1984 European Parliament election in Belgium

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1984 European Parliament election in Belgium
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  1979 17 June 1984 1989  

24 seats to the European Parliament
 First partySecond party
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Leader Leo Tindemans Karel Van Miert
Party CVP SP
Alliance EPP PES
Last election7 seats, 29.54%3 seats, 12.84%
Seats won44
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 3Increase2.svg 1
Popular vote1,132,682979,702
Percentage19.80%17.12%
SwingDecrease2.svg 9.74%Increase2.svg 4.28%

 Third partyFourth party
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Leader Ernest Glinne Daniel Ducarme
Party PS PRL
Alliance PES ALDE
Last election4 seats, 10.58%2 seats, 6.85%
Seats won53
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1Increase2.svg 1
Popular vote762,293540,610
Percentage13.32%9.54%
SwingIncrease2.svg 2.74%Increase2.svg 2.69%

Elections to the European Parliament were held in Belgium on 17 June 1984. The Dutch-speaking electoral college elected 13 MEPs and the French-speaking electoral college elected 11 MEPs.

Results

PartyVotes%Seats
French-speaking electoral college
Socialist Party 762,29334.045
Liberal Reformist Party 540,61024.143
Christian Social Party 436,10819.472
Ecolo 220,6639.851
Democratic Front of Francophones-CFE142,8796.380
Communist Party of Belgium 61,6052.750
Walloon Presence in Europe51,9032.320
Workers' Party of Belgium 13,0820.580
Socialist Worker's Party–Revolutionary Workers' League10,4710.470
Total2,239,614100.0011
Dutch-speaking electoral college
Christian People's Party 1,132,68232.534
Flemish Socialist Party 979,70228.134
Party for Freedom and Progress 494,27714.192
People's Union 484,49413.912
Agalev 246,7127.081
Flemish Block 73,1742.100
Workers' Party of Belgium 30,5550.880
Communist Party of Belgium 25,7740.740
Socialist Worker's Party–Revolutionary Workers' League14,9100.430
Total3,482,280100.0013
Valid votes5,721,89489.07
Invalid/blank votes702,27410.93
Total votes6,424,168100.00
Registered voters/turnout6,975,85592.09
Source: Belgian Elections

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