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1971 Belgian general election
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| country | Belgium |
| type | parliamentary |
| previous_election | 1968 Belgian general election |
| previous_year | 1968 |
| next_election | 1974 Belgian general election |
| next_year | 1974 |
| seats_for_election | All 212 seats in the Chamber of Representatives |
| election_date | 7 November 1971 |
| image_size | 130x130px |
| image1 | 3x4.svg |
| leader1 | |
| Edmond Leburton | |
| party1 | Belgian Socialist Party |
| last_election1 | 27.10%, 59 seats |
| seats1 | 57 |
| seat_change1 | 2 |
| popular_vote1 | 1,335,730 |
| percentage1 | 25.29% |
| swing1 | 1.81pp |
| image2 | Gaston_Eyskens_(1969).jpg |
| leader2 | Gaston Eyskens |
| party2 | Christian People's Party (Belgium) |
| last_election2 | – |
| seats2 | 40 |
| seat_change2 | New |
| popular_vote2 | 967,701 |
| percentage2 | 18.32% |
| swing2 | New |
| image3 | 3x4.svg |
| leader3 | Pierre Descamps |
| party3 | Party for Freedom and Progress |
| last_election3 | 20.87%, 47 seats |
| seats3 | 34 |
| seat_change3 | 13 |
| popular_vote3 | 865,655 |
| percentage3 | 16.39% |
| swing3 | 4.48pp |
| image4 | 3x4.svg |
| leader4 | Frans Van der Elst |
| party4 | VU |
| last_election4 | 9.79%, 20 seats |
| seats4 | 21 |
| seat_change4 | 1 |
| popular_vote4 | 586,917 |
| percentage4 | 11.11% |
| swing4 | 1.32pp |
| leader5 | Robert J. Houben |
| party5 | PSC |
| last_election5 | – |
| seats5 | 15 |
| seat_change5 | New |
| popular_vote5 | 327,393 |
| percentage5 | 6.20% |
| swing5 | New |
| title | Government |
| posttitle | Government after election |
| before_election | G. Eyskens V |
| before_party | CVP-PSC-BSP/PSB |
| after_election | G. Eyskens V |
| after_party | CVP-PSC-BSP/PSB |
| map_image | 1971 Belgian legislative election results map.svg |
| map_caption | Results by constituency for the Chamber of Representatives |
Edmond Leburton
General elections were held in Belgium on 7 November 1971. The result was a victory for the Christian People's Party, which won 40 of the 212 seats in the Chamber of Representatives and 34 of the 106 seats in the Senate. Voter turnout was 91.5%. Elections to the nine provincial councils were also held.
The linguistic issues led to the splitting of the major parties into separate Flemish and Francophone parties. Consequently the election returned a very fragmented parliament.
The election followed the first state reform, with the creation of three cultural communities. The newly elected members of parliament would thus also serve in the newly established cultural councils.
Results
Chamber of Representatives
Senate
References
References
- [[Dieter Nohlen]] & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p289 {{ISBN. 978-3-8329-5609-7
- Nohlen & Stöver, p291
- "Wahlergebnisse Abgeordnetenkammer 07 November 1971".
- "Wahlergebnisse Senat 07 November 1971".
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