Belgium 1978 federal election
Final results from ParlGov, read : Flemish Christian Peoples Party / Christian Democrats & Flemish won 57 of 212 seats with 26.1% of the vote; 94.9% of registered voters cast a ballot, down 0.2 points on 1977.
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Result
- Flemish Christian Peoples Party / Christian Democrats & Flemish57
- Socialist Party32
- Socialist Party26
- Humanist Democratic Centre25
- Party of Liberty and Progress / Flemish Liberals and Democrats22
- Liberal Reformist Party14
- People's Union14
- Francophone Democratic Front11
- Communist Party of Belgium4
- Walloon Rally4
- Flemish Block / Flemish Interest1
- Liberal Party [Brussels Region]1
- Respect for Labour1
Seats and votes by party
| Party | Seats | ± seats | % | ± points | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flemish Christian Peoples Party / Christian Democrats & Flemish | 57 | +1 | 26.1 | −0.1 | 1,446,056 |
| Socialist Party | 32 | 13.0 | 719,926 | ||
| Socialist Party | 26 | 12.4 | 684,465 | ||
| Party of Liberty and Progress / Flemish Liberals and Democrats | 22 | +5 | 10.3 | +1.8 | 572,220 |
| Humanist Democratic Centre | 25 | +1 | 10.1 | +0.3 | 560,565 |
| People's Union | 14 | −6 | 7.0 | −3.0 | 388,368 |
| Francophone Democratic Front | 11 | +1 | 4.2 | −0.1 | 235,152 |
| Communist Party of Belgium | 4 | +2 | 3.3 | +0.6 | 181,921 |
| Walloon Rally | 4 | −1 | 2.9 | −0.1 | 158,563 |
| Flemish Block / Flemish Interest | 1 | 1.4 | 75,864 | ||
| Respect for Labour | 1 | 0.9 | 48,611 | ||
| Workers' Party of Belgium | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | +0.4 | 43,483 |
| Liberal Reformist Party | 14 | 0 | 5.9 | −1.1 | 33,098 |
| Liberal Party [Brussels Region] | 1 | −1 |
± is the change against the Belgium 1977 federal election, party by party.
Votes by party
- Flemish Christian Peoples Party / Christian Democrats & Flemish 1,446,056
- Socialist Party 719,926
- Socialist Party 684,465
- Party of Liberty and Progress / Flemish Liberals and Democrats 572,220
- Humanist Democratic Centre 560,565
- People's Union 388,368
- Francophone Democratic Front 235,152
- Communist Party of Belgium 181,921
- Walloon Rally 158,563
- Flemish Block / Flemish Interest 75,864
- Respect for Labour 48,611
- Workers' Party of Belgium 43,483
- Liberal Reformist Party 33,098
- 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
94.9% of the 6,366,655 registered voters cast a ballot (6,042,689 ballots), down 0.2 points on 1977. 5,535,631 of them were valid votes. How turnout is counted.
Votes and seats
- Flemish Christian Peoples Party / Christian Democrats & Flemish26.1% of votes26.9% of seats
- Socialist Party13.0% of votes15.1% of seats
- Socialist Party12.4% of votes12.3% of seats
- Humanist Democratic Centre10.1% of votes11.8% of seats
- Party of Liberty and Progress / Flemish Liberals and Democrats10.3% of votes10.4% of seats
- People's Union7.0% of votes6.6% of seats
- Liberal Reformist Party5.9% of votes6.6% of seats
- Francophone Democratic Front4.2% of votes5.2% of seats
- Communist Party of Belgium3.3% of votes1.9% of seats
- Walloon Rally2.9% of votes1.9% of seats
- Flemish Block / Flemish Interest1.4% of votes0.5% of seats
- Respect for Labour0.9% of votes0.5% of seats
The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 2.7 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 7.5 by votes and 6.8 by seats; Flemish Christian Peoples Party / Christian Democrats & Flemish led Socialist Party by 13.1 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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