1987 Belgian General Election
13 December 1987 · The linguistic fracture · 212 seats
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Prime Minister before
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Prime Minister (continued)
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Largest force
Christian People's Party
43 of 212 seats
Turnout
93.4%
The result
| Share of the Chamber of Representatives | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian People's Party | — | 43 | +6 | 1,195,363 | 19.4% | — | |
| Parti Socialiste | — | 40 | +5 | 961,361 | 15.6% | — | |
| Socialistische Partij | — | 32 | 0 | 915,432 | 14.9% | — | |
| Party for Freedom and Progress | — | 25 | +3 | 709,758 | 11.6% | — | |
| Liberal Reformist Party | — | 23 | +1 | 577,959 | 9.4% | — | |
| Christian Social Party | — | 19 | +1 | 491,908 | 8.0% | — | |
| People's Union | — | 16 | 0 | 495,120 | 8.1% | — | |
| Agalev | — | 6 | +2 | 275,437 | 4.5% | — |
8 further seats went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.