1985 Belgian General Election
13 October 1985 · The linguistic fracture · 212 seats
General elections were held in Belgium on 13 October 1985. The Christian People's Party emerged as the largest party, with 49 of the 212 seats in the Chamber of Representatives and 25 of the 106 seats in the Senate.
Prime Minister before
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Prime Minister (continued)
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Largest force
Christian People's Party
49 of 212 seats
Turnout
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The result
| Share of the Chamber of Representatives | |||||||
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| Christian People's Party | — | 49 | +6 | 1,291,244 | 21.3% | — | |
| CVP | Wilfried Martens | 49 | +6 | 1,291,244 | 21.3% | +1.9 | |
| Parti Socialiste | — | 35 | 0 | 834,488 | 13.8% | — | |
| Socialistische Partij | — | 32 | +6 | 882,200 | 14.6% | — | |
| sp.a | Karel Van Miert | 32 | +6 | 882,200 | 14.6% | +2.2 | |
| Liberal Reformist Party | — | 24 | 0 | 619,390 | 10.2% | — | |
| PRL | Louis Michel | 24 | 0 | 619,390 | 10.2% | +2.2 | |
| Party for Freedom and Progress | — | 22 | +6 | 651,806 | 10.8% | — | |
| Open Vld | Guy Verhofstadt | 22 | -6 | 651,806 | 10.8% | -2.1 | |
| Social Christian Party (PSC) | Guy Spitaels | 20 | +2 | 482,254 | 8.0% | +1.6 | |
| cdH | Gérard Deprez | 20 | +2 | 482,254 | 8.0% | +1.5 |