Belgian general election, 1968
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General elections were held in Belgium on 31 March 1968.[1] Although the Belgian Socialist Party received the most votes in the Chamber of Representatives elections, the Christian Social Party won the most seats. The Christian Social Party also emerged as the largest party in the Senate.[2] Voter turnout was 90.0%.[3]
Results
Chamber of Deputies
Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
---|---|---|---|---|
Christian Social Party | 1,643,785 | 31.75 | 69 | –8 |
Belgian Socialist Party | 1,403,107 | 27.10 | 59 | –5 |
Party for Freedom and Progress | 1,080,894 | 20.87 | 47 | –1 |
People's Union | 506,697 | 9.79 | 20 | +8 |
Vanden Boeyants Cartel | 236,283 | 4.56 | 0 | New |
Communist Party of Belgium | 170,625 | 3.30 | 5 | –1 |
Democratic Front of the Francophones | 154,023 | 2.92 | 6 | +3 |
Walloon Rally | 151,421 | 2.92 | 6 | New |
Red Lions | 46,065 | 0.89 | 0 | New |
Walloon Workers | 3,474 | 0.07 | 0 | New |
Pro-Peking Communists | 3,119 | 0.06 | 0 | New |
ULS | 2,694 | 0.05 | 0 | New |
Return to Liège | 1,933 | 0.04 | 0 | New |
Flemish Social Movement | 1,922 | 0.04 | 0 | New |
Kaganovemus | 1,634 | 0.03 | 0 | 0 |
Dierenbes | 1,608 | 0.03 | 0 | New |
Walloon Communists | 964 | 0.02 | 0 | New |
Z. Kleur | 723 | 0.01 | 0 | New |
Flemish Communists | 702 | 0.01 | 0 | New |
FU Pop | 572 | 0.01 | 0 | New |
Trotskyists | 289 | 0.01 | 0 | New |
SH | 198 | 0.00 | 0 | New |
RJB | 161 | 0.00 | 0 | New |
Invalid/blank votes | 376,700 | – | – | – |
Total | 5,554,652 | 100 | 212 | 0 |
Registered voters/turnout | 6,170,167 | 90.02 | – | – |
Source: Belgian Elections |
Senate
Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
---|---|---|---|---|
Belgian Socialist Party | 1,454,879 | 28.46 | 33 | +2 |
Christian Social Party | 1,393,174 | 27.25 | 29 | –15 |
Party for Freedom and Progress | 1,114,428 | 21.80 | 22 | –1 |
People's Union | 513,342 | 10.04 | 9 | +5 |
FDF-RW | 308,859 | 6.04 | 5 | +4 |
Communist Party of Belgium | 271,586 | 5.31 | 2 | –1 |
Vanden Boeyants-Christian Social Party Kartel | 252,331 | 4.94 | 6 | New |
Red Lions | 45,097 | 0.88 | 0 | New |
Walloon Workers | 3,777 | 0.07 | 0 | New |
Pro-Peking Communists | 3,452 | 0.07 | 0 | New |
Kaganovemus | 2,694 | 0.05 | 0 | 0 |
ULS | 2,364 | 0.05 | 0 | New |
Flemish Communists | 801 | 0.02 | 0 | New |
Walloon Communists | 520 | 0.01 | 0 | New |
FU Pop | 495 | 0.01 | 0 | New |
Invalid/blank votes | 441,379 | – | – | – |
Total | 5,553,197 | 100 | 106 | 0 |
Registered voters/turnout | 6,170,167 | 90.00 | – | – |
Source: Belgian Elections |