Election Name: | 1979 European Parliament election in Belgium |
Country: | Belgium |
Type: | parliamentary |
Next Election: | 1984 European Parliament election in Belgium |
Next Year: | 1984 |
Seats For Election: | 24 seats to the European Parliament |
Election Date: | 10 June 1979 |
Leader1: | Leo Tindemans |
Party1: | Christian People's Party (Belgium) |
Alliance1: | European People's Party |
Seats1: | 7 |
Popular Vote1: | 1,607,941 |
Percentage1: | 29.54% |
Leader2: | Karel Van Miert |
Party2: | Flemish Socialist Party |
Alliance2: | Party of European Socialists |
Seats2: | 3 |
Popular Vote2: | 698,889 |
Percentage2: | 12.84% |
Leader4: | Anne-Marie Lizin |
Party4: | Socialist Party (francophone Belgium) |
Alliance4: | Party of European Socialists |
Seats4: | 4 |
Popular Vote4: | 575,824 |
Percentage4: | 10.58% |
Leader5: | Willy De Clercq |
Party5: | Party for Freedom and Progress |
Alliance5: | Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party |
Seats5: | 2 |
Popular Vote5: | 512,363 |
Percentage5: | 9.41% |
Elected Members: | elected members |
Elections to the European Parliament were held in Belgium on 10 June 1979. The Dutch-speaking electoral college elected 13 MEPs and the French-speaking electoral college elected 11 MEPs.