Belgian general election, 1974
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General elections were held in Belgium
on 10 March 1974. The Belgian Socialist Party
emerged as the largest faction in the Chamber of Representatives with 59 of the 212 seats. Voter turnout was 90.3%.
Belgium
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on 10 March 1974. The Belgian Socialist Party
Belgian Socialist Party
The Belgian Socialist Party was a democratic socialist party which existed in Belgium from 1945 to 1978.The BSP was founded by activists from the Belgian Labour Party , which was the first Belgian socialist party. It ceased to function during the Second World War, while Belgium was under Nazi...
emerged as the largest faction in the Chamber of Representatives with 59 of the 212 seats. Voter turnout was 90.3%.
Chamber of Deputies
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belgian Socialist Party Belgian Socialist Party The Belgian Socialist Party was a democratic socialist party which existed in Belgium from 1945 to 1978.The BSP was founded by activists from the Belgian Labour Party , which was the first Belgian socialist party. It ceased to function during the Second World War, while Belgium was under Nazi... |
1,401,725 | 26.66 | 59 | New |
| Christian People's Party | 1,222,646 | 23.25 | 50 | |
| Party for Freedom and Progress Party for Freedom and Progress The Party for Freedom and Progress was a liberal party in Belgium which existed from 1961 until 1992 and was the successor of the Liberal Party, which had roots dating back to 1846. It was succeeded in Flanders by the Flemish Liberals and Democrats and in Wallonia by the Parti Réformateur... |
798,818 | 15.19 | 30 | |
| People's Union People's Union (Belgium) People's Union was a Belgian political party, formed in 1954 as a successor to the "Christian Flemish People's Union", an electoral alliance of Flemish nationalists.... |
536,287 | 10.2 | 22 | |
| Christian Social Party | 478,209 | 9.09 | 22 | |
| FDF-PDLP | 301,303 | 5.73 | 14 | New |
| Walloon Rally Walloon Rally The Walloon Rally is a Belgian political party, active in Wallonia since 1968. The party favoured federalism and since 1985 independence.... |
269,455 | 5.12 | 11 | −1 |
| Belgian Socialist Party (Wallonia) Belgian Socialist Party The Belgian Socialist Party was a democratic socialist party which existed in Belgium from 1945 to 1978.The BSP was founded by activists from the Belgian Labour Party , which was the first Belgian socialist party. It ceased to function during the Second World War, while Belgium was under Nazi... |
164,592 | 3.13 | 0 | −25 |
| Communist Party of Belgium Communist Party of Belgium Communist Party of Belgium was a political party in Belgium. The youth wing of KPB/PCB was known as the Communist Youth of Belgium. The party published Le Drapeau Rouge in French and De Roode Vaan in Dutch.- History :It was formed at a congress in Anderlecht on September 3-4 1921... |
107,481 | 2.04 | 2 | New |
| BSP Rode Leeuwen | 86,929 | 1.65 | 0 | New |
| UDP | 58,257 | 1.11 | 0 | New |
| Party for Freedom and Progress (Wallonia) Party for Freedom and Progress The Party for Freedom and Progress was a liberal party in Belgium which existed from 1961 until 1992 and was the successor of the Liberal Party, which had roots dating back to 1846. It was succeeded in Flanders by the Flemish Liberals and Democrats and in Wallonia by the Parti Réformateur... |
20,866 | 0.4 | 0 | −11 |
| AMADA/TPO | 19,794 | 0.38 | 0 | New |
| VFP-PFU | 18,511 | 0.35 | 0 | New |
| MO | 9,184 | 0.17 | 0 | New |
| Party of German-speaking Belgians Party of German-speaking Belgians ProDG , is a political party active in the German-speaking community of Belgium. The party groups politicians from the previous PDB and PJU parties. The party was formed in 2008 and figured on the voting bulletins at first in 2009... |
8,700 | 0.17 | 0 | New |
| PLW | 6,846 | 0.13 | 0 | New |
| FDP | 4,729 | 0.09 | 0 | New |
| UDP-DN | 3,623 | 0.07 | 2 | New |
| Rex Fr | 2,764 | 0.05 | 0 | New |
| RLiège | 1,810 | 0.03 | 0 | New |
| Kaganov | 1,678 | 0.03 | 0 | New |
| SAP | 1,445 | 0.03 | 0 | New |
| Diependale | 1,229 | 0.02 | 0 | New |
| A74 | 979 | 0.02 | 0 | New |
| PRS | 905 | 0.02 | 0 | New |
| Zwartberg | 665 | 0.01 | 0 | New |
| Trotskyists | 645 | 0.01 | 0 | New |
| URB | 389 | 0.01 | 0 | New |
| PUR | 184 | 0.00 | 0 | New |
| Invalid/blank votes | 453,108 | – | – | – |
| Total | 5,711,639 | 100 | 212 | 0 |
| Source: Belgian Elections | ||||
Senate
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belgian Socialist Party Belgian Socialist Party The Belgian Socialist Party was a democratic socialist party which existed in Belgium from 1945 to 1978.The BSP was founded by activists from the Belgian Labour Party , which was the first Belgian socialist party. It ceased to function during the Second World War, while Belgium was under Nazi... |
1,301,722 | 25.11 | 27 | New |
| Christian People's Party | 1,219,811 | 23.53 | 27 | New |
| Party for Freedom and Progress Party for Freedom and Progress The Party for Freedom and Progress was a liberal party in Belgium which existed from 1961 until 1992 and was the successor of the Liberal Party, which had roots dating back to 1846. It was succeeded in Flanders by the Flemish Liberals and Democrats and in Wallonia by the Parti Réformateur... |
755,694 | 14.58 | 16 | |
| FDF-RW Walloon Rally The Walloon Rally is a Belgian political party, active in Wallonia since 1968. The party favoured federalism and since 1985 independence.... -PDLP |
589,553 | 11.37 | 13 | New |
| People's Union People's Union (Belgium) People's Union was a Belgian political party, formed in 1954 as a successor to the "Christian Flemish People's Union", an electoral alliance of Flemish nationalists.... |
545,215 | 10.52 | 10 | New |
| Christian Social Party | 430,512 | 8.3 | 10 | New |
| Communist Party of Belgium Communist Party of Belgium Communist Party of Belgium was a political party in Belgium. The youth wing of KPB/PCB was known as the Communist Youth of Belgium. The party published Le Drapeau Rouge in French and De Roode Vaan in Dutch.- History :It was formed at a congress in Anderlecht on September 3-4 1921... |
115,007 | 2.22 | 1 | 0 |
| BSP Rode Leeuwen | 82,959 | 1.6 | 2 | |
| UDP | 60,400 | 1.16 | 0 | 0 |
| Party for Liberty and Progress (Wallonia) Party for Freedom and Progress The Party for Freedom and Progress was a liberal party in Belgium which existed from 1961 until 1992 and was the successor of the Liberal Party, which had roots dating back to 1846. It was succeeded in Flanders by the Flemish Liberals and Democrats and in Wallonia by the Parti Réformateur... |
21,782 | 0.42 | 0 | New |
| AMADA | 16,744 | 0.32 | 0 | New |
| Party of German-speaking Belgians Party of German-speaking Belgians ProDG , is a political party active in the German-speaking community of Belgium. The party groups politicians from the previous PDB and PJU parties. The party was formed in 2008 and figured on the voting bulletins at first in 2009... |
15,624 | 0.30 | 0 | New |
| VFP | 11,910 | 0.23 | 0 | New |
| PMO | 5,918 | 0.11 | 0 | New |
| Iependael | 2,874 | 0.05 | 0 | New |
| Zwartberg | 5,129 | 0.04 | 0 | New |
| Kaganovemus | 1,903 | 0.04 | 0 | 0 |
| PMO/URB | 1,078 | 0.02 | 0 | New |
| A74 | 942 | 0.02 | 0 | New |
| PLW | 597 | 0.01 | 0 | New |
| PUR | 156 | 0.00 | 0 | New |
| Invalid/blank votes | 527,014 | – | – | – |
| Total | 5,711,729 | 100 | 106 | 0 |
| Source: Belgian Elections | ||||