Belgian general election, 1971

7 November 1971

212 seats in the Chamber of Representatives

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General elections were held in Belgium on 7 November 1971.^[1] The result was a victory for the Christian People's Party, which won 40 of the 212 seats in the Chamber of Representatives and 34 of the 106 seats in the Senate. Voter turnout was 91.5%.^[2] Elections to the nine provincial councils were also held.

Results

Chamber of Deputies

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
Christian People's Party	967,701	18.32	40	New
Belgian Socialist Party (Flanders)	623,395	11.80	25	New
People's Union	586,917	11.11	21	+1
Belgian Socialist Party (Wallonia)	549,483	10.40	25	New
Party for Freedom and Progress	392,130	7.42	16	New
Christian Social Party	329,393	6.20	15	New
Walloon Rally	306,606	5.81	12	+6
PSC-CVP	292,101	5.53	12	−57
FDF-RW	286,639	5.43	12	New
Party for Freedom and Progress (Wallonia)	275,776	5.22	11	New
Red Lions	104,040	1.97	4	+4
Communist Party (Wallonia)	91,726	1.74	4	New
Party for Freedom and Progress (Brussels)	90,134	1.71	3	New
Communist Party (Flanders)	67,487	1.28	1	New
LOB-LIB	21,919	0.42	0	New
Onaf Christ	7,801	0.15	0	New
LVV	2,740	0.05	0	New
Trotskyists	2,660	0.05	0	0
Kaganovemus	2,580	0.05	0	New
PCB	2,304	0.04	0	0
Van Meerhage	2,004	0.04	0	New
Z Kleur	1,547	0.03	0	0
DPU	1,534	0.03	0	New
Francophone Party	1,471	0.03	0	New
New Party	899	0.02	0	New
U Verbruik	640	0.01	0	New
Dieferenbes	633	0.01	0	0
De Keyzer	565	0.01	0	New
R D Wal	339	0.01	0	New
Invalid/blank votes	459,637	–	–	–
Total	5,741,268	100	212	0
Source: Belgian Elections

Senate

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
CVP-PSC	1,547,853	29.70	34	+5
Party for Freedom and Progress	776,514	14.90	15	−7
Belgian Socialist Party (Wallonia)	710,437	13.63	16	New
Belgian Socialist Party (Flanders)	615,805	11.82	6	New
FDF-RW	598,768	11.49	6	+1
People's Union	592,509	11.37	12	+3
Communist Party of Belgium	106,799	2.05	1	−1
BSP–Red Lions	97,371	1.87	0	New
Liberal Democrat and Pluralist Party	81,133	1.56	2	New
UDP	61,616	1.18	0	New
LIB-LOB	15,138	0.29	0	New
Kaganovemus	3,800	0.07	0	0
LVV	3,159	0.06	0	New
Valentyn	513	0.01	0	New
Invalid/blank votes	415,246	–	–	–
Total	5,626,661	100	106	0
Source: Belgian Elections

References

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

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