1961 Belgian general election

none 1961 Belgian general election Belgium parliamentary no 1958 Belgian general election 1958 1965 Belgian general election 1965 212 seats in the Chamber of Representatives 26 March 1961 150x150px Théo Lefèvre Candidate for PM Christian Social Party (Belgium, defunct) 104 seats, 46.50% 96 8 2,182,642 41.46% 5.04% 150x150px Léo Collard 1959 Belgian Socialist Party 80 seats, 35.79% 84 4 1,933,424 36.72% 0.93% 100x100px Roger Motz 1958 Liberal Party (Belgium) 20 seats, 11.05% 20 649,376 12.33% 1.28% 100x100px Frans Van der Elst 1955 VU 1 seat, 1.98% 5 4 182,407 3.46% 1.48% FFFF00 100x100px Ernest Burnelle 1954 Communist 2 seats, 1.89% 5 3 162,238 3.08% 1.19% 100x100px Jean-Marie Evrard 1959 RN New 1 New 42,450 0.81% New 000080 1961 Belgian legislative election results map.svg Chamber seat distribution by constituency Government Government after election G. Eyskens IV CVP/PSC-Lib Lefèvre CVP/PSC-BSP/PSB General elections were held in Belgium on 26 March 1961.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 96 of the 212 seats in the Chamber of Representatives and 47 of the 106 seats in the Senate.Nohlen & Stöver, pp309-311 Voter turnout was 92.3%.Nohlen & Stöver, p291 Elections for the nine provincial councils were also held. Prior to the elections, the centre-right government of the Christian Social and Liberal Party led by Gaston Eyskens pushed through austerity measures with a law known as the Eenheidswet or Loi Unique, despite heavy strikes in the preceding weeks, especially in Wallonia. After the elections, the Christian Democrats formed a new government with the Socialist Party instead of the Liberal Party, with Théo Lefèvre as Prime Minister. Results Chamber of Deputies File:Belgian Chamber 1961.svg Christian Social Party 2182642 96 –8 Belgian Socialist Party 1933424 84 +4 Liberal Party 649376 20 0 People's Union 182407 5 +4 Communist Party of Belgium 162238 5 +3 National Rally 42450 1 New black Independent Party 33174 0 New National Union of Independents 12252 0 New National Party 4375 0 New Liberal dissidents 3956 0 New Walloon Unity 3466 0 New Alleenstaande 3101 0 New Zelfstandig 2307 0 New Francophone Bloc 1824 0 New Gekavemus 604 0 New Independent Workers 551 0 New Universal People 480 0 New EC Group 154 0 New Independents 46244 1 +1 308815 0 6036165 Belgian ElectionsWahlergebnisse Abgeordnetenkammer 26 März 1961 https://wahlergebnisse.belgium.be/de/election-results/abgeordnetenkammer/1961/k%C3%B6nigreich/157384 2026-09-28 wahlergebnisse.belgium.be Senate File:Belgium Senate 1961.svg Christian Social Party 2200323 47 –6 Belgian Socialist Party 1924605 45 +5 Liberal Party 637922 11 +1 Communist Party of Belgium 163576 1 0 People's Union 159096 2 +2 National Movement 26211 0 New Independent Party 21421 0 New National Union of Independents 13284 0 New Liberal dissidents 7711 0 New National Rally 5425 0 New National Party 4457 0 New black Walloon Unity 3478 0 New Francophone Bloc 1947 0 New Other parties 18405 0 – Independents 36646 0 0 349475 0 6036165 Nohlen & Stöver, Belgian ElectionsWahlergebnisse Senat 26 März 1961 https://wahlergebnisse.belgium.be/de/election-results/senat/1961/k%C3%B6nigreich/161238 2026-09-28 wahlergebnisse.belgium.be References Category:1961 elections in Belgium Category:March 1961 in Europe