Belgian general election, 1965
General elections were held in Belgium on 23 May 1965.[1] The result was a victory for the Christian Social Party, which won 77 of the 212 seats in the Chamber of Representatives and 44 of the 106 seats in the Senate.[2] Voter turnout was 91.6%.[3]
Results
Chamber of Deputies
| Party |
Votes |
% |
Seats |
+/– |
| Christian Social Party |
1,785,211 |
34.5 |
77 |
–19 |
| Belgian Socialist Party |
1,465,503 |
28.3 |
64 |
–20 |
| Party for Freedom and Progress |
1,119,991 |
21.6 |
48 |
+28 |
| People's Union |
346,860 |
6.7 |
12 |
+7 |
| Communist Party of Belgium |
236,721 |
4.6 |
6 |
+1 |
| Democratic Front of the Francophones |
74,675 |
1.4 |
3 |
New |
| Walloon Rally |
24,245 |
0.5 |
2 |
New |
| Other parties |
128,560 |
2.5 |
0 |
–2 |
| Invalid/blank votes |
396,912 |
– |
– |
– |
| Total |
5,578,678 |
100 |
212 |
0 |
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver |
Senate
| Party |
Votes |
% |
Seats |
+/– |
| Christian Social Party |
1,785,189 |
34.9 |
44 |
–3 |
| Belgian Socialist Party |
1,449,492 |
28.3 |
31 |
–14 |
| Party for Freedom and Progress |
1,111,894 |
21.7 |
23 |
+12 |
| People's Union |
316,523 |
6.2 |
4 |
+2 |
| Communist Party of Belgium |
261,341 |
5.1 |
3 |
+2 |
| Democratic Front of the Francophones |
192,593 |
3.8 |
1 |
New |
| Other parties |
0 |
0 |
| Invalid/blank votes |
461,577 |
– |
– |
– |
| Total |
5,578,609 |
100 |
106 |
0 |
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver |
References
- ^ Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p289 ISBN 9873832956097
- ^ Nohlen & Stöver, pp309-311
- ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p291