Belgian general election, 1971
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General elections were held in Belgium
on 7 November 1971. 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%.
Belgium
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on 7 November 1971. 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
Belgian Senate
The Belgian Senate is one of the two chambers of the bicameral Federal Parliament of Belgium, the other being the Chamber of Representatives. It is considered to be the "upper house" of the Federal Parliament.-History and future:...
. Voter turnout was 91.5%.
Chamber of Deputies
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian People's Party | 967,701 | 18.32 | 40 | New |
| Belgian Socialist Party (Flanders) Belgian Socialist Party The Belgian Socialist Party was a democratic socialist party which existed in Belgium from 1945 to 1978.The BSP was founded by activists from the Belgian Labour Party , which was the first Belgian socialist party. It ceased to function during the Second World War, while Belgium was under Nazi... |
623.395 | 11.80 | 25 | New |
| People's Union People's Union (Belgium) People's Union was a Belgian political party, formed in 1954 as a successor to the "Christian Flemish People's Union", an electoral alliance of Flemish nationalists.... |
586,917 | 11.11 | 21 | |
| Belgian Socialist Party (Wallonia) Belgian Socialist Party The Belgian Socialist Party was a democratic socialist party which existed in Belgium from 1945 to 1978.The BSP was founded by activists from the Belgian Labour Party , which was the first Belgian socialist party. It ceased to function during the Second World War, while Belgium was under Nazi... |
549,483 | 10.40 | 25 | New |
| Party for Freedom and Progress Party for Freedom and Progress The Party for Freedom and Progress was a liberal party in Belgium which existed from 1961 until 1992 and was the successor of the Liberal Party, which had roots dating back to 1846. It was succeeded in Flanders by the Flemish Liberals and Democrats and in Wallonia by the Parti Réformateur... |
392,130 | 7.42 | 16 | New |
| Christian Social Party | 329,393 | 6.20 | 15 | New |
| Walloon Rally Walloon Rally The Walloon Rally is a Belgian political party, active in Wallonia since 1968. The party favoured federalism and since 1985 independence.... |
306,606 | 5.81 | 12 | |
| PSC-CVP | 292,101 | 5.53 | 12 | −57 |
| FDF-RW Walloon Rally The Walloon Rally is a Belgian political party, active in Wallonia since 1968. The party favoured federalism and since 1985 independence.... |
286,639 | 5.43 | 12 | New |
| Party for Freedom and Progress (Wallonia) Party for Freedom and Progress The Party for Freedom and Progress was a liberal party in Belgium which existed from 1961 until 1992 and was the successor of the Liberal Party, which had roots dating back to 1846. It was succeeded in Flanders by the Flemish Liberals and Democrats and in Wallonia by the Parti Réformateur... |
275,776 | 5.22 | 11 | New |
| Rode Leeuw | 104,040 | 1.97 | 4 | New |
| Communist Party (Wallonia) Communist Party of Belgium Communist Party of Belgium was a political party in Belgium. The youth wing of KPB/PCB was known as the Communist Youth of Belgium. The party published Le Drapeau Rouge in French and De Roode Vaan in Dutch.- History :It was formed at a congress in Anderlecht on September 3-4 1921... |
91,726 | 1.74 | 4 | New |
| Party for Freedom and Progress (Brussels) Party for Freedom and Progress The Party for Freedom and Progress was a liberal party in Belgium which existed from 1961 until 1992 and was the successor of the Liberal Party, which had roots dating back to 1846. It was succeeded in Flanders by the Flemish Liberals and Democrats and in Wallonia by the Parti Réformateur... |
90,134 | 1.71 | 3 | New |
| Communist Party (Flanders) Communist Party of Belgium Communist Party of Belgium was a political party in Belgium. The youth wing of KPB/PCB was known as the Communist Youth of Belgium. The party published Le Drapeau Rouge in French and De Roode Vaan in Dutch.- History :It was formed at a congress in Anderlecht on September 3-4 1921... |
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 | 29.7 | 34 | |
| Party for Freedom and Progress Party for Freedom and Progress The Party for Freedom and Progress was a liberal party in Belgium which existed from 1961 until 1992 and was the successor of the Liberal Party, which had roots dating back to 1846. It was succeeded in Flanders by the Flemish Liberals and Democrats and in Wallonia by the Parti Réformateur... |
776,514 | 14.90 | 15 | −7 |
| Belgian Socialist Party (Wallonia) Belgian Socialist Party The Belgian Socialist Party was a democratic socialist party which existed in Belgium from 1945 to 1978.The BSP was founded by activists from the Belgian Labour Party , which was the first Belgian socialist party. It ceased to function during the Second World War, while Belgium was under Nazi... |
710,437 | 13.63 | 16 | New |
| Belgian Socialist Party (Flanders) Belgian Socialist Party The Belgian Socialist Party was a democratic socialist party which existed in Belgium from 1945 to 1978.The BSP was founded by activists from the Belgian Labour Party , which was the first Belgian socialist party. It ceased to function during the Second World War, while Belgium was under Nazi... |
615,805 | 11.82 | 6 | New |
| FDF-RW Walloon Rally The Walloon Rally is a Belgian political party, active in Wallonia since 1968. The party favoured federalism and since 1985 independence.... |
598,768 | 11.49 | 6 | |
| People's Union People's Union (Belgium) People's Union was a Belgian political party, formed in 1954 as a successor to the "Christian Flemish People's Union", an electoral alliance of Flemish nationalists.... |
592,509 | 11.37 | 12 | |
| Communist Party of Belgium Communist Party of Belgium Communist Party of Belgium was a political party in Belgium. The youth wing of KPB/PCB was known as the Communist Youth of Belgium. The party published Le Drapeau Rouge in French and De Roode Vaan in Dutch.- History :It was formed at a congress in Anderlecht on September 3-4 1921... |
106,799 | 2.05 | 1 | −1 |
| BSP Rode Leeuwen | 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 | ||||