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1977 Belgian general election|
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First party
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Second party
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Third party
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Leader
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Leo Tindemans
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André Cools
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Karel Van Miert
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Party
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CVP
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Socialist
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Socialist
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Leader since
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Candidate for PM
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1973
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1977
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Last election
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50 seats, 23.25%
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59 seats, 26.66%[a]
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59 seats, 26.66%[a]
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Seats won
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56
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34
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27
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Seat change
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6
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15
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22
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Popular vote
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1,460,757
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602,132
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725,513
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Percentage
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26.20%
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10.80%
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13.01%
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Swing
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2.95%
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15.86%
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13.65%
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Fourth party
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Fifth party
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Sixth party
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PSC
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VU
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PVV
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Leader
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Georges Gramme
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Hugo Schiltz
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Frans Grootjans
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Party
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cdH
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VU
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Open Vld
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Leader since
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1976
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1975
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1973
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Last election
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22 seats, 9.09%
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22 seats, 10.20%
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30 seats, 15.19%
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Seats won
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24
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20
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17
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Seat change
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2
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2
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13
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Popular vote
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406,694
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559,567
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475,917
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Percentage
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7.29%
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10.04%
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8.54%
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Swing
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1.80%
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0.16%
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6.65%
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Results by constituency for the Chamber of Representatives |
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General elections were held in
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Results
Chamber of Representatives
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Party or alliance | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
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| Belgian Socialist Party | | BSP (Flanders) | 725,513 | 13.01 | 27 | New |
| PSB-BSP | 602,132 | 10.80 | 34 | New |
| PSB (Wallonia) | 145,771 | 2.61 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 1,473,416 | 26.43 | 61 | +2 |
| Christian People's Party | 1,460,757 | 26.20 | 56 | +6 |
| People's Union | 559,567 | 10.04 | 20 | –2 |
| Party for Freedom and Progress | | PVV | 475,917 | 8.54 | 17 | New |
| PLP of Wallonia | 5,220 | 0.09 | 0 | – |
Total | 481,137 | 8.63 | 17 | –13 |
| Christian Social Party | 406,694 | 7.29 | 24 | +2 |
| Party of Reforms and Freedom of Wallonia | | PRLW | 191,196 | 3.43 | 16 | New |
| PRLW–PRF | 107,015 | 1.92 | 0 | New |
| PRLW–Liberal Party | 92,178 | 1.65 | 0 | New |
Total | 390,389 | 7.00 | 16 | New |
| Democratic Front of the Francophones | 263,104 | 4.72 | 11 | New |
| Communist Party of Belgium | | KPB/PCB | 62,410 | 1.12 | 0 | –2 |
| PCB–UDP | 51,930 | 0.93 | 0 | New |
| PCB (Wallonia) | 37,104 | 0.67 | 2 | New |
Total | 151,444 | 2.72 | 2 | 0 |
| PSC–CSP | 138,361 | 2.48 | 0 | New |
| Walloon Rally | 132,773 | 2.38 | 4 | –7 |
| PSB–Walloon Rally | 33,598 | 0.60 | 1 | New |
| All Power to the Workers | | AMADA (Flanders) | 22,919 | 0.41 | 0 | New |
| TPO (Wallonia) | 1,980 | 0.04 | 0 | New |
Total | 24,899 | 0.45 | 0 | 0 |
| Revolutionary Workers' League | | RAL (Flanders) | 8,562 | 0.15 | 0 | New |
| LRT-RAL | 3,127 | 0.06 | 0 | New |
| LRT (Wallonia) | 2,905 | 0.05 | 0 | New |
Total | 14,594 | 0.26 | 0 | New |
| ECOLOG | 11,839 | 0.21 | 0 | New |
| Party of German-speaking Belgians | 7,735 | 0.14 | 0 | 0 |
| ECOLOG–Snow White and Seven Dwarfs Party | 4,321 | 0.08 | 0 | New |
| Ecolo | 3,834 | 0.07 | 0 | New |
| United Feminist Party | | PFU (Wallonia) | 1,514 | 0.03 | 0 | New |
| VFP (Flanders) | 967 | 0.02 | 0 | New |
Total | 2,481 | 0.04 | 0 | 0 |
| Agalev | 2,435 | 0.04 | 0 | New |
| Francophone Women's Front | 2,099 | 0.04 | 0 | New |
| Centre Party–Belgian Radical Union | 1,547 | 0.03 | 0 | 0 |
| Return to Liège | 1,421 | 0.03 | 0 | 0 |
| Union of Belgians | 1,083 | 0.02 | 0 | New |
| People's National Front | 994 | 0.02 | 0 | New |
| Kaganovemus | 884 | 0.02 | 0 | 0 |
| ECOLOGIQUE | 777 | 0.01 | 0 | New |
| Ecologie Wallonia | 605 | 0.01 | 0 | New |
| Communist Party of Belgium – Marxist–Leninist | 533 | 0.01 | 0 | New |
| United Independent Party | 443 | 0.01 | 0 | New |
| Flanders–Brussels 77 | 377 | 0.01 | 0 | New |
| Union of Marxist–Leninist Communists of Belgium | 222 | 0.00 | 0 | New |
| UC–MEUNIER | 199 | 0.00 | 0 | New |
| Revolutionary Workers' Party | 175 | 0.00 | 0 | New |
| Parti Pris | 169 | 0.00 | 0 | New |
| European Workers Party | 152 | 0.00 | 0 | New |
Total | 5,575,058 | 100.00 | 212 | 0 |
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Valid votes | 5,575,058 | 92.82 | |
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Invalid/blank votes | 431,153 | 7.18 | |
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Total votes | 6,006,211 | 100.00 | |
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Registered voters/turnout | 6,316,662 | 95.09 | |
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Source: Belgian Elections |
Senate
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Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
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| Christian People's Party | 1,446,806 | 26.18 | 28 | +1 |
| Belgian Socialist Party (Wallonia) | 756,401 | 13.69 | 19 | New |
| Belgian Socialist Party (Flanders) | 719,533 | 13.02 | 12 | New |
| People's Union | 562,894 | 10.19 | 10 | 0 |
| Christian Social Party | 522,613 | 9.46 | 11 | +1 |
| Party for Freedom and Progress | 472,645 | 8.55 | 9 | New |
| Party of Reforms and Freedom of Wallonia | 316,292 | 5.72 | 7 | New |
| Democratic Front of the Francophones | 246,367 | 4.46 | 6 | New |
| Walloon Rally | 158,642 | 2.87 | 2 | New |
| Communist Party of Belgium | 108,000 | 1.95 | 1 | 0 |
| Liberal Party | 70,458 | 1.28 | 0 | New |
| PCB–UDP | 50,749 | 0.92 | 0 | New |
| PSB–Walloon Rally | 33,945 | 0.61 | 1 | New |
| All Power to the Workers | 27,693 | 0.50 | 0 | New |
| Party of German-speaking Belgians | 10,213 | 0.18 | 0 | 0 |
| Ecolo | 7,558 | 0.14 | 0 | New |
| Party for Freedom and Progress (Wallonia) | 5,305 | 0.10 | 0 | 0 |
| United Feminist Party | 3,413 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 |
| Agalev | 3,270 | 0.06 | 0 | New |
| Union of Belgians | 1,182 | 0.02 | 0 | New |
| United Independent Party | 896 | 0.02 | 0 | New |
| Revolutionary Workers' League | 387 | 0.01 | 0 | New |
| Belgian Radical Union | 207 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Other parties | 502 | 0.01 | 0 | – |
Total | 5,525,971 | 100.00 | 106 | 0 |
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Valid votes | 5,525,971 | 91.91 | |
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Invalid/blank votes | 486,091 | 8.09 | |
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Total votes | 6,012,062 | 100.00 | |
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Registered voters/turnout | 6,012,062 | 100.00 | |
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Source: Belgian Elections |
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