1991 Belgian General Election

24 November 1991 · The linguistic fracture · 212 seats

General elections were held in Belgium on 24 November 1991 to elect members of the Chamber of Representatives and Senate. The results represented a big loss for the majority parties (Christian democrats and Socialists) and significant gains for the Vlaams Blok.

Prime Minister before

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Prime Minister (continued)

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Largest force

Christian People Party

39 of 212 seats

Turnout

92.7%

The result

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Christian People Party

16.8% of votes · +4 seats

seats

Parti Socialiste

13.5% of votes · +5 seats

seats

Socialistische Partij

12.0% of votes · +4 seats

seats

Party for Freedom and Progress

12.0% of votes · +1 seats

seats

Liberal Reformist Party

8.1% of votes · +3 seats

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Christian Social Party

7.7% of votes · +1 seats

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Vlaams Blok

6.6% of votes · +10 seats

seats

People's Union

5.9% of votes · +6 seats

seats


Christian People Party	—	39	+4	1,036,165	16.8%	—
Parti Socialiste	—	35	+5	831,199	13.5%	—
Socialistische Partij	—	28	+4	737,976	12.0%	—
Party for Freedom and Progress	—	26	+1	738,016	12.0%	—
Liberal Reformist Party	—	20	+3	501,647	8.1%	—
Christian Social Party	—	18	+1	476,730	7.7%	—
Vlaams Blok	—	12	+10	405,247	6.6%	—
People's Union	—	10	+6	363,124	5.9%	—

24 further seats went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.