Belgian general election, 1977
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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 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
6
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
2
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
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...

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
1
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
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