Belgian general election, 1974
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General elections were held in Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...

 on 10 March 1974. The Belgian Socialist Party
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...

 emerged as the largest faction in the Chamber of Representatives with 59 of the 212 seats. Voter turnout was 90.3%.

Chamber of Deputies

Party Votes % Seats +/–
Belgian Socialist Party
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...

1,401,725 26.66 59 New
Christian People's Party 1,222,646 23.25 50
10
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...

798,818 15.19 30
26
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....

536,287 10.2 22
1
Christian Social Party 478,209 9.09 22
7
FDF-PDLP 301,303 5.73 14 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....

269,455 5.12 11 −1
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...

164,592 3.13 0 −25
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...

107,481 2.04 2 New
BSP Rode Leeuwen 86,929 1.65 0 New
UDP 58,257 1.11 0 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...

20,866 0.4 0 −11
AMADA/TPO 19,794 0.38 0 New
VFP-PFU 18,511 0.35 0 New
MO 9,184 0.17 0 New
Party of German-speaking Belgians
Party of German-speaking Belgians
ProDG , is a political party active in the German-speaking community of Belgium. The party groups politicians from the previous PDB and PJU parties. The party was formed in 2008 and figured on the voting bulletins at first in 2009...

8,700 0.17 0 New
PLW 6,846 0.13 0 New
FDP 4,729 0.09 0 New
UDP-DN 3,623 0.07 2 New
Rex Fr 2,764 0.05 0 New
RLiège 1,810 0.03 0 New
Kaganov 1,678 0.03 0 New
SAP 1,445 0.03 0 New
Diependale 1,229 0.02 0 New
A74 979 0.02 0 New
PRS 905 0.02 0 New
Zwartberg 665 0.01 0 New
Trotskyists 645 0.01 0 New
URB 389 0.01 0 New
PUR 184 0.00 0 New
Invalid/blank votes 453,108
Total 5,711,639 100 212 0
Source: Belgian Elections

Senate

Party Votes % Seats +/–
Belgian Socialist Party
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...

1,301,722 25.11 27 New
Christian People's Party 1,219,811 23.53 27 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...

755,694 14.58 16
1
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....

-PDLP
589,553 11.37 13 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....

545,215 10.52 10 New
Christian Social Party 430,512 8.3 10 New
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...

115,007 2.22 1 0
BSP Rode Leeuwen 82,959 1.6 2
2
UDP 60,400 1.16 0 0
Party for Liberty 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...

21,782 0.42 0 New
AMADA 16,744 0.32 0 New
Party of German-speaking Belgians
Party of German-speaking Belgians
ProDG , is a political party active in the German-speaking community of Belgium. The party groups politicians from the previous PDB and PJU parties. The party was formed in 2008 and figured on the voting bulletins at first in 2009...

15,624 0.30 0 New
VFP 11,910 0.23 0 New
PMO 5,918 0.11 0 New
Iependael 2,874 0.05 0 New
Zwartberg 5,129 0.04 0 New
Kaganovemus 1,903 0.04 0 0
PMO/URB 1,078 0.02 0 New
A74 942 0.02 0 New
PLW 597 0.01 0 New
PUR 156 0.00 0 New
Invalid/blank votes 527,014
Total 5,711,729 100 106 0
Source: Belgian Elections
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