Belgium 1971 federal election
Final results from ParlGov, read : Belgian Socialist Party won 61 of 212 seats with 27.2% of the vote; 91.5% of registered voters cast a ballot, up 1.5 points on 1968.
- Belgium
- Held
Result
- Belgian Socialist Party61
- Flemish Christian Peoples Party / Christian Democrats & Flemish47
- People's Union21
- Humanist Democratic Centre20
- Party of Liberty and Progress / Flemish Liberals and Democrats20
- Walloon Rally14
- Liberal Reformist Party11
- Francophone Democratic Front10
- Communist Party of Belgium5
- Liberal Party [Brussels Region]3
Seats and votes by party
| Party | Seats | ± seats | % | ± points | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belgian Socialist Party | 61 | +2 | 27.2 | −0.8 | 1,438,626 |
| Flemish Christian Peoples Party / Christian Democrats & Flemish | 47 | −3 | 19.7 | −0.3 | 1,038,998 |
| People's Union | 21 | +1 | 11.1 | +1.3 | 586,917 |
| Humanist Democratic Centre | 20 | +1 | 10.4 | −1.3 | 548,197 |
| Party of Liberty and Progress / Flemish Liberals and Democrats | 20 | 9.5 | 500,614 | ||
| Walloon Rally | 14 | +9 | 6.7 | +3.3 | 353,416 |
| Liberal Reformist Party | 11 | 5.7 | 299,089 | ||
| Francophone Democratic Front | 10 | +3 | 4.5 | +2.0 | 239,829 |
| Communist Party of Belgium | 5 | 0 | 3.1 | −0.2 | 161,517 |
| Liberal Party [Brussels Region] | 3 | 1.3 | 69,139 | ||
| Largest party without seats | 0 | 0.4 | 22,919 |
± is the change against the Belgium 1968 federal election, party by party.
Votes by party
- Belgian Socialist Party 1,438,626
- Flemish Christian Peoples Party / Christian Democrats & Flemish 1,038,998
- People's Union 586,917
- Humanist Democratic Centre 548,197
- Party of Liberty and Progress / Flemish Liberals and Democrats 500,614
- Walloon Rally 353,416
- Liberal Reformist Party 299,089
- Francophone Democratic Front 239,829
- Communist Party of Belgium 161,517
- Liberal Party [Brussels Region] 69,139
- Largest party without seats 22,919
ParlGov lists parties with at least 1 percent of the vote or 2 seats, so the rows do not add up to the valid votes. How we read it.
Share of the vote
Turnout
91.5% of the 6,271,240 registered voters cast a ballot (5,741,268 ballots), up 1.5 points on 1968. 5,281,631 of them were valid votes. How turnout is counted.
Votes and seats
- Belgian Socialist Party27.2% of votes28.8% of seats
- Flemish Christian Peoples Party / Christian Democrats & Flemish19.7% of votes22.2% of seats
- People's Union11.1% of votes9.9% of seats
- Humanist Democratic Centre10.4% of votes9.4% of seats
- Party of Liberty and Progress / Flemish Liberals and Democrats9.5% of votes9.4% of seats
- Walloon Rally6.7% of votes6.6% of seats
- Liberal Reformist Party5.7% of votes5.2% of seats
- Francophone Democratic Front4.5% of votes4.7% of seats
- Communist Party of Belgium3.1% of votes2.4% of seats
- Liberal Party [Brussels Region]1.3% of votes1.4% of seats
The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 2.4 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 6.4 by votes and 5.9 by seats; Belgian Socialist Party led Flemish Christian Peoples Party / Christian Democrats & Flemish by 7.5 points of the vote. How these are computed.
Sources and licence
Sources and licence
- ParlGov 2024 Release (Döring and Manow), Harvard Dataverse (source). Licence: CC0 1.0 Universal
- Wikidata, party colours (P465) (source). Licence: CC0 1.0 Universal
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