Parliamentary election in Belgium in 1981
The 1981 election to the Belgian Parliament was held on November 8, 1981. The 212 members of the Chamber of Deputies and the 106 directly elected out of 185 members of the Senate stood for election .
prehistory
In the legislative period after the 1978 parliamentary election , there were a total of five short-lived governments. The last one, M. Eysken's government, consisting of Christian Democrats ( CVP and PSC ) and Socialists ( PS and SP ), had been in office since April 6, 1981. It resigned on September 21, after the subsidy concept for the steel industry came through due to the blockade the Walloon Socialists (PS) failed. As a result, early parliamentary elections were scheduled for November 8, 1981.
Chamber (lower house)
Parties
The high voter turnout of over 90% was due to the compulsory voting in Belgium.
Results
13 parties won seats in the Chamber of Deputies .
The ruling Christian Democrats suffered a significant loss of votes, the Flemish Christian Democrats (CVP) lost 14 seats, and their Walloon sister party (PSC) lost seven seats.
In the case of the socialists who were also involved in the government, the Flemish SP held its seats, despite a slight loss of votes by both parties.
The Liberal parties won the election, the Flemish PVV won six additional seats, and the Walloon PRL gained nine seats. The Flemish nationalist VU gained six seats, the right-wing populist VB kept its mandate.
The two green parties, the Flemish Agalev and the Walloon Ecolo, entered parliament for the first time with two seats each. The communists (KPB / PCB) lost two of their four seats, the francophone, which had taken up positions in the Brussels area, FDF lost three seats, and the RAD / UDRT improved from one to three seats
The official final result:
| Eligible voters | 6,877,466 | ||||
| votes cast | 6.502.070 | 94.54% | |||
| valid votes | 6,025,027 | 92.66% | |||
| be right | proportion of | ± to 1978 | Seats | ± to 1978 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVP | 1,165,239 | 19.34% | −6.80% | 43 | −14 |
| PVV | 776.871 | 12.89% | + 2.53% | 28 | +6 |
| SP | 744,593 | 12.36% | −0.01% | 26th | ± 0 |
| PS | 733.137 | 12.17% | −0.84% | 35 | +3 |
| VU | 588,436 | 9.77% | + 2.75% | 20th | +6 |
| PRL | 480,380 | 7.97% | + 3.33% | 24 | +9 |
| PSC | 390,896 | 6.49% | −3.63% | 18th | −7 |
| FDF -RW | 253.720 | 4.21% | −0.47% | 8th | −3 |
| AGALEV | 138,575 | 2.30% | + 2.20% | 2 | +2 |
| Ecolo | 132,312 | 2.20% | +1.82% | 2 | +2 |
| UDRT / RA | 130,526 | 2.17% | +1.29% | 3 | +2 |
| PCB | 72,357 | 1.20% | - | 0 | - |
| VB | 66,424 | 1.10% | −0.27% | 1 | ± 0 |
| KPB | 38,729 | 0.64% | - | 0 | - |
| KPB / PCB | 27,892 | 0.46% | −2.80% | 2 | −2 |
| RW | -% | −2.32% | - | −4 | |
- ↑ In the 1978 election of BSP
- ↑ In the 1978 PSB election, in the province of Luxembourg as PSB (LUX)
- ↑ When choosing 1978 PRLW
- ↑ In the 1978 election, in addition to the FDF-RW, RW also entered as a separate list
- ^ In the 1978 election of RAD / UDRT
- ↑ In the provinces of Hainaut and Namur
- ↑ In the provinces of Antwerp, Limburg, East and West Flanders
- ↑ In the provinces of Brabant and Liège
Senate (upper house)
In addition to the chamber deputies, 106 out of 185 senators were directly elected.
The Senate election followed the same pattern as both chamber elections, the Christian Democratic parties (CVP and PSC) lost eleven Senate seats, the Socialists (PS and SP) retained their seats and the Liberals (PVV and PL) provided eight additional senators. The Greens (Agalev and Ecolo) were new to the Senate with four representatives, the VU won three seats, the FDF gave up three seats, the RAD / UDRT appointed a senator for the first time, and the Communists defended their seat in the Senate.
Results
A total of 12 parties were elected to the Senate .
The official final result:
| Eligible voters | 6,877,466 | ||||
| votes cast | 6,502,726 | 94.55% | |||
| valid votes | 5,968,429 | 91.78% | |||
| be right | proportion of | ± to 1978 | Seats | ± to 1978 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVP | 1,149,353 | 19.26% | −6.67% | 22nd | −7 |
| PVV | 781.137 | 13.09% | + 2.64% | 14th | +3 |
| PS | 755.512 | 12.66% | −0.41% | 18th | ± 0 |
| SP | 732.126 | 12.27% | −0.12% | 13 | ± 0 |
| VU | 587.002 | 9.84% | + 2.82% | 10 | +3 |
| PRL | 515,868 | 8.64% | −2.61% | 11 | +5 |
| PSC | 414.733 | 6.95% | −2.83% | 8th | −4 |
| FDF -RW | 255.727 | 4.28% | −0.59% | 4th | −3 |
| RAD / UDRT | 164.131 | 2.75% | +1.81% | 1 | +1 |
| Ecolo | 153,989 | 2.58% | +1.78% | 3 | +3 |
| KPB / PCB | 140,577 | 2.36% | −0.97% | 1 | ± 0 |
| AGALEV | 121.016 | 2.03% | + 2.03% | 1 | +1 |
| RW | - | −2.26% | - | −2 | |
- ↑ In the 1978 PSB election, in the province of Luxembourg as PSB (LUX)
- ↑ In the 1978 election of BSP
- ↑ When choosing 1978 PRLW-PL
- ↑ In the 1978 election, in addition to the FDF-RW, RW also entered as a separate list
Government formation
The previous governing parties still had a parliamentary majority despite the heavy losses suffered by the Christian Democrats. However, the Christian Democrats (CVP and PSC) formed a new government together with the Liberals (PVV and PRL) , the fifth government headed by Wilfried Martens , which was sworn in on December 17, 1981.
literature
- Xavier Mabille: Les Élections lǵislatives du November 8th 1981 (I) . In: Courrier hebdomadaire du CRISP . tape 30 , no. 943 , 1981, ISSN 0008-9664 , pp. 1-22 , doi : 10.3917 / cris.943.0001 ( cairn.info ).
- Xavier Mabille: Les Élections lǵislatives du 8 novembre 1981 (II) . In: Courrier hebdomadaire du CRISP . tape 30 , no. 944 , 1981, ISSN 0008-9664 , p 1-21 , doi : 10.3917 / cris.944.0001 ( cairn.info ).
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Der Fischer Weltalmanach 1983 . Fischer Taschenbuchverlag, Frankfurt am Main 1982, ISBN 3-596-19083-5 , Sp. 144 f .
- ↑ Résultat Election Chambre 8-11-1981 Royaume. Belgian Federal Government, accessed November 24, 2019 (French).
- ↑ Résultat Élection Sénat 8-11-1981 Royaume. Belgian Federal Government, accessed November 24, 2019 (French).