1961 Belgian General Election
26 March 1961 · The Belgian compromise · 212 seats
General elections were held in Belgium on 26 March 1961. The result was a victory for the Christian Social Party, which won 96 of the 212 seats in the Chamber of Representatives and 47 of the 106 seats in the Senate.
Prime Minister before
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Prime Minister (continued)
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Largest force
Christian Social Party
96 of 212 seats
Turnout
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The result
| Share of the Chamber of Representatives | |||||||
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| Christian Social Party | Théo Lefèvre | 96 | +8 | 2,182,642 | 41.5% | -5.0 | |
| Belgian Socialist Party | Léo Collard | 84 | +4 | 1,933,424 | 36.7% | +0.9 | |
| Liberal Party | Roger Motz | 20 | 0 | 649,376 | 12.3% | +1.3 | |
| People's Union | — | 5 | +4 | 182,407 | 3.5% | — | |
| VU | Frans Van der Elst | 5 | +4 | 182,407 | 3.5% | +1.5 | |
| Communist Party of Belgium | Ernest Burnelle | 5 | +3 | 162,238 | 3.1% | +1.2 | |
| Independents | — | 1 | +1 | 46,244 | 0.9% | — | |
| National Rally | — | 1 | — | 42,450 | 0.8% | — | |
| RN | Jean-Marie Evrard | 1 | — | 42,450 | 0.8% | — |