1971 Belgian general election

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1971 Belgian general election
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All 212 seats in the Chamber of Representatives
 First partySecond partyThird party
  3x4.svg Gaston Eyskens (1969).jpg 3x4.svg
Leader Jos Van Eynde  [ nl ]
Edmond Leburton 		Gaston Eyskens Pierre Descamps
Party Socialist CVP PVV-PLP
Last election27.10%, 59 seats–20.87%, 47 seats
Seats won574034
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 2NewDecrease2.svg 13
Popular vote1,335,730967,701865,655
Percentage25.29%18.32%16.39%
SwingDecrease2.svg 1.81ppNewDecrease2.svg 4.48pp
 Fourth partyFifth party
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LeaderFrans Van der Elst Robert J. Houben
Party VU PSC
Last election9.79%, 20 seats–
Seats won2115
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1New
Popular vote586,917327,393
Percentage11.11%6.20%
SwingIncrease2.svg 1.32ppNew
1971 Belgian legislative election results map.svg
Results by constituency for the Chamber of Representatives
Government before election

G. Eyskens V
CVP-PSC-BSP/PSB

Government after election

G. Eyskens V
CVP-PSC-BSP/PSB

General elections were held in Belgium on 7 November 1971. [1] 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%. [2] Elections to the nine provincial councils were also held.

Contents

The linguistic issues led to the splitting of the major parties into separate Flemish and Francophone parties. Consequently the election returned a very fragmented parliament.

The election followed the first state reform, with the creation of three cultural communities. The newly elected members of parliament would thus also serve in the newly established cultural councils.

Results

Chamber of Representatives

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Belgian Socialist Party 1,335,73025.2957–2
Christian People's Party 967,70118.3240New
Party for Freedom and Progress 865,65516.3934–13
People's Union 586,91711.1121+1
Christian Social Party 327,3936.2015New
Walloon Rally 306,6065.8112+6
PSC–CVP 292,1015.5312−57
FDF–Walloon Rally 286,6395.4312New
Communist Party 161,5173.0650
Red Lions 104,0401.974+4
Independent Liberal Party21,9190.420New
Independent Christians7,8010.150New
Liberal Flemish People's Party2,7400.050New
Trotskyists2,6600.0500
Kaganovemus2,5800.050New
Van Meerhage2,0040.040New
Z Kleur1,5470.0300
Democratic and Progressive Union 1,5340.030New
Francophone Party1,4710.030New
New Party8990.020New
U Verbruik6400.010New
Dieferenbes6330.0100
De Keyzer5650.010New
R D Wal3390.010New
Total5,281,631100.002120
Valid votes5,281,63191.99
Invalid/blank votes459,6378.01
Total votes5,741,268100.00
Registered voters/turnout6,271,24091.55
Source: Belgian Elections

Senate

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
CVP–PSC 1,547,85329.7034+5
Belgian Socialist Party 1,326,24225.4524–9
Party for Freedom and Progress 776,51414.9015−7
FDF–Walloon Rally 598,76811.496+1
People's Union 592,50911.3712+3
Communist Party of Belgium 106,7992.051−1
BSP–Red Lions 97,3711.870New
Liberal Democrat and Pluralist Party 81,1331.562New
Democratic and Progressive Union 61,6161.180New
Independent Liberal Party15,1380.290New
Kaganovemus3,8000.0700
Liberal Flemish People's Party3,1590.060New
Valentyn5130.010New
Total5,211,415100.00940
Valid votes5,211,41592.62
Invalid/blank votes415,2467.38
Total votes5,626,661100.00
Registered voters/turnout6,271,24089.72
Source: Belgian Elections

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References

  1. ↑ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p289 ISBN   978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. ↑ Nohlen & Stöver, p291
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