Belgian general election, 1977
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General elections were held in Belgium
on 17 April 1977. The result was a victory for the Christian People's Party, which won 56 of the 212 seats in the Chamber of Representatives and 28 of the 106 seats in the Senate
. Voter turnout was 95.1%.
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 17 April 1977. The result was a victory for the Christian People's Party, which won 56 of the 212 seats in the Chamber of Representatives and 28 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 95.1%.
Chamber of Deputies
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian People's Party | 1,460,757 | 26.2 | 56 | |
| 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... |
725,513 | 13.01 | 27 | New |
| 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... |
602,132 | 10.8 | 34 | 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.... |
559,567 | 10.04 | 20 | –2 |
| 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... |
475,917 | 8.54 | 17 | New |
| Christian Social Party | 406,694 | 7.29 | 24 | |
| Democratic Front of the Francophones | 263,104 | 4.72 | 11 | New |
| Liberal Reformist Party Liberal Reformist Party The Parti Réformateur Libéral was a Belgian liberal party active in Wallonia and Brussels. It grew out of the unitiarian PVV-PLP and has since become part of the Mouvement Réformateur.-PVV-PLP:* Omer Vanaudenhove 1961 - 1968... |
191,196 | 3.34 | 16 | New |
| 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... |
145,771 | 2.61 | 0 | 0 |
| PSC-CSP | 138,361 | 2.48 | 0 | 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.... |
132,773 | 2.38 | 4 | –7 |
| PLRW Liberal Reformist Party The Parti Réformateur Libéral was a Belgian liberal party active in Wallonia and Brussels. It grew out of the unitiarian PVV-PLP and has since become part of the Mouvement Réformateur.-PVV-PLP:* Omer Vanaudenhove 1961 - 1968... /PRF |
107,015 | 1.92 | 0 | New |
| PLRW Liberal Reformist Party The Parti Réformateur Libéral was a Belgian liberal party active in Wallonia and Brussels. It grew out of the unitiarian PVV-PLP and has since become part of the Mouvement Réformateur.-PVV-PLP:* Omer Vanaudenhove 1961 - 1968... -PL |
92,178 | 1.65 | 0 | 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... |
62,410 | 1.12 | 0 | –2 |
| PCB-UDP | 51,930 | 0.93 | 0 | New |
| Community 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... |
37,104 | 0.67 | 2 | New |
| PSB 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... -RW Walloon Rally The Walloon Rally is a Belgian political party, active in Wallonia since 1968. The party favoured federalism and since 1985 independence.... |
33,598 | 0.6 | 1 | New |
| AMADA | 22,919 | 0.41 | 0 | New |
| ECOLOG | 11,839 | 0.21 | 0 | New |
| RAL | 8,562 | 0.15 | 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... |
7,735 | 0.14 | 0 | 0 |
| PLPW | 5,220 | 0.09 | 0 | New |
| ECOLOG-PBNZ | 4,321 | 0.08 | 0 | New |
| Ecolo Ecolo Ecolo is a French-speaking Belgian green political party in Wallonia, Brussels and the German-speaking Community of Belgium... |
3,834 | 0.07 | 0 | New |
| LRT-RAL | 3,127 | 0.06 | 0 | New |
| LRT | 2,905 | 0.05 | 0 | New |
| AGALEV | 2,435 | 0.04 | 0 | New |
| FFF | 2,099 | 0.04 | 0 | New |
| TPO | 1,980 | 0.04 | 0 | New |
| CPC/URB | 1,547 | 0.03 | 0 | New |
| PRF | 1,514 | 0.03 | 0 | New |
| RLiège | 1,421 | 0.03 | 0 | 0 |
| UB | 1,083 | 0.02 | 0 | New |
| FNP | 994 | 0.02 | 0 | New |
| VFP | 967 | 0.02 | 0 | New |
| KAGANO | 884 | 0.02 | 0 | New |
| COLOGIQUE | 777 | 0.01 | 0 | New |
| EW | 605 | 0.01 | 0 | New |
| PCBML | 533 | 0.01 | 0 | New |
| VOP | 443 | 0.01 | 0 | New |
| VB77 | 377 | 0.01 | 0 | New |
| UCMLB | 222 | 0.00 | 0 | New |
| UC-MEUNIER | 199 | 0.00 | 0 | New |
| PORT | 175 | 0.00 | 0 | New |
| PP | 169 | 0.00 | 0 | New |
| POE | 152 | 0.00 | 0 | New |
| Invalid/blank votes | 431,153 | – | – | – |
| Total | 6,006,211 | 100 | 212 | 0 |
| Source: Belgian Elections | ||||
Senate
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian People's Party | 1,446,806 | 26.18 | 28 | |
| 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... |
756,401 | 13.69 | 19 | 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... |
719,533 | 13.02 | 12 | 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.... |
562,894 | 10.19 | 10 | 0 |
| Christian Social Party | 522,613 | 9.46 | 11 | |
| 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... |
472,645 | 8.55 | 9 | New |
| Liberal Reformist Party Liberal Reformist Party The Parti Réformateur Libéral was a Belgian liberal party active in Wallonia and Brussels. It grew out of the unitiarian PVV-PLP and has since become part of the Mouvement Réformateur.-PVV-PLP:* Omer Vanaudenhove 1961 - 1968... |
316,292 | 5.72 | 7 | New |
| Democratic Front of the Francophones | 546,367 | 4.46 | 6 | 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.... |
158,642 | 2.87 | 2 | 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... |
108,000 | 1.95 | 1 | 0 |
| PL | 70,458 | 1.28 | 0 | New |
| PCB 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... -UDP |
50,749 | 0.92 | 0 | New |
| BSP 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... -RW Walloon Rally The Walloon Rally is a Belgian political party, active in Wallonia since 1968. The party favoured federalism and since 1985 independence.... |
33,945 | 0.61 | 1 | New |
| AMADA-TPO | 27,693 | 0.50 | 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... |
10,213 | 0.18 | 0 | 0 |
| Ecolo Ecolo Ecolo is a French-speaking Belgian green political party in Wallonia, Brussels and the German-speaking Community of Belgium... |
7,558 | 0.14 | 0 | New |
| PLPW | 5,305 | 0.10 | 0 | New |
| VFP-PFU | 3,413 | 0.06 | 0 | New |
| AGALEV | 3,270 | 0.06 | 0 | New |
| UB | 1,182 | 0.02 | 0 | New |
| VOP | 896 | 0.02 | 0 | New |
| LRT-RAL | 387 | 0.01 | 0 | New |
| URB | 207 | 0.00 | 0 | New |
| Invalid/blank votes | 486,091 | – | – | – |
| Total | 6,012,062 | 100 | 106 | 0 |
| Source: Belgian Elections | ||||