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1974 Belgian general election
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| Field | Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| country | Belgium | ||
| type | parliamentary | ||
| previous_election | 1971 Belgian general election | ||
| previous_year | 1971 | ||
| next_election | 1977 Belgian general election | ||
| next_year | 1977 | ||
| seats_for_election | 212 seats in the Chamber of Representatives | ||
| election_date | 10 March 1974 | ||
| leader1 | Edmond Leburton | ||
| leader_since1 | Candidate for PM | ||
| party1 | Belgian Socialist Party | ||
| last_election1 | 25 seats, 10.40% | ||
| seats1 | 59 | ||
| seat_change1 | 34 | ||
| popular_vote1 | 1,401,725 | ||
| percentage1 | 26.66% | ||
| swing1 | 16.26% | ||
| image2 | [[File:Bundesarchiv B 145 Bild-F050938-0028, Bonn, Tagung CDU-Bundesausschuss, Tindemans.jpg | 150x150px | Leo Tindemans]] |
| leader2 | Leo Tindemans | ||
| leader_since2 | Candidate for PM | ||
| party2 | Christian People's Party (Belgium) | ||
| last_election2 | 40 seats, 18.32% | ||
| seats2 | 50 | ||
| seat_change2 | 10 | ||
| popular_vote2 | 1,222,646 | ||
| percentage2 | 23.25% | ||
| swing2 | 4.91% | ||
| image3 | [[File:No_image.png | 100x100px]] | |
| leader3 | Frans Grootjans | ||
| leader_since3 | 1973 | ||
| party3 | Party for Freedom and Progress (Flanders) | ||
| last_election3 | 16 seats, 7.42% | ||
| seats3 | 30 | ||
| seat_change3 | 14 | ||
| popular_vote3 | 798,818 | ||
| percentage3 | 15.19% | ||
| swing3 | 7.77% | ||
| image4 | [[File:No_image.png | 100x100px]] | |
| leader4 | Frans Van der Elst | ||
| leader_since4 | 1955 | ||
| party4 | VU | ||
| last_election4 | 21 seats, 11.11% | ||
| seats4 | 22 | ||
| seat_change4 | 1 | ||
| popular_vote4 | 536,287 | ||
| percentage4 | 10.20% | ||
| swing4 | 0.91% | ||
| color4 | FFFF00 | ||
| image5 | [[File:Charles-Ferdinand Nothomb in 2011.jpg | 150x150px]] | |
| leader5 | Charles-Ferdinand Nothomb | ||
| leader_since5 | 1972 | ||
| party5 | Christian Social Party (Wallonia) | ||
| last_election5 | 15 seats, 6.20% | ||
| seats5 | 22 | ||
| seat_change5 | 7 | ||
| popular_vote5 | 478,209 | ||
| percentage5 | 9.09% | ||
| swing5 | 2.89% | ||
| image6 | [[File:No_image.png | 100x100px]] | |
| leader6 | André Lagasse | ||
| leader_since6 | 1972 | ||
| party6 | DéFI | ||
| last_election6 | 12 seats, 5.43% | ||
| seats6 | 14 | ||
| seat_change6 | 2 | ||
| popular_vote6 | 301,303 | ||
| percentage6 | 5.73% | ||
| swing6 | 0.30% | ||
| title | Government | ||
| posttitle | Government after election | ||
| before_election | Leburton II | ||
| before_party | BSP/PSB-CVP-PSC-PVV-PRL | ||
| after_election | Tindemans I | ||
| after_party | CVP-PSC-PVV-PRL | ||
| map_image | 1974 Belgian legislative election results map.svg | ||
| map_caption | Results by constituency for the Chamber of Representatives |
General elections were held in Belgium on 10 March 1974. The Belgian Socialist Party emerged as the largest faction in the Chamber of Representatives with 59 of the 212 seats. Voter turnout was 90.3%. Elections were also held for the nine provincial councils, as well as for the Council of the German Cultural Community for the first time.
Results
Chamber of Representatives
Senate
Council of the German Cultural Community
In this election, the new Council of the German Cultural Community (Rat der deutschen Kulturgemeinschaft) was directly elected for the first time; members of the council had been appointed a year earlier. The council is the precursor to the Parliament of the German-speaking Community.
References
References
- [[Dieter Nohlen]] & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p289 {{ISBN. 978-3-8329-5609-7
- Nohlen & Stöver, p291
- https://wahlergebnisse.belgium.be/de/election-results/abgeordnetenkammer/1974/k%C3%B6nigreich/157634
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