Parliamentary election in Belgium 1991
The 1991 election to the Belgian Parliament was held on November 24, 1991. The Martens VIII government , consisting of Christian Democrats ( CVP and PSC ), Socialists ( PS and SP ) and the Volksunie (VU), lost its 2/3 majority, which is necessary for a constitutional amendment, when on September 29, 1991 the VU, the coalition left in protest against arms exports to Saudi Arabia . The resignation offered by Prime Minister Wilfried Martens was rejected by King Baudouin and the parliament dissolved on October 17th.
Chamber (lower house)
Parties
The high voter turnout of over 90% was due to the compulsory voting in Belgium. The four parties involved in the government were able to maintain their parliamentary majority, but had to accept all the lost seats. The Walloon Socialists ( PS ) lost five seats, the Flemish Socialists ( SP ) lost four seats. The Walloon Christian Democrats ( PSC ) had to surrender a mandate, the Flemish Christian Democrats ( CVP ) lost four seats.
The Walloon Liberals PRL lost three seats, while the Flemish Liberals ( PVV ) gained one mandate.
The two green parties won votes, the Walloon Greens ( Ecolo ) doubled their share of the vote and gained seven seats, the Flemish Greens ( Agalev ) received an additional seat.
The right-wing populist Vlaams Blok (VB) sixfold the number of seats to twelve, the nationalist Flemish Volksunie (VU) lost six seats. The far right FN won a mandate. The francophone FDF , which appeared on a joint list with the PWW in this election - was able to hold its 3 mandates, the anarchist ROSSEM , who appeared for the first time, moved into the chamber with 3 members.
Results
13 parties won seats in the Chamber of Deputies .
The official final result:
| Eligible voters | 7,144,088 | ||||
| votes cast | 6,623,987 | 92.72% | |||
| valid votes | 6,162,160 | 93.03% | |||
| be right | proportion of | ± to 1987 | Seats | ± to 1987 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVP | 1,036,165 | 16.81% | −2.64% | 39 | −4 |
| PS | 831.199 | 13.49% | −2.15% | 35 | −5 |
| PVV | 738.016 | 11.98% | + 0.43% | 26th | +1 |
| SP | 737.976 | 11.98% | −2.92% | 28 | −4 |
| PRL | 501,647 | 8.14% | −1.27% | 20th | −3 |
| PSC | 476.730 | 7.74% | −0.26% | 18th | −1 |
| VB | 405.247 | 6.58% | + 4.68% | 12 | +10 |
| VU | 363.124 | 5.89% | −2.17% | 10 | −6 |
| Ecolo | 312,624 | 5.07% | + 2.50% | 10 | +7 |
| AGALEV | 299,550 | 4.86% | + 0.38% | 7th | +1 |
| ROSSEM | 198.182 | 3.22% | + 3.22% | 3 | +3 |
| FDF / PPW | 90.813 | 1.47% | + 0.31% | 3 | ± 0 |
| FN | 64.992 | 1.05% | + 0.93% | 1 | +1 |
- ^ In the 1987 FDF election
Senate (upper house)
In addition to the chamber deputies, 106 out of 185 senators were directly elected.
As with the elections to the Chamber of Deputies, the governing parties lost seats, only the Walloon Christian Democrats (PSC) were able to maintain the number of senators. The Walloon Liberals (PRL) lost three seats, the Flemish Liberals (PVV) won two seats. The Greens (Ecolo and Agalev) also provided six senators. Among the Flemish nationalists, the Vlaams Blok improved from one to five senators, the Volksunie lost 3 seats. The FDF held its Senate seat, ROSSUM received a seat in the Senate.
Results
A total of 12 parties were elected to the Senate .
The official final result:
| Eligible voters | 7,144,888 | ||||
| votes cast | 6,624,975 | 92.72% | |||
| valid votes | 6,117,614 | 92.34% | |||
| be right | proportion of | ± to 1987 | Seats | ± to 1987 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVP | 1,028,699 | 16.82% | −2.37% | 20th | −2 |
| PS | 814.136 | 13.31% | −2.43% | 18th | −2 |
| SP | 730.274 | 11.94% | + 2.77% | 14th | −3 |
| PVV | 713,542 | 11.36% | + 0.39% | 13 | +2 |
| PRL | 496,562 | 8.12% | −1.14% | 9 | −3 |
| PSC | 483.961 | 7.91% | + 0.12% | 9 | ± 0 |
| VB | 414.481 | 6.78% | + 4.76% | 5 | +4 |
| VU | 365.173 | 5.97% | −2.15% | 5 | −3 |
| Ecolo | 323,683 | 5.29% | + 2.52% | 6th | +4 |
| AGALEV | 314,360 | 5.14% | + 0.23% | 5 | +2 |
| ROSSEM | 196.052 | 3.20% | + 3.20% | 1 | +1 |
| FDF / PPW | 86.026 | 1.41% | +1.41% | 1 | +1 |
- ^ In the 1987 FDF election
Government formation
After VU left the government, Prime Minister Wilfried Martens formed a transitional government of socialists (PS and SP) and Christian democrats (CVP and PSC) on September 29 . After the significant loss of votes by the governing parties in the parliamentary elections, Martens declared that he would no longer be available as prime minister. The Dehaene I government, consisting of the same four parties, was sworn in on March 7, 1992.
literature
- Xavier Mabille, Evelyne Lentzen, Pierre Blaise: Les Élections Législatives du 24 Novembre 1991 . In: Courrier hebdomadaire du CRISP . tape 30 , no. 1335-1336 , 1991, ISSN 0008-9664 , pp. 1-54 , doi : 10.3917 / cris.1335.0001 ( cairn.info ).
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Der Fischer Weltalmanach 1993 . Fischer Taschenbuchverlag, Frankfurt am Main 1992, ISBN 3-596-19093-2 , Sp. 33 .
- ↑ Résultat Election Chambre 24-11-1991 Royaume. Belgian Federal Government, accessed November 17, 2019 (French).
- ↑ Résultat Election Senate 24-11-1991 Royaume. Belgian Federal Government, accessed November 17, 2019 (French).