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
| Share of the Chamber of Representatives | |||||||
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| Belgian Socialist Party | Jos Van Eynde | 57 | +2 | 1,335,730 | 25.3% | -1.8 | |
| Christian People's Party | — | 40 | — | 967,701 | 18.3% | — | |
| Party for Freedom and Progress | — | 34 | +13 | 865,655 | 16.4% | — | |
| PVV-PLP | — | 34 | -13 | 865,655 | 16.4% | -4.5 | |
| People's Union | — | 21 | +1 | 586,917 | 11.1% | — | |
| VU | Frans Van der Elst | 21 | +1 | 586,917 | 11.1% | +1.3 | |
| Christian Social Party | — | 15 | — | 327,393 | 6.2% | — | |
| Walloon Rally | — | 12 | +6 | 306,606 | 5.8% | — | |
| PSC–CVP | — | 12 | -57 | 292,101 | 5.5% | — | |
| FDF–Walloon Rally | — | 12 | — | 286,639 | 5.4% | — |