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Elections to the European Parliament were held in Belgium on 10 June 1979. The Dutch-speaking electoral college elected 13 MEPs and the French-speaking electoral college elected 11 MEPs.
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Elections to the European Parliament were held in Belgium on 10 June 1979. The Dutch-speaking electoral college elected 13 MEPs and the French-speaking electoral college elected 11 MEPs.
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
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| French-speaking electoral college | ||||
| Socialist Party | 575,824 | 27.43 | 4 | |
| Christian Social Party | 445,912 | 21.24 | 3 | |
| Democratic Front of Francophones–Walloon Rally | 414,603 | 19.75 | 2 | |
| Liberal Reformist Party | 372,904 | 17.76 | 2 | |
| Ecolo | 107,833 | 5.14 | 0 | |
| Communist Party of Belgium | 106,023 | 5.05 | 0 | |
| Unity List of the New Left | 22,187 | 1.06 | 0 | |
| Walloon Liberal Party–European Liberal Party | 17,566 | 0.84 | 0 | |
| Belgian Progressive Party | 9,704 | 0.46 | 0 | |
| All Power to the Workers | 8,821 | 0.42 | 0 | |
| United Feminist Party | 7,273 | 0.35 | 0 | |
| Revolutionary Workers' League | 6,209 | 0.30 | 0 | |
| European Workers' Party | 4,617 | 0.22 | 0 | |
| Total | 2,099,476 | 100.00 | 11 | |
| Dutch-speaking electoral college | ||||
| Christian People's Party | 1,607,941 | 48.09 | 7 | |
| Flemish Socialist Party | 698,889 | 20.90 | 3 | |
| Party for Freedom and Progress | 512,363 | 15.32 | 2 | |
| People's Union | 324,540 | 9.71 | 1 | |
| Agalev | 77,986 | 2.33 | 0 | |
| Communist Party of Belgium | 39,773 | 1.19 | 0 | |
| All Power to the Workers | 36,602 | 1.09 | – | |
| Flemish People's Party | 34,706 | 1.04 | – | |
| Revolutionary Workers' League | 10,702 | 0.32 | – | |
| Total | 3,343,502 | 100.00 | 13 | |
| Valid votes | 5,442,978 | 87.61 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 769,753 | 12.39 | ||
| Total votes | 6,212,731 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 6,800,584 | 91.36 | ||
| Source: Belgian Elections | ||||
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