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Belgium 1974 Legislative Election
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Chamber |
Senate |
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Date of Election |
March 10, 1974 |
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Type of Electoral System |
Proportional |
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Number of Seats Available |
181 * |
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| Length of Legislative Term |
4
years
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Number
of Seats
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Percentage
of Votes
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Directly
Elected
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Total
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| Social Christian Party (PSC/CVP) |
37
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66
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-
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| Belgian Socialist Party (PSB/BSP) |
29
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50
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-
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| Party of Freedom and Progress (PVV) |
16
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27
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-
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| French-speaking Front (FDF) |
13
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21
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-
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| People's Union (VU) |
10
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16
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-
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| Belgian Communist Party (PCB/BKP) |
1
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1
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-
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* The upper house consisted of both directly and indirectly elected members. The number of directly elected members (106) was equal to half the number of members of the Chamber of Representatives.
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Chamber |
House of Representatives |
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Date of Election |
March 10, 1974 |
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Type of Electoral System |
Proportional |
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Number of Seats Available |
212 |
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| Length of Legislative Term |
4
years
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Number
of Seats
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Percentage
of Votes #
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| Social Christian Party (PSC/CVP) |
72
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32.3%
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| Belgian Socialists Party (PSB/BSP) |
58
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26.7%
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| Party of Freedom and Progress (PVV) |
30
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15.2%
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| French-speaking Front (FDF) |
25
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11.0%
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| People's Union (VU) |
22
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10.2%
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| Belgian Communist Party (PCB/BKP) |
4
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3.2%
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Source: Political
Handbook of the World 1976, Binghamton, NY: CSA Publications, 1976.
# Source: Keesing's Contemporary Archives Vol XX (1974): 26533.
| Population Size |
9
800 000
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| Registered Voters |
6
322 227
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Total Votes |
5 711 996 |
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Vote/Registered Voter |
90.3% |
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Spoilt Ballots |
7.9% |
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Source: Voter Turnout: Belgium. [Internet]. International IDEA. 3 April 2002.
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