| |
|
Belgium 1985 Legislative Election
|
Chamber
|
Senate
|
|
Date of Election
|
October
13, 1985
|
|
Type of Electoral
System
|
Proportional
|
|
Number of
Seats Available
|
181
*
|
| Length
of Legislative Term |
4
years
|
|
|
Number
of Directly Elected Seats
|
Percentage
of Votes
|
| Christian
Democratic |
35
|
-
|
 |
Christian
People's Party (CVP) |
|
25
|
|
-
|
| Social
Christian Party (PSC) |
10
|
-
|
| Social
Democratic |
34
|
-
|
|
Socialist
Party (Walloon) (PS) |
|
18
|
|
-
|
| Belgian
Socialist Party (BSP) |
16
|
-
|
| Liberal |
24
|
-
|
|
Party
of Walloon Reform and Liberty (PRLW) |
|
13
|
|
-
|
| Party
of Freedom and Progress (PVV) |
11
|
-
|
| People's
Union (VU) |
8
|
-
|
| Ecologists
|
4
|
-
|
| French-speaking
Front (FDF) |
1
|
-
|
* 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.
|
Chamber
|
House
of Representatives
|
|
Date of Election
|
October
13, 1985
|
|
Type of Electoral
System
|
Proportional
|
|
Number of
Seats Available
|
212
|
| Length
of Legislative Term |
4
years
|
|
|
Number
of Seats
|
Percentage
of Votes #
|
| Christian
Democratic |
69
|
29.3%
|
|
Christian
People's Party (CVP) |
|
49
|
|
21.3%
|
| Social
Christian Party (PSC) |
20
|
8.0%
|
| Social
Democratic |
67
|
28.4%
|
|
Socialist
Party (Walloon) (PS) |
|
35
|
|
13.9%
|
| Belgian
Socialist Party (PSB/BSP) |
32 |
14.5% |
| Liberal |
46
|
20.9%
|
|
Party
of Walloon Reform and Liberty (PRLW) |
|
24
|
|
10.2%
|
| Party
of Freedom and Progress (PVV) |
22
|
10.7%
|
| People's
Union (VU) |
16
|
7.9%
|
| Ecologists |
9
|
6.2%
|
| French-speaking
Front (FDF) |
3
|
1.2%
|
| Democratic
Union for the Respect of Labor (RAD/UDRT) |
1
|
1.1%
|
| Flemish
Bloc (VB) |
1
|
1.4%
|
Source: Political
Handbook of the World 1986, Binghamton, NY: CSA Publications, 1986.
# Source: T. Thomas Mackie
and Richard Rose. The International Almanac of Electoral History. (3rd edition)
Basingstoke: Hampshire Macmillan, 1991.
| Population
Size |
9
858 000
|
| Registered
Voters |
7
001 297
|
|
Total Votes
|
6
552 234
|
|
Vote/Registered
Voter
|
93.6%
|
|
Spoilt Ballots
|
7.4%
|
Source: Voter
Turnout: Belgium. [Internet]. International IDEA. 3 April 2002. |
