP 20 November 1945 3 June 1946 RKSP 20 November 1945 3 June 1946 KVP SDAP 20 November 1945 3 June 1946 PvdA SDAP 20 November 1945 3 June 1946 PvdA ARP 20 November 1945 3 June 1946 ARP 20 November 1945 3 June 1946 Indep 20 November 1945 3 June 1946 RKSP 20 November 1945 3 June 1946 KVP KVP 26 March 1946 3 June 1946 SDAP 20 November 1945 3 June 1946 PvdA RKSP 20 November 1945 3 June 1946 KVP SDAP 20 November 1945 3 June 1946 PvdA RKSP 20 November 1945 3 June 1946 KVP VDB 20 November 1945 3 June 1946 PvdA ARP 20 November 1945 3 June 1946 RKSP 20 November 1945 3 June 1946 KVP CHU 20 November 1945 3 June 1946 ARP 20 November 1945 3 June 1946 RKSP 20 November 1945 3 June 1946 KVP RKSP 20 November 1945 3 June 1946 KVP SDAP 10 January 1946 3 June 1946 PvdA RKSP 20 November 1945 3 June 1946 KVP SDAP 22 November 1945 3 June 1946 PvdA SDAP 20 November 1945 3 June 1946 PvdA CPN 20 November 1945 3 June 1946 RKSP 20 November 1945 3 June 1946 KVP CHU 20 November 1945 3 June 1946 LSP 20 November 1945 3 June 1946 PvdV SDAP 20 November 1945 3 June 1946 PvdA ARP 20 November 1945 3 June 1946 CHU 20 November 1945 3 June 1946 ARP 20 November 1945 3 June 1946 SGP 20 November 1945 3 June 1946 ARP 20 November 1945 3 June 1946 VDB 20 November 1945 3 June 1946 PvdA
See also List of candidates in the 1937 Dutch general election
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