1974 Belgian General Election
10 March 1974 · The linguistic fracture · 212 seats
General elections were held in Belgium on 10 March 1974. The Belgian Socialist Party emerged as the largest faction in the Chamber of Representatives with 59 of the 212 seats.
Prime Minister before
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Prime Minister (continued)
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Largest force
Belgian Socialist Party
59 of 212 seats
Turnout
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The result
| Share of the Chamber of Representatives | |||||||
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| Belgian Socialist Party | Edmond Leburton | 59 | +2 | 1,314,796 | 25.0% | +16.3 | |
| Christian People's Party | — | 50 | +10 | 1,222,646 | 23.3% | — | |
| CVP | Leo Tindemans | 50 | +10 | 1,222,646 | 23.3% | +4.9 | |
| Party for Freedom and Progress | — | 30 | +4 | 798,818 | 15.2% | — | |
| Open Vld | Frans Grootjans | 30 | +14 | 798,818 | 15.2% | +7.8 | |
| People's Union | — | 22 | +1 | 536,287 | 10.2% | — | |
| VU | Frans Van der Elst | 22 | +1 | 536,287 | 10.2% | -0.9 | |
| Christian Social Party | — | 22 | +7 | 478,209 | 9.1% | — | |
| cdH | Charles-Ferdinand Nothomb | 22 | +7 | 478,209 | 9.1% | +2.9 | |
| FDF–PDLP | — | 14 | — | 301,303 | 5.7% | — | |
| DéFI | André Lagasse | 14 | +2 | 301,303 | 5.7% | +0.3 |