1965 Belgian general election

none 1965 Belgian general election Belgium parliamentary no 1961 Belgian general election 1961 1968 Belgian general election 1968 212 seats in the Chamber of Representatives 23 May 1965 150x150px Pierre Harmel Candidate for PM Christian Social Party (Belgium, defunct) 96 seats, 41.46% 77 19 1,785,211 34.45% 7.01% 150x150px Léo Collard 1959 Belgian Socialist Party 84 seats, 36.72% 64 20 1,403,107 28.28% 8.44% 150x150px Omer Vanaudenhove 1961 0073CF Freedom and Progress New 48 New 1,119,991 21.61% New 100x100px Frans Van der Elst 1955 VU 5 seats, 3.46% 12 7 346,860 6.69% 3.23% FFFF00 100x100px Ernest Burnelle 1954 Communist 5 seats, 3.08% 6 1 247,311 4.77% 1.69% 100x100px Paul Brien 1964 DéFI New 3 New 68,966 1.33% New 1965 Belgian legislative election results map.svg Chamber seat distribution by constituency Government Government after election Lefèvre CVP/PSC-BSP/PSB Harmel CVP/PSC-BSP/PSB General elections were held in Belgium on 23 May 1965.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p289 978-3-8329-5609-7 The result was a victory for the Christian Social Party, which won 77 of the 212 seats in the Chamber of Representatives and 44 of the 106 seats in the Senate.Nohlen & Stöver, pp309-311 Voter turnout was 91.6%.Nohlen & Stöver, p291 Elections for the nine provincial councils were also held. The elections followed the implementation of the 1962 language laws. As a result, the Flemish nationalist People's Union made big gains, as well as the new Democratic Front of the Francophones which was founded as a response to the language laws. The election also followed the founding of the Party for Freedom and Progress, succeeding the Liberal Party. The new party aimed to reach a broader voter base, in which it succeeded by more than doubling its number of seats. Despite both government parties losing seats, they retained their sizeable majority and continued governing. Results Chamber of Representatives File:Belgian Chamber 1965.svg Christian Social Party 1785211 77 –19 Belgian Socialist Party 1465503 64 –20 Party for Freedom and Progress 1119991 48 +28 People's Union 346860 12 +7 Communist Party of Belgium 236721 6 +1 Democratic Front of the Francophones 68966 3 New Walloon Front 24245 1 New #FFD700 Walloon Workers' Party 23582 1 New #FFD700 de Socialist 14937 0 New Catholic Party 14007 0 New Flemish People's Party 13451 0 New Walloon Communist Party 13321 0 New Independent Social Party 9493 0 New Independent Workers Union 8680 0 New Flemish Democrats 7983 0 New Walloon Democratic Front 5709 0 New Afzonderlijk 4762 0 New Francophone Union 3776 0 New Independent National Party 3089 0 New Animal Protection 2543 0 New Belgian Workers' Party 2237 0 New Independent Rally 2213 0 New National Party 1889 0 0 Return to Liège 1552 0 New Union of Independents 1014 0 New Independent Middle Class 958 0 New Kaganovemus 890 0 New Trotsky Communists 385 0 New New Resistance Movement 309 0 New Independents 493 0 –1 396941 0 6091534 Belgian ElectionsWahlergebnisse Abgeordnetenkammer 23 Mai 1965 https://wahlergebnisse.belgium.be/de/election-results/abgeordnetenkammer/1965/k%C3%B6nigreich/157536 2026-09-01 wahlergebnisse.belgium.be Senate File:Belgium Senate 1965.svg Christian Social Party 1785191 44 –3 Belgian Socialist Party 1449482 31 –14 Party for Freedom and Progress 1111894 23 +12 People's Union 338770 4 +2 Communist Party of Belgium 249796 3 +2 Democratic Front of the Francophones 68397 1 New Walloon Democratic Front 27215 0 New Walloon Workers' Party 21511 0 New #FFD700 Independent Social Party 12180 0 New Walloon Communist Party 11600 0 New Francophone Union 7656 0 New Independent Rally 7456 0 New Independent Workers Union 6448 0 New Catholic Party 5226 0 New Belgian Workers' Party 4207 0 New Independent National Party 4066 0 New National Party 2885 0 0 Kaganovemus 1739 0 New Independent Middle Class 831 0 New Flemish Democrats 475 0 New 461584 0 6091534 Belgian ElectionsWahlergebnisse Senat 23 Mai 1965 https://wahlergebnisse.belgium.be/de/election-results/senat/1965/k%C3%B6nigreich/162772 2026-09-01 wahlergebnisse.belgium.be Constituencies The distribution of seats among the electoral districts was as follows for the Chamber of Representatives. Seats were reapportioned among the districts due to population growth, which was stronger in Flanders than in Wallonia, and due to several municipalities having been changed to another province following the 1962 language laws. For example, the Comines-Warneton municipalities were transferred from Ypres (West Flanders) to the newly created arrondissement of Mouscron (Hainaut), causing Ypres to lose one seat and Tournai-Ath-Mouscron to gain one seat. Province Arrondissement(s) Chamber Change Antwerp Antwerp 20 – Mechelen 6 – Turnhout 7 +1 Limburg Hasselt 6 +1 Tongeren-Maaseik 7 +1 East Flanders Aalst 6 – Oudenaarde 3 – Gent-Eeklo 13 – Dendermonde 4 – Sint-Niklaas 4 – West Flanders Bruges 5 – Roeselare-Tielt 5 – Kortrijk 6 – Ypres 2 –1 Veurne-Diksmuide-Ostend 5 – Brabant Leuven 8 +1 Brussels 33 +1 Nivelles 5 – Hainaut Tournai-Ath-Mouscron 7 +1 Charleroi 11 – Thuin 3 –1 Mons 6 –1 Soignies 4 – Liège Huy-Waremme 4 – Liège 14 – Verviers 5 –1 Luxembourg Arlon-Marche-Bastogne 3 – Neufchâteau-Virton 2 –1 Namur Namur 5 – Dinant-Philippeville 3 –1 Total 212 – References Category:1965 elections in Belgium Category:May 1965 in Europe