Belgium 1979 European Parliament election
Final results from ParlGov, read : Flemish Christian Peoples Party / Christian Democrats & Flemish won 7 of 24 seats with 29.5% of the vote; 91.4% of registered voters cast a ballot.
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European Parliament result
Seats and votes by party
| Party | Seats | % | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flemish Christian Peoples Party / Christian Democrats & Flemish | 7 | 29.5 | 1,607,941 |
| Socialist Party | 3 | 12.8 | 698,889 |
| Socialist Party | 4 | 10.6 | 575,824 |
| Party of Liberty and Progress / Flemish Liberals and Democrats | 2 | 9.4 | 512,363 |
| Humanist Democratic Centre | 3 | 8.2 | 445,912 |
| Francophone Democratic Frontwith Walloon Rally | 2 | 7.6 | 414,603 |
| Liberal Reformist Party | 2 | 6.8 | 372,904 |
| People's Union | 1 | 6.0 | 324,540 |
| Communist Party of Belgium | 0 | 2.7 | 145,796 |
| Ecolo | 0 | 2.0 | 107,833 |
| Groen | 0 | 1.4 | 77,986 |
Votes by party
- Flemish Christian Peoples Party / Christian Democrats & Flemish 1,607,941
- Socialist Party 698,889
- Socialist Party 575,824
- Party of Liberty and Progress / Flemish Liberals and Democrats 512,363
- Humanist Democratic Centre 445,912
- Francophone Democratic Front 414,603
- Liberal Reformist Party 372,904
- People's Union 324,540
- Communist Party of Belgium 145,796
- Ecolo 107,833
- Groen 77,986
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.
ParlGov counts an alliance's votes and seats under its first party: such a row names the allies it counts.
Share of the vote
Turnout
91.4% of the 6,800,584 registered voters cast a ballot (6,212,731 ballots). 5,442,978 of them were valid votes. How turnout is counted.
Votes and seats
- Flemish Christian Peoples Party / Christian Democrats & Flemish29.5% of votes29.2% of seats
- Socialist Party10.6% of votes16.7% of seats
- Socialist Party12.8% of votes12.5% of seats
- Humanist Democratic Centre8.2% of votes12.5% of seats
- Party of Liberty and Progress / Flemish Liberals and Democrats9.4% of votes8.3% of seats
- Francophone Democratic Front7.6% of votes8.3% of seats
- Liberal Reformist Party6.8% of votes8.3% of seats
- People's Union6.0% of votes4.2% of seats
- Communist Party of Belgium2.7% of votes0.0% of seats
The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 6.2 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 6.9 by votes and 6.0 by seats; Flemish Christian Peoples Party / Christian Democrats & Flemish led Socialist Party by 16.7 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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