List of members of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands, 1977–1981
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Between 8 June 1977 and 9 June 1981, 202 individuals served as representatives in the House of Representatives, the 150-seat lower house of the States-General of the Netherlands. 150 representatives were elected in the 25 May 1977 general election and installed at the start of the term; 52 representatives were appointed as replacements when elected representatives resigned or went on leave. Anne Vondeling was elected President of the House and succeeded in 1979 by Dick Dolman
During the 1977 Dutch cabinet formation the First Van Agt cabinet formed, consisting of Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA, 49 seats) and People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD, 28 seats). The opposition consisted of Labour Party (PvdA, 53 seats), Democrats 66 (D'66, 8 seats), Reformed Political Party (SGP, 3 zetels), Political Party of Radicals (PPR, 3 seats), Communist Party of the Netherlands (CPN, 2 seats), Reformed Political League (GPV, 1 seat), Pacifist Socialist Party (PSP, 1 seat), Farmers' Party (1 seat) and Democratic Socialists '70 (DS70, 1 seat).