1977 Belgian general election explained

Election Name:1977 Belgian general election
Country:Belgium
Type:parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1974 Belgian general election
Previous Year:1974
Next Election:1978 Belgian general election
Next Year:1978
Seats For Election:212 seats in the Chamber of Representatives
Election Date:17 April 1977
Leader1:Leo Tindemans
Leader Since1:Candidate for PM
Party1:Christian People's Party (Belgium)
Last Election1:50 seats, 23.25%
Seats1:56
Seat Change1: 6
Popular Vote1:1,460,757
Percentage1:26.20%
Swing1: 2.95%
Leader2:André Cools
Leader Since2:1973
Party2:Belgian Socialist Party
Last Election2:59 seats, 26.66%
Seats2:34
Seat Change2: 15
Popular Vote2:602,132
Percentage2:10.80%
Swing2: 15.86%
Leader3:Karel Van Miert
Leader Since3:1977
Party3:Belgian Socialist Party
Last Election3:59 seats, 26.66%
Seats3:27
Seat Change3: 22
Popular Vote3:725,513
Percentage3:13.01%
Swing3: 13.65%
Image4: PSC
Leader4:Georges Gramme
Leader Since4:1976
Party4:Christian Social Party (Wallonia)
Last Election4:22 seats, 9.09%
Seats4:24
Seat Change4: 2
Popular Vote4:406,694
Percentage4:7.29%
Swing4: 1.80%
Image5: VU
Leader5:Hugo Schiltz
Leader Since5:1975
Party5:VU
Last Election5:22 seats, 10.20%
Seats5:20
Seat Change5: 2
Popular Vote5:559,567
Percentage5:10.04%
Swing5: 0.16%
Color5:FFFF00
Image6: PVV
Leader6:Frans Grootjans
Leader Since6:1973
Party6:Party for Freedom and Progress (Flanders)
Last Election6:30 seats, 15.19%
Seats6:17
Seat Change6: 13
Popular Vote6:475,917
Percentage6:8.54%
Swing6: 6.65%
Government
Posttitle:Government after election
Before Election:Tindemans I
Before Party:CVP-PSC-PVV-PRL
After Election:Tindemans II
After Party:CVP-PSC-BSP/PSB-VU-FDF

General elections were held in Belgium on 17 April 1977.[1] The result was a victory for the Christian People's Party, which won 56 of the 212 seats in the Chamber of Representatives and 28 of the 106 seats in the Senate. Voter turnout was 95.1%.[2] Elections were also held for the nine provincial councils and for the Council of the German Cultural Community.

Results

Senate

Notes and References

  1. [Dieter Nohlen]
  2. Nohlen & Stöver, p291