1971 Belgian General Election
7 November 1971 · The linguistic fracture · 212 seats
General elections were held in Belgium on 7 November 1971. The result was a victory for the Christian People's Party, which won 40 of the 212 seats in the Chamber of Representatives and 34 of the 106 seats in the Senate.
Prime Minister before
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Prime Minister (continued)
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Largest force
Belgian Socialist Party
57 of 212 seats
Turnout
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The result
Belgian Socialist Party
Jos Van Eynde · 25.3% of votes · +2 seats
57
seats
Christian People's Party
18.3% of votes
40
seats
Party for Freedom and Progress
16.4% of votes · +13 seats
34
seats
PVV-PLP
16.4% of votes · -13 seats
34
seats
People's Union
11.1% of votes · +1 seats
21
seats
VU
Frans Van der Elst · 11.1% of votes · +1 seats
21
seats
Christian Social Party
6.2% of votes
15
seats
Walloon Rally
5.8% of votes · +6 seats
12
seats
PSC–CVP
5.5% of votes · -57 seats
12
seats
FDF–Walloon Rally
5.4% of votes
12
seats