Belgian general election, 1981
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General elections were held in Belgium
on 8 November 1981. The Christian People's Party emerged as the largest party, with 43 of the 212 seats in the Chamber of Representatives. Voter turnout was 94.5% in the Chamber election and 94.6% in the Senate election.
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on 8 November 1981. The Christian People's Party emerged as the largest party, with 43 of the 212 seats in the Chamber of Representatives. Voter turnout was 94.5% in the Chamber election and 94.6% in the Senate election.
Chamber of Deputies
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian People's Party | 1,165,239 | 19.34 | 43 | –14 |
| 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... |
776,871 | 12.89 | 28 | |
| Parti Socialiste | 733,137 | 12.17 | 35 | New |
| Socialistische Partij | 744,593 | 12.36 | 26 | 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.... |
588,436 | 9.77 | 20 | |
| 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... |
480,380 | 7.97 | 24 | New |
| Social Christian Party | 390,896 | 6.49 | 18 | –7 |
| 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.... |
253,720 | 4.21 | 8 | –3 |
| Agalev | 138,575 | 2.30 | 2 | |
| Ecolo Ecolo Ecolo is a French-speaking Belgian green political party in Wallonia, Brussels and the German-speaking Community of Belgium... |
132,312 | 2.20 | 2 | |
| UDRT/RAD | 130,526 | 2.17 | 3 | |
| 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... |
138,978 | 2.31 | 2 | –2 |
| Vlaams Blok Vlaams Blok The Vlaams Blok was a Belgian far-right and secessionist political party with an anti-immigration platform. Its ideologies embraced Flemish nationalism, calling for the independence of Flanders. From its creation in 1978, it was the most notable militant right wing of the Flemish movement. Vlaams... |
66,424 | 1.10 | 1 | 0 |
| PVDA | 40,446 | 0.67 | 0 | New |
| PSC/CSP | 39,961 | 0.66 | 0 | New |
| PRL/PFF Partei für Freiheit und Fortschritt The Party for Freedom and Progress is a regional liberal party in Belgium, only active in the tiny German-speaking Community of Belgium.... |
35,925 | 0.60 | 0 | New |
| SP/PS | 31,784 | 0.53 | 0 | New |
| WALLON | 31,061 | 0.52 | 0 | New |
| RAD | 28,661 | 0.48 | 0 | New |
| ECOLO-J | 10,946 | 0.18 | 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... |
8,397 | 0.14 | 0 | 0 |
| RAL | 7,110 | 0.12 | 0 | New |
| ECOLOS | 5,858 | 0.10 | 0 | New |
| LRT-PLS | 5,241 | 0.09 | 0 | New |
| FNK | 5,102 | 0.08 | 0 | New |
| UDRT | 4,540 | 0.08 | 0 | New |
| BLANCO | 4,118 | 0.07 | 0 | New |
| DD | 3,545 | 0.06 | 0 | New |
| UNF | 2,914 | 0.05 | 0 | New |
| PVDA/PTB | 2,898 | 0.05 | 0 | New |
| ECO-BXL | 2,710 | 0.04 | 0 | New |
| FN | 2,479 | 0.04 | 0 | New |
| PTB | 2,460 | 0.04 | 0 | New |
| BNP | 2,263 | 0.04 | 0 | New |
| PCPA | 1,785 | 0.03 | 0 | New |
| PNB-BNP | 954 | 0.02 | 0 | New |
| PFU | 856 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 |
| AAJ | 838 | 0.01 | 0 | New |
| URD | 598 | 0.01 | 0 | New |
| LISTE-12 | 588 | 0.01 | 0 | New |
| LISTE-14 | 372 | 0.01 | 0 | New |
| CIN | 210 | 0.00 | 0 | New |
| LISTE-13 | 180 | 0.00 | 0 | New |
| PNB | 140 | 0.00 | 0 | New |
| Invalid/blank votes | 477,043 | – | – | – |
| Total | 6,502,070 | 100 | 212 | 0 |
| Source: Belgian Election Results | ||||
Senate
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian People's Party | 1,149,353 | 19.26 | 22 | –7 |
| 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... |
781,137 | 13.09 | 14 | |
| Parti Socialiste | 755,512 | 12.66 | 18 | New |
| Socialistische Partij | 732,126 | 12.27 | 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.... |
587,002 | 9.84 | 10 | |
| 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... |
515,868 | 8.64 | 11 | New |
| Social Christian Party | 414,733 | 6.95 | 8 | –4 |
| 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.... |
255,727 | 4.28 | 4 | –3 |
| UDRT/RAD | 164,131 | 2.75 | 1 | |
| Ecolo Ecolo Ecolo is a French-speaking Belgian green political party in Wallonia, Brussels and the German-speaking Community of Belgium... |
153,989 | 2.58 | 3 | |
| 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... |
140,577 | 2.36 | 1 | 0 |
| Agalev | 121,016 | 2.03 | 1 | New |
| Vlaams Blok Vlaams Blok The Vlaams Blok was a Belgian far-right and secessionist political party with an anti-immigration platform. Its ideologies embraced Flemish nationalism, calling for the independence of Flanders. From its creation in 1978, it was the most notable militant right wing of the Flemish movement. Vlaams... |
71,733 | 1.20 | 0 | 0 |
| PVDA/PTB | 49,577 | 0.83 | 0 | New |
| WALLON | 30,632 | 0.51 | 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... |
8,770 | 0.15 | 0 | 0 |
| RAL | 8,450 | 0.14 | 0 | New |
| LRT-PLS | 5,894 | 0.10 | 0 | New |
| FNK | 5,317 | 0.09 | 0 | New |
| ECOLOS | 2,796 | 0.05 | 0 | New |
| UNF | 2,721 | 0.05 | 0 | New |
| DD | 2,295 | 0.04 | 0 | New |
| FN | 2,092 | 0.04 | 0 | New |
| GOOSSE | 1,511 | 0.03 | 0 | New |
| BELGE | 1,326 | 0.02 | 0 | New |
| PFU | 1,052 | 0.02 | 0 | 0 |
| PKS | 737 | 0.01 | 0 | New |
| URD | 629 | 0.01 | 0 | New |
| LISTE-12 | 626 | 0.01 | 0 | New |
| PAIX | 611 | 0.01 | 0 | New |
| LISTE-14 | 378 | 0.01 | 0 | New |
| LISTE-13 | 111 | 0.00 | 0 | New |
| Invalid/blank votes | 534,297 | – | – | – |
| Total | 6,502,726 | 100 | 106 | 0 |
| Source: Election Results | ||||