Parliamentary election in Belgium 1977
The early election to the Belgian Parliament in 1977 was held on April 17, 1977. The 212 members of the Chamber of Deputies and the 106 directly elected out of 185 members of the Senate stood for election .
prehistory
After the parliamentary elections in 1974 , Leo Tindemans formed a four-party government consisting of Flemish ( CVP ) and Walloon Christian Democrats ( PSC ), as well as Flemish ( PVV ) and Walloon ( PRL ) liberals. In June 1974 the Rassemblement Wallon (RW) joined the government. The Tindemans II government collapsed in 1977 when RW did not approve the budget of the Ministry of Economic Affairs because it did not care enough about job losses in the Walloon steel industry. In addition, the RW issued an ultimatum to the government to promote the regionalization of Belgium. Thereupon the king dismissed the two ministers of the RW at the suggestion of the Prime Minister. The following government of Tindemans III held office until the early parliamentary elections.
Chamber (lower house)
Results
Eleven parties won seats in the Chamber of Deputies .
Due to the splitting of list connections, new list connections and party splits, it is difficult to compare the results with the 1974 election.
The previously ruling Christian Democrats and Liberals were able to win seats. The Flemish Christian Democrats (CVP) won six seats, the Walloon Christian Democrats (PSC) two seats. The Liberals who were also involved in the government were also able to improve. The liberals running nationwide as PVV / PLP in 1974 split into a Flemish (PVV) and a Walloon (PRLW) party. Together, these parties won three additional seats.
The socialists, who ran as BSP, PSB / BSP and PSB-RW in the various provinces, won three additional mandates. The Flemish VU lost two seats, the Communists (KPB / PCB) defended their two parliamentary seats.
The official final result:
| Eligible voters | 6,316,662 | ||||
| votes cast | 6.006.211 | 95.09% | |||
| valid votes | 5,575,058 | 92.82% | |||
| be right | proportion of | ± to 1974 | Seats | ± to 1974 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVP | 1,460,757 | 26.20% | + 2.95% | 56 | +6 |
| E.G | 725.513 | 13.01% | + 13.01% | 27 | +27 |
| PSB-BSP | 602.132 | 10.80% | + 10.80% | 34 | +34 |
| VU | 559,567 | 10.04% | −0.16% | 20th | −2 |
| PVV | 475.917 | 8.54% | + 8.54% | 17th | +17 |
| PSC | 406.694 | 7.29% | −1.80% | 24 | +2 |
| FDF -RW | 263.104 | 4.72% | + 4.72% | 11 | +11 |
| PRLW | 191.196 | 3.43% | + 3.43% | 16 | +16 |
| RW | 132,773 | 2.38% | −2.74% | 4th | −7 |
| KPB / PCB | 62,410 | 1.12% | −0.92% | 0 | −2 |
| PCB | 37.104 | 0.67% | +0.67% | 2 | +2 |
| PSB-RW | 33,598 | 0.60% | + 0.60% | 1 | +1 |
| PVV / PLP | - | - | −15.19% | - | −30 |
| BSP / PSB | - | - | −26.66% | - | −59 |
| FDF-PLDP | - | - | −5.73% | - | −14 |
| UDP DN | - | - | −0.07% | - | −2 |
Remarks
| E.G | Belgian Socialist Party | 1977 | In the provinces of Antwerp, Brabant, Limburg, East and West Flanders |
| BSP / PSB | Belgian Socialist Partij / Parti socialiste belge |
1974 | In all provinces except Brabant |
| CVP | Christelijke People's Party | 1974 1977 |
In the provinces of Antwerp, Brabant, Limburg, East and West Flanders |
| FDF-PLDP | Front démocratique des Francophones - Parti Libéral Démocrate et Pluiraliste |
1974 | In the province of Brabant |
| FDF-RW | Front démocratique des Francophones - Rassemblement wallon |
1977 | In the province of Brabant |
| KPB / PCB | Communist Partij van België / Parti communiste de Belgique |
1974 | In the provinces of Antwerp, Brabant, Limburg, East and West Flanders |
| 1977 | In the provinces of Antwerp, Brabant, Limburg, Liège, East and West Flanders | ||
| PCB | Parti communiste de Belgique | 1977 | in the provinces of Liege and Namur |
| PRLW | Parti des reformes et de la liberté de Wallonie | 1977 | In the provinces of Hainaut, Liège and Namur |
| PSB | Parti socialiste belge | 1974 1977 |
In the province of Brabant |
| PSB-BSP | Parti socialiste belge - Socialist Party of Belgium |
1977 | In the provinces of Hainaut, Liège and Namur |
| PSB-RW | Parti socialiste belge - Rassemblement Walloon |
1977 | In the province of Luxembourg |
| PSC | Parti social-chrétien | 1974 1977 |
In the provinces of Brabant, Hainaut, Liège, Luxembourg and Namur |
| PVV | Partij voor Vrijheid en Vooruitgang | 1977 | In the provinces of Antwerp, Brabant, Limburg, East and West Flanders |
| PVV / PLP | Partij voor Vrijheid en Vooruitgang / Parti pour la Liberté et le Progrès |
1974 | In all provinces |
| RW | Wallon rassemblement | 1974 | In the provinces of Hainaut, Liège, Luxembourg and Namur |
| 1977 | In the provinces of Antwerp, Hainaut, Liège, Namur and East Flanders | ||
| UDP DN | Union démocratique et progressiste - Démocratie Nouvelle | 1974 | In the province of Namur |
| VU | Volksunie | 1974 1977 |
In the provinces of Antwerp, Brabant, Limburg, East and West Flanders |
Senate (upper house)
In addition to the chamber deputies, 106 out of 185 senators were directly elected.
Results
A total of eleven parties were elected to the Senate .
As in the Chamber, it is difficult in the Senate to compare the election results with the 1974 results.
The Christian Democrats (CVP and PSC) won two additional seats, the Liberals (PVV and PRLW) jointly provided as many senators as the previous party, PVV / PLP. The Socialists (BSP, PSB and PSB-RW) won three more seats than BSP / PSB and BSPRL in the 1974 election. The VU and the Communists (KPB and PCB) kept the number of seats.
The official final result:
| votes cast | 6,012,062 | ||||
| valid votes | 5,525,971 | ||||
| be right | proportion of | ± to 1974 | Seats | ± to 1974 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVP | 1,446,806 | 26.18% | + 2.65% | 28 | +1 |
| PSB | 756.401 | 13.69% | + 13.69% | 19th | +19 |
| E.G | 719,533 | 13.02% | + 13.02% | 12 | +12 |
| VU | 562,894 | 10.19% | −0.33% | 10 | ± 0 |
| PSC | 522.613 | 9.46% | +1.16% | 11 | +1 |
| PVV | 472,645 | 8.55% | + 8.55% | 9 | +9 |
| PRLW | 316.292 | 5.72% | + 5.72% | 7th | +7 |
| FDF | 246,367 | 4.46% | + 4.46% | 6th | +6 |
| RW | 158,642 | 2.87% | + 2.87% | 2 | +2 |
| KPB-PCB | 108,000 | 1.95% | +1.95% | 1 | +1 |
| PSB-RW | 33,945 | 0.61% | +0.61% | 1 | +1 |
| PVV / PLP | - | - | −14.58% | - | −16 |
| BSP / PSB | - | - | −25.11% | - | −27 |
| KPB / PCB | - | - | −2.22% | - | −1 |
| FDFRW-PLDP | - | - | −11.37% | - | −13 |
| BSPRL | - | - | −1.60% | - | −2 |
Remarks
| E.G | Belgian Socialist Party | 1977 | In the provinces of Antwerp, Brabant, Limburg, East and West Flanders |
| BSP / PSB | Belgian Socialist Partij / Parti socialiste belge |
1974 | In all provinces |
| BSPRL | Belgian Socialist Party Rode Leeuwen | 1974 | In the province of Brabant |
| CVP | Christelijke People's Party | 1974 1977 |
In the provinces of Antwerp, Brabant, Limburg, East and West Flanders |
| FDF | Front démocratique des Francophones - Rassemblement wallon |
1977 | In the province of Brabant |
| FDFRW-PLDP | Front démocratique des Francophones Rassemblement wallon- Parti Libéral Démocrate et Pluiraliste |
1974 | In the provinces of Brabant; Hainaut, Liège, Luxembourg and Namur |
| KPB-PCB | Communist Partij van België / Parti communiste de Belgique |
1977 | In the provinces of Antwerp, Brabant, Limburg, Liège, Namur, East and West Flanders |
| KPB / PCB | Communist Partij van België - Parti communiste de Belgique |
1974 | In the provinces of Antwerp, Brabant, Limburg, Liège, East and West Flanders |
| PL | Parti libéral | 1977 | In the province of Brabant |
| PRLW | Parti des reformes et de la liberté de Wallonie | 1977 | In the provinces of Brabant, Hainaut, Liège, Luxembourg and Namur |
| PSB | Parti socialiste belge | 1977 | In the provinces of Brabant, Hainaut, Liège and Namur |
| PSB-RW | Parti socialiste belge - Rassemblement Walloon |
1977 | In the province of Luxembourg |
| PSC | Parti social-chrétien | 1974 1977 |
In the provinces of Brabant, Hainaut, Liège, Luxembourg and Namur |
| PVV | Partij voor Vrijheid en Vooruitgang | 1977 | In the provinces of Antwerp, Brabant, Limburg, East and West Flanders |
| PVV / PLP | Partij voor Vrijheid en Vooruitgang / Parti pour la Liberté et le Progrès |
1974 | In all provinces |
| RW | Wallon rassemblement | 1977 | In the provinces of Antwerp, Brabant, Hainaut, Liège and Namur |
| VU | Volksunie | 1974 1977 |
In the provinces of Antwerp, Brabant, Limburg, East and West Flanders |
Government formation
After winning the Christian Democrats and Liberals, the four parties together would have had an absolute majority of 113 of the 212 seats in the chamber. In order to advance the constitutional reform, a coalition government consisting of Christian Democrats (CVP and PSC), Socialists (PSD-BSP), the Francophone FDF and the Flemish VU was formed. The Tindemans IV government was able to rely on a majority of 152 seats. However, the government broke up in October 1978 after parts of the CVP no longer supported the Egmont Pact negotiated between the governing parties.
literature
- Les élections législatives du 17 avril 1977 . In: Courrier hebdomadaire du CRISP . tape 17 , no. 763 , 1977, ISSN 0008-9664 , pp. 1–38 , doi : 10.3917 / cris.763.0001 (French, cairn.info ).
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Patrick Dumont, Lieven De Winter, Régis Dandoy: Démissions gouvernementales et performances électorales des majorités sortantes (1946-1999) . In: Courrier hebdomadaire du CRISP . tape 17 , no. 1722 , 2001, ISSN 0008-9664 , p. 18th f., 27 , doi : 10.3917 / cris.1722.0005 (French, cairn.info ).
- ↑ Résultat Election Chambre 17-04-1977 Royaume. Belgian Federal Government, accessed 7 December 2019 (French).
- ↑ Résultat Élection Sénat 17-04-1977 Royaume. Belgian Federal Government, accessed 7 December 2019 (French).