Belgian general election, 1978
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General elections were held in Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...

 on 17 December 1978. The Christian People's Party emerged as the largest party, with 57 of the 212 seats in the Chamber of Representatives and 29 of the 106 seats in the Senate
Belgian Senate
The Belgian Senate is one of the two chambers of the bicameral Federal Parliament of Belgium, the other being the Chamber of Representatives. It is considered to be the "upper house" of the Federal Parliament.-History and future:...

. Voter turnout was 94.8%.

Chamber of Deputies

Party Votes % Seats +/–
Christian People's Party 1,447,112 26.14 57
1
Belgian Socialist Party (Wallonia) 689,876 12.46 31
31
Belgian Socialist Party (Flanders) 684,976 12.37 26 –1
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...

573,387 10.36 22
5
Christian Social Party 560,440 10.12 25
1
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....

388,762 7.02 14 –6
Democratic Front of the Francophones 259,019 4.68 11 0
Liberal Reformist Party
Liberal Reformist Party
The Parti Réformateur Libéral was a Belgian liberal party active in Wallonia and Brussels. It grew out of the unitiarian PVV-PLP and has since become part of the Mouvement Réformateur.-PVV-PLP:* Omer Vanaudenhove 1961 - 1968...

256,685 4.64 15 –1
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...

180,234 3.26 4
4
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....

128,153 2.32 4 0
Vlaams Blok
Vlaams Blok
The Vlaams Blok was a Belgian far-right and secessionist political party with an anti-immigration platform. Its ideologies embraced Flemish nationalism, calling for the independence of Flanders. From its creation in 1978, it was the most notable militant right wing of the Flemish movement. Vlaams...

75,635 1.37 1
1
UDRT/RAD 48,616 0.88 1
1
AMA/TPO 43,483 0.79 0 New
PL 41,460 0.75 0 New
PRLW
Liberal Reformist Party
The Parti Réformateur Libéral was a Belgian liberal party active in Wallonia and Brussels. It grew out of the unitiarian PVV-PLP and has since become part of the Mouvement Réformateur.-PVV-PLP:* Omer Vanaudenhove 1961 - 1968...

/PRF
31,280 0.57 0 0
Belgian Socialist Party (Luxembourg)
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...

30,222 0.55 1 New
Ecolo
Ecolo
Ecolo is a French-speaking Belgian green political party in Wallonia, Brussels and the German-speaking Community of Belgium...

21,224 0.38 0 0
PLW 9,861 0.18 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...

9,032 0.16 0 0
ECOLOG 8,360 0.15 0 0
Walloon Rally (Luxembourg)
Walloon Rally
The Walloon Rally is a Belgian political party, active in Wallonia since 1968. The party favoured federalism and since 1985 independence....

6,493 0.12 0 New
AGALEV 5,556 0.10 0 0
ECOPOL 3,922 0.07 0 New
LSDP 3,678 0.07 0 New
BNP-PNB 3,465 0.06 0 New
LRT 2,597 0.05 0 0
PLF 2,313 0.04 0 New
PPB 2,123 0.04 0 New
UDP 1,843 0.03 0 New
GROEN 1,761 0.03 0 New
PFU 1,686 0.03 0 0
PF-ECO 1,512 0.03 0 New
KAGANO 1,376 0.02 0 0
PVCM 993 0.02 0 New
PFN 729 0.01 0 New
LP-PL 698 0.01 0 New
PDE 375 0.01 0 New
PDRT 311 0.01 0 New
Invalid/blank votes 507,058
Total 6,042,689 100 212 0
Source: Belgian Elections

Senate

Party Votes % Seats +/–
Christian People's Party 1,420,777 25.93 29
1
Belgian Socialist Party (Wallonia) 685,307 12.51 17 –2
Belgian Socialist Party (Flanders) 678,776 12.39 13
1
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...

572,535 11
2
Christian Social Party 535,939 9.78 12
1
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....

384,562 7.02 7 –3
Liberal Reformist Party
Liberal Reformist Party
The Parti Réformateur Libéral was a Belgian liberal party active in Wallonia and Brussels. It grew out of the unitiarian PVV-PLP and has since become part of the Mouvement Réformateur.-PVV-PLP:* Omer Vanaudenhove 1961 - 1968...

-PL
330,155 6.03 6 New
Democratic Front of the Francophones 266,713 4.87 7 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...

182,711 3.33 1 0
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....

123,794 2.26 2 0
Vlaams Blok
Vlaams Blok
The Vlaams Blok was a Belgian far-right and secessionist political party with an anti-immigration platform. Its ideologies embraced Flemish nationalism, calling for the independence of Flanders. From its creation in 1978, it was the most notable militant right wing of the Flemish movement. Vlaams...

80,809 1.47 0 New
UDRT/RAD 51,571 0.94 0 New
AMA/TPO 44,379 0.81 0 New
Ecolo
Ecolo
Ecolo is a French-speaking Belgian green political party in Wallonia, Brussels and the German-speaking Community of Belgium...

43,883 0.80 0 0
Belgian Socialist Party (Luxembourg) 30,837 0.56 1 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...

11,148 0.20 0 0
PLW 11,081 0.2 0 New
Walloon Rally (Luxembourg)
Walloon Rally
The Walloon Rally is a Belgian political party, active in Wallonia since 1968. The party favoured federalism and since 1985 independence....

6,659 0.12 0 New
RAL/LRT 3,744 0.07 0 New
LSDP 3,239 0.06 0 New
PPB 2,804 0.05 0 New
PLF 2,640 0.05 0 New
UDP 2,221 0.04 0 New
PFU 2,045 0.04 0 New
PCR 917 0.02 0 New
Invalid/blank votes 565,299
Total 6,044,545 100 106 0
Source: Belgian Elections
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