Belgian general election, 1985

13 October 1985

212 seats in the Chamber of Representatives

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General elections were held in Belgium on 13 October 1985. The Christian People's Party emerged as the largest party, with 49 of the 212 seats in the Chamber of Representatives and 25 of the 106 seats in the Senate. Elections to the nine provincial councils were also held.

Results

Chamber of Deputies

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
Christian People's Party	1,291,244	21.29	49	+6
Socialistische Partij	882,200	14.55	32	+6
Parti Socialiste	834,488	13.76	35	0
Party for Freedom and Progress	651,806	10.75	22	–6
Liberal Reformist Party	619,390	10.21	24	0
Social Christian Party	482,254	7.95	20	+2
People's Union	477,755	7.88	16	–4
Agalev	226,758	3.74	4	+2
Ecolo	152,483	2.51	5	+3
Vlaams Blok	85,391	1.41	1	0
Fédéralistes Démocrates Francophones	72,361	1.19	3	–
Communist Party of Belgium	71,695	1.18	0	–2
UDRT/RAD	69,707	1.15	1	–2
Workers' Party of Belgium	46,034	0.76	0	0
SEP	31,983	1.53	0	New
SAP/POS	13,681	0.23	0	New
Groen	9,719	0.16	0	New
PW	9,284	0.15	0	New
Forces	8,221	0.14	0	New
UND	6,609	0.11	0	New
Party of German-speaking Belgians	5,228	0.09	0	0
NF–FN	3,738	0.06	0	New
PLC	3,442	0.06	0	New
NCP/PCN	1,763	0.03	0	New
Zomaar	1,630	0.03	0	New
PFU	1,201	0.02	0	0
UPW	828	0.01	0	New
VVP	678	0.01	0	New
Charlier	655	0.01	0	New
GIOT	640	0.01	0	New
HP–PH	518	0.01	0	New
AAT	464	0.01	0	New
SDU-USD	412	0.01	0	New
Invalid/blank votes	487,974	–	–	–
Total	6,552,234	100	212	0
Registered voters/turnout	7,001,297	93.59	–	–
Source: Belgian Election Results

Senate

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
Christian People's Party	1,260,113	21.02	25	+3
Socialistische Partij	868,624	14.49	16	+3
Parti Socialiste	832,792	13.89	18	0
Party for Freedom and Progress	637,776	10.64	11	–3
Liberal Reformist Party	588,373	9.82	13	+2
People's Union	484,996	8.09	8	–2
Social Christian Party	475,119	7.93	10	+2
Agalev	229,206	3.82	2	+1
Ecolo	163,361	2.73	2	–1
Vlaams Blok	90,120	1.50	0	0
UDRT/RAD	73,045	1.22	0	–1
Communist Party of Belgium	71,020	1.18	0	–1
Fédéralistes Démocrates Francophones	70,239	1.17	1	–
Workers' Party of Belgium	44,799	0.75	0	0
SEP	33,554	0.56	0	New
SAP/POS	16,786	0.28	0	New
Groen	10,988	0.18	0	New
PW	10,539	0.18	0	New
Forces	9,318	0.16	0	New
UND	7,200	0.12	0	New
Party of German-speaking Belgians	5,364	0.09	0	New
NF–FN	4,201	0.07	0	New
PLC	3,267	0.05	0	New
PFU	1,430	0.02	0	0
NCP/PCN	1,312	0.02	0	New
VVP	446	0.01	0	New
Paix	443	0.01	0	0
Invalid/blank votes	558,259	–	–	–
Total	6,552,690	100	106	0
Registered voters/turnout	7,001,297	93.59	–	–
Source: Election Results

References

Elections and referendums in Belgium

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Regional elections	1974 1977 1978 1981 1986 1989 1990 1995 1999 2004 2009 2014 2019

Provincial elections	1949 1950 1954 1958 1961 1965 1968 1971 1974 1977 1978 1981 1985 1987 1991 1994 2000 2006 2012 2018

Municipal elections	1976 1982 1988 1994 2000 2006 2012 2018

European elections	1979 1984 1989 1994 1999 2004 2009 2014 2019

Referendums	1950

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