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1978 Belgian general election

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1978 Belgian general election

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FieldValue
election_name1978 Belgian general election
countryBelgium
typeparliamentary
ongoingno
previous_election1977 Belgian general election
previous_year1977
next_election1981 Belgian general election
next_year1981
seats_for_election212 seats in the Chamber of Representatives
election_date17 December 1978
image1
leader1Paul Vanden Boeynants
leader_since1Candidate for PM
party1Christian People's Party (Belgium)
last_election156 seats, 26.20%
seats157
seat_change11
popular_vote11,447,112
percentage126.14%
swing10.06%
image2
leader2André Cools
leader_since21978
party2Socialist Party (francophone Belgium)
last_election2New
seats231
seat_change2New
popular_vote2689,876
percentage212.46%
swing2New
image3
leader3Karel Van Miert
leader_since31978
party3Socialist Party (Flanders)
last_election3New
seats326
seat_change3New
popular_vote3684,976
percentage312.37%
swing3New
image4
leader4Charles-Ferdinand Nothomb
leader_since41977
party4Christian Social Party (Wallonia)
last_election424 seats, 7.29%
seats425
seat_change41
popular_vote4560,440
percentage410.12%
swing42.83%
image5
leader5Willy De Clercq
leader_since51977
party5Party for Freedom and Progress (Flanders)
last_election517 seats, 8.54%
seats522
seat_change55
popular_vote5573,387
percentage510.36%
swing51.82%
image6PRLW
leader6André Damseaux
leader_since61973
party6Party of Reforms and Freedom of Wallonia
last_election616 seats, 3.34%
seats615
seat_change61
popular_vote6256,685
percentage64.64%
swing61.30%
titleGovernment
posttitleGovernment after election
before_electionTindemans II
before_partyCVP-PSC-BSP/PSB-VU-FDF
after_electionVanden Boeynants II
after_partyCVP-PSC-PS-BSP-VU-FDF
map_image1978 Belgian legislative election results map.svg
map_captionSeat distribution by constituency for the Chamber of Deputies.

General elections were held in Belgium on 17 December 1978. The Christian People's Party emerged as the largest party, with 57 of the 212 seats in the Chamber of Representatives and 29 of the 106 seats in the Senate. Voter turnout was 94.8%. Elections were also held for the nine provincial councils and for the Council of the German Cultural Community.

The snap elections were called after Prime Minister Leo Tindemans resigned over the Egmont pact, which would have transformed Belgium into a federal state. Vlaams Blok participated for the first time, which was formed out of disagreement within the People's Union over concessions in the Egmont pact.

Results

Chamber of Representatives

The primary six Flemish political parties and their results for the House of Representatives (Kamer). From 1978 to 2014, in percentages for the complete 'Kingdom'.}}

Senate

References

References

  1. [[Dieter Nohlen]] & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p289 {{ISBN. 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. Irving, R.E.M.. (1979). "The Belgian general election of 1978: Not quite a non-event". West European Politics.
  3. Nohlen & Stöver, p291
  4. https://wahlergebnisse.belgium.be/de/election-results/abgeordnetenkammer/1978/k%C3%B6nigreich/163055
  5. "Tables - Global Elections Database".
  6. https://wahlergebnisse.belgium.be/de/election-results/senat/1978/k%C3%B6nigreich/160331
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