Belgium 1977 federal election
Final results from ParlGov, read : Belgian Socialist Party won 62 of 212 seats with 27.0% of the vote; 95.1% of registered voters cast a ballot, up 4.8 points on 1974.
- Belgium
- Held
Result
- Belgian Socialist Party62
- Flemish Christian Peoples Party / Christian Democrats & Flemish56
- Humanist Democratic Centre24
- People's Union20
- Party of Liberty and Progress / Flemish Liberals and Democrats17
- Liberal Reformist Party14
- Francophone Democratic Front10
- Walloon Rally5
- Communist Party of Belgium2
- Liberal Party [Brussels Region]2
Seats and votes by party
| Party | Seats | ± seats | % | ± points | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belgian Socialist Party | 62 | +3 | 27.0 | +0.3 | 1,507,014 |
| Flemish Christian Peoples Party / Christian Democrats & Flemish | 56 | +6 | 26.2 | +2.9 | 1,459,997 |
| People's Union | 20 | −2 | 10.0 | −0.2 | 559,634 |
| Humanist Democratic Centre | 24 | +2 | 9.8 | +0.7 | 543,608 |
| Party of Liberty and Progress / Flemish Liberals and Democrats | 17 | −4 | 8.5 | −1.1 | 475,912 |
| Liberal Reformist Party | 14 | +5 | 7.0 | +1.4 | 391,649 |
| Francophone Democratic Front | 10 | +1 | 4.3 | −0.7 | 237,280 |
| Walloon Rally | 5 | −8 | 3.0 | −2.9 | 164,961 |
| Communist Party of Belgium | 2 | −2 | 2.7 | −0.5 | 151,421 |
| Workers' Party of Belgium | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | +0.1 | 24,876 |
| Liberal Party [Brussels Region] | 2 | −1 |
± is the change against the Belgium 1974 federal election, party by party.
Votes by party
- Belgian Socialist Party 1,507,014
- Flemish Christian Peoples Party / Christian Democrats & Flemish 1,459,997
- People's Union 559,634
- Humanist Democratic Centre 543,608
- Party of Liberty and Progress / Flemish Liberals and Democrats 475,912
- Liberal Reformist Party 391,649
- Francophone Democratic Front 237,280
- Walloon Rally 164,961
- Communist Party of Belgium 151,421
- Workers' Party of Belgium 24,876
- Liberal Party [Brussels Region]
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
95.1% of the 6,316,662 registered voters cast a ballot (6,006,211 ballots), up 4.8 points on 1974. 5,575,058 of them were valid votes. The highest turnout of this kind in our data, which begins in 1946. How turnout is counted.
Votes and seats
- Belgian Socialist Party27.0% of votes29.2% of seats
- Flemish Christian Peoples Party / Christian Democrats & Flemish26.2% of votes26.4% of seats
- Humanist Democratic Centre9.8% of votes11.3% of seats
- People's Union10.0% of votes9.4% of seats
- Party of Liberty and Progress / Flemish Liberals and Democrats8.5% of votes8.0% of seats
- Liberal Reformist Party7.0% of votes6.6% of seats
- Francophone Democratic Front4.3% of votes4.7% of seats
- Walloon Rally3.0% of votes2.4% of seats
- Communist Party of Belgium2.7% of votes0.9% of seats
The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 2.6 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 5.7 by votes and 5.2 by seats; Belgian Socialist Party led Flemish Christian Peoples Party / Christian Democrats & Flemish by 0.8 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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