1978 Belgian general election

none 1978 Belgian general election Belgium parliamentary no 1977 Belgian general election 1977 1981 Belgian general election 1981 212 seats in the Chamber of Representatives 17 December 1978 Paul_Vanden_Boeynants_1966.jpg 175 120 160 10 30 Paul Vanden Boeynants Candidate for PM Christian People's Party (Belgium) 56 seats, 26.20% 57 1 1,447,112 26.14% 0.06% Andre_Cools.jpg 300 120 160 20 75 André Cools 1978 Socialist Party (francophone Belgium) New 31 New 689,876 12.46% New Karel_van_Miert_(SP,_Belgi%C3%AB),_Bestanddeelnr_933-5684.jpg 300 120 160 30 80 Karel Van Miert 1978 Socialist Party (Flanders) New 26 New 684,976 12.37% New Charles-Ferdinand Nothomb in 2011.jpg 125 120 160 0 10 Charles-Ferdinand Nothomb 1977 Christian Social Party (Wallonia) 24 seats, 7.29% 25 1 560,440 10.12% 2.83% Ministers_Belgische_Kabinet._Vice_Eerste_Minister_W._de_Clerq_(PVV),_Bestanddeelnr_918-9461.jpg 250 120 160 40 82 Willy De Clercq 1977 Party for Freedom and Progress (Flanders) 17 seats, 8.54% 22 5 573,387 10.36% 1.82% PRLW André Damseaux 1973 Party of Reforms and Freedom of Wallonia 16 seats, 3.34% 15 1 256,685 4.64% 1.30% Government Government after election Tindemans II CVP-PSC-BSP/PSB-VU-FDF Vanden Boeynants II CVP-PSC-PS-BSP-VU-FDF 1978 Belgian legislative election results map.svg Seat distribution by constituency for the Chamber of Deputies. General elections were held in Belgium on 17 December 1978.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p289 978-3-8329-5609-7Irving R.E.M. 1979 The Belgian general election of 1978: Not quite a non-event https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/01402387908424240 West European Politics 2 2 250–255 10.1080/01402387908424240 0140-2382 subscription The Christian People's Party emerged as the largest party, with 57 of the 212 seats in the Chamber of Representatives and 29 of the 106 seats in the Senate. Voter turnout was 94.8%.Nohlen & Stöver, p291 Elections were also held for the nine provincial councils and for the Council of the German Cultural Community. The snap elections were called after Prime Minister Leo Tindemans resigned over the Egmont pact, which would have transformed Belgium into a federal state. Vlaams Blok participated for the first time, which was formed out of disagreement within the People's Union over concessions in the Egmont pact. Results Chamber of Representatives thumb|300px| The primary six Flemish political parties and their results for the House of Representatives (Kamer). From 1978 to 2014, in percentages for the complete 'Kingdom'. File:Belgian Chamber 1978.svg Christian People's Party 1447112 57 +1 Belgian Socialist Party (Wallonia) 689876 31 +31 Belgian Socialist Party (Flanders) 684976 26 –1 Party for Freedom and Progress 573387 22 +5 Christian Social Party 560440 25 +1 People's Union 388762 14 –6 Democratic Front of the Francophones 259019 11 0 Party of Reforms and Freedom of Wallonia 256685 15 –1 Communist Party of Belgium 180234 4 +4 Walloon Rally 128153 4 0 Vlaams Blok 75635 1 New Democratic Union for the Respect of Labour 48616 1 +1 All Power to the Workers 43483 0 New Liberal Party (Wallonia) 41460 0 New PRLW–Party for Reforms and Freedom 31280 0 0 Belgian Socialist Party (Luxembourg) 30222 1 New Ecolo 21224 0 0 Walloon Liberal Party 9861 0 New Party of German-speaking Belgians 9032 0 0 ECOLOG 8360 0 0 Revolutionary Workers' League (Flanders) 6383 0 0 Walloon Rally (Luxembourg) 6493 0 New Agalev 5556 0 0 Ecology–Politics 3922 0 New Liberal, Social and Democratic Party 3678 0 New Belgian National Party 3465 0 New Revolutionary Workers' League (Wallonia) 2597 0 0 Francophone Liberal Party 2313 0 New Belgian Progressive Party 2123 0 New Democratic and Progressive Union 1843 0 0 Green 1761 0 New United Feminist Party 1686 0 0 Progressive Front–Ecologists 1512 0 New Kaganovemus 1376 0 0 Party for Free Communication and Environmental Protection 993 0 New Party of New Forces 729 0 New Liberal Party 698 0 New PDE 375 0 New PDRT 311 0 New 507058 6366655 0 Belgian Elections,Wahlergebnisse Abgeordnetenkammer 17 Dezember 1978 https://wahlergebnisse.belgium.be/de/election-results/abgeordnetenkammer/1978/k%C3%B6nigreich/163055 2026-09-03 wahlergebnisse.belgium.be Global Elections DatabaseTables - Global Elections Database http://www.globalelectionsdatabase.com/index.php/tables/index/belgium/national-lower-house/1978 Senate File:Belgium Senate 1978.svg Christian People's Party 1420777 29 +1 Belgian Socialist Party (Wallonia) 685307 17 –2 Belgian Socialist Party (Flanders) 678776 13 +1 Party for Freedom and Progress 572535 11 +2 Christian Social Party 535939 12 +1 People's Union 384562 7 –3 Party of Reforms and Freedom of Wallonia-PL 330155 6 -1 Democratic Front of the Francophones 266713 7 New Communist Party of Belgium 182711 1 0 Walloon Rally 123794 2 0 Vlaams Blok 80809 0 New Democratic Union for the Respect of Labour 51571 0 New All Power to the Workers 44379 0 New Ecolo 43883 0 0 Belgian Socialist Party (Luxembourg) 30837 1 New Party of German-speaking Belgians 11148 0 0 Walloon Liberal Party 11081 0 New Walloon Rally (Luxembourg) 6659 0 New Revolutionary Workers' League 3744 0 New Liberal, Social and Democratic Party 3239 0 New Belgian Progressive Party 2804 0 New Francophone Liberal Party 2640 0 New Democratic and Progressive Union 2221 0 0 United Feminist Party 2045 0 0 Revolutionary Communist Party 917 0 New 565299 6366655 0 Belgian ElectionsWahlergebnisse Senat 17 Dezember 1978 https://wahlergebnisse.belgium.be/de/election-results/senat/1978/k%C3%B6nigreich/160331 2026-09-03 wahlergebnisse.belgium.be References Category:1978 elections in Belgium Category:December 1978 in Europe