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
| Share of the Chamber of Representatives | |||||||
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| Christian Social Party | Pierre Harmel | 77 | +19 | 1,785,211 | 34.4% | -7.0 | |
| Belgian Socialist Party | Léo Collard | 64 | +20 | 1,465,503 | 28.3% | -8.4 | |
| Party for Freedom and Progress | Omer Vanaudenhove | 48 | +28 | 1,119,991 | 21.6% | — | |
| People's Union | — | 12 | +7 | 346,860 | 6.7% | — | |
| VU | Frans Van der Elst | 12 | +7 | 346,860 | 6.7% | +3.2 | |
| Communist Party of Belgium | Ernest Burnelle | 6 | +1 | 236,721 | 4.6% | +1.7 | |
| Democratic Front of the Francophones | — | 3 | — | 68,966 | 1.3% | — | |
| DéFI | Paul Brien | 3 | — | 68,966 | 1.3% | — | |
| Walloon Front | — | 1 | — | 24,245 | 0.5% | — | |
| Walloon Workers' Party | — | 1 | — | 23,582 | 0.5% | — |