1965 Belgian General Election
23 May 1965 · The Belgian compromise · 212 seats
General elections were held in Belgium on 23 May 1965. 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.
Prime Minister before
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Prime Minister (continued)
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Largest force
Christian Social Party
77 of 212 seats
Turnout
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The result
Christian Social Party
Pierre Harmel · 34.4% of votes · +19 seats
77
seats
Belgian Socialist Party
Léo Collard · 28.3% of votes · +20 seats
64
seats
Party for Freedom and Progress
Omer Vanaudenhove · 21.6% of votes · +28 seats
48
seats
People's Union
6.7% of votes · +7 seats
12
seats
VU
Frans Van der Elst · 6.7% of votes · +7 seats
12
seats
Communist Party of Belgium
Ernest Burnelle · 4.6% of votes · +1 seats
6
seats
Democratic Front of the Francophones
1.3% of votes
3
seats
DéFI
Paul Brien · 1.3% of votes
3
seats
Walloon Front
0.5% of votes
1
seats
Walloon Workers' Party
0.5% of votes
1
seats