Belgian general election, 1978

Belgian general election, 1978
Belgium
17 December 1978
212 seats in the Chamber of Representatives

Colours denote the winning party in each electoral district (for the Chamber of Deputies).
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General elections were held in Belgium on 17 December 1978.[1] The Christian People's Party emerged as the largest party, with 57 of the 212 seats in the Chamber of Representatives and 29 of the 106 seats in the Senate. Voter turnout was 94.8%.[2] Elections were also held for the nine provincial councils and for the Council of the German Cultural Community.

The snap elections were called after Prime Minister Leo Tindemans resigned over the Egmont pact, which would have transformed Belgium into a federal state. Vlaams Blok participated for the first time, which was formed out of disagreement within the People's Union over concessions in the Egmont pact.

Results

Chamber of Deputies

The primary six Flemish political parties and their results for the House of Representatives (Kamer). From 1978 to 2014, in percentages for the complete 'Kingdom'.
Party Votes % Seats +/–
Christian People's Party1,447,11226.1457+1
Belgian Socialist Party (Wallonia)689,87612.4631+31
Belgian Socialist Party (Flanders)684,97612.3726–1
Party for Freedom and Progress573,38710.3622+5
Christian Social Party560,44010.1225+1
People's Union388,7627.0214–6
Democratic Front of the Francophones259,0194.68110
Liberal Reformist Party256,6854.6415–1
Communist Party of Belgium180,2343.264+4
Walloon Rally128,1532.3240
Vlaams Blok75,6351.371+1
UDRT/RAD48,6160.881+1
AMA/TPO43,4830.790New
PL41,4600.750New
PRLW/PRF31,2800.5700
Belgian Socialist Party (Luxembourg)30,2220.551New
Ecolo21,2240.3800
PLW9,8610.180New
Party of German-speaking Belgians9,0320.1600
ECOLOG8,3600.1500
Walloon Rally (Luxembourg)6,4930.120New
AGALEV5,5560.1000
ECOPOL3,9220.070New
LSDP3,6780.070New
BNP-PNB3,4650.060New
LRT2,5970.0500
PLF2,3130.040New
PPB2,1230.040New
UDP1,8430.030New
GROEN1,7610.030New
PFU1,6860.0300
PF-ECO1,5120.030New
KAGANO1,3760.0200
PVCM9930.020New
PFN7290.010New
LP-PL6980.010New
PDE3750.010New
PDRT3110.010New
Invalid/blank votes507,058
Total6,042,6891002120
Source: Belgian Elections

Senate

Party Votes % Seats +/–
Christian People's Party1,420,77725.9329+1
Belgian Socialist Party (Wallonia)685,30712.5117–2
Belgian Socialist Party (Flanders)678,77612.3913+1
Party for Freedom and Progress572,53510.4511+2
Christian Social Party535,9399.7812+1
People's Union384,5627.027–3
Liberal Reformist Party-PL330,1556.036New
Democratic Front of the Francophones266,7134.877New
Communist Party of Belgium182,7113.3310
Walloon Rally123,7942.2620
Vlaams Blok80,8091.470New
UDRT/RAD51,5710.940New
AMA/TPO44,3790.810New
Ecolo43,8830.8000
Belgian Socialist Party (Luxembourg)30,8370.561New
Party of German-speaking Belgians11,1480.2000
PLW11,0810.20New
Walloon Rally (Luxembourg)6,6590.120New
RAL/LRT3,7440.070New
LSDP3,2390.060New
PPB2,8040.050New
PLF2,6400.050New
UDP2,2210.040New
PFU2,0450.040New
PCR9170.020New
Invalid/blank votes565,299
Total6,044,5451001060
Source: Belgian Elections

References

  1. Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p289 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. Nohlen & Stöver, p291
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