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1968 Belgian general election
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| Field | Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| election_name | 1968 Belgian general election | ||
| country | Belgium | ||
| type | parliamentary | ||
| ongoing | no | ||
| previous_election | 1965 Belgian general election | ||
| previous_year | 1965 | ||
| next_election | 1971 Belgian general election | ||
| next_year | 1971 | ||
| seats_for_election | 212 seats in the Chamber of Representatives | ||
| election_date | 31 March 1968 | ||
| image1 | [[File:Gaston_Eyskens_(1969).jpg | 150x150px | Gaston Eyskens]] |
| leader1 | Gaston Eyskens | ||
| leader_since1 | Candidate for PM | ||
| party1 | Christian Social Party (Belgium, defunct) | ||
| last_election1 | 77 seats, 34.45% | ||
| seats1 | 69 | ||
| seat_change1 | 8 | ||
| popular_vote1 | 1,643,785 | ||
| percentage1 | 31.75% | ||
| swing1 | 2.65% | ||
| image2 | [[File:Leo_Collard_1968.jpg | 150x150px]] | |
| leader2 | Léo Collard | ||
| leader_since2 | 1959 | ||
| party2 | Belgian Socialist Party | ||
| last_election2 | 64 seats, 28.28% | ||
| seats2 | 59 | ||
| seat_change2 | 5 | ||
| popular_vote2 | 1,403,107 | ||
| percentage2 | 27.10% | ||
| swing2 | 1.18% | ||
| image3 | [[File:Omer_Vanaudenhove.jpg | 150x150px]] | |
| leader3 | Omer Vanaudenhove | ||
| leader_since3 | 1961 | ||
| colour3 | 0073CF | ||
| party3 | Freedom and Progress | ||
| last_election3 | 48 seats, 21.61% | ||
| seats3 | 47 | ||
| seat_change3 | 1 | ||
| popular_vote3 | 1,080,894 | ||
| percentage3 | 20.87% | ||
| swing3 | 0.74% | ||
| image4 | [[File:No_image.png | 100x100px]] | |
| leader4 | Frans Van der Elst | ||
| leader_since4 | 1955 | ||
| party4 | VU | ||
| last_election4 | 12 seats, 6.69% | ||
| seats4 | 20 | ||
| seat_change4 | 8 | ||
| popular_vote4 | 506,697 | ||
| percentage4 | 9.79% | ||
| swing4 | 3.10% | ||
| color4 | FFFF00 | ||
| image5 | [[File:No_image.png | 100x100px]] | |
| leader5 | Albert Peeters | ||
| leader_since5 | 1967 | ||
| party5 | FDF | ||
| last_election5 | 3 seats, 1.33% | ||
| seats5 | 6 | ||
| seat_change5 | 3 | ||
| popular_vote5 | 154,023 | ||
| percentage5 | 2.92% | ||
| swing5 | 1.59% | ||
| image6 | [[File:No_image.png | 100x100px]] | |
| party6 | RW | ||
| last_election6 | New | ||
| seats6 | 6 | ||
| seat_change6 | New | ||
| popular_vote6 | 151,421 | ||
| percentage6 | 2.92% | ||
| swing6 | New | ||
| color6 | FFFF00 | ||
| title | Government | ||
| posttitle | Government after election | ||
| before_election | Vanden Boeynants I | ||
| before_party | CVP/PSC-PVV/PLP | ||
| after_election | G. Eyskens V | ||
| after_party | CVP/PSC-BSP/PSB | ||
| map_image | 1968 Belgian legislative election results map.svg | ||
| map_size | 390px | ||
| map_caption | Chamber seat distribution by constituency. |
General elections were held in Belgium on 31 March 1968. The Christian Social Party remained the largest party. Voter turnout was 90.0%. Elections for the nine provincial councils were also held.
The snap elections were called after the government, a coalition of the Christian Social Party and the liberal Party for Freedom and Progress led by Christian Democrat Paul Vanden Boeynants, fell due to the Leuven Crisis.
The linguistic crisis would trigger the split of the dominant Christian Social Party into a Flemish and French-speaking party. The two other main parties would follow suit. The crisis also caused the rise of small linguistic, federalist parties, such as the People's Union on the Flemish side and the Democratic Front of the Francophones and Walloon Rally on the French-speaking side.
Results
Chamber of Deputies
Senate
References
References
- (2010). "Elections in Europe: A data handbook".
- Nohlen & Stöver, pp. 309–311
- Nohlen & Stöver, p. 291
- "Ergebnis Abgeordnetenkammer 31 März 1968". IBZ.
- "Ergebnis Senat 31 März 1968". IBZ.
- (1968). "Statitisch Jaarboek". Government of Belgium.
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