Chamber of Representatives
Belgium elections · 1978-12-17 · held
Chamber of Representatives: 212 seats in the recorded source scope.
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Results: final · complete coverage · Valid votes in recorded scope (5,535,631)
Turnout: 94.91%
| Party / candidate | Votes | Vote share | Seats | Electoral votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian People's Party | 1447112 | 26.14% | 57 | — |
| Belgian Socialist Party (Wallonia) | 689876 | 12.46% | 31 | — |
| Belgian Socialist Party (Flanders) | 684976 | 12.37% | 26 | — |
| Party for Freedom and Progress | 573387 | 10.36% | 22 | — |
| Christian Social Party | 560440 | 10.12% | 25 | — |
| People's Union | 388762 | 7.02% | 14 | — |
| Democratic Front of the Francophones | 259019 | 4.68% | 11 | — |
| Party of Reforms and Freedom of Wallonia | 256685 | 4.64% | 15 | — |
| Communist Party of Belgium | 180234 | 3.26% | 4 | — |
| Walloon Rally | 128153 | 2.32% | 4 | — |
| Vlaams Blok | 75635 | 1.37% | 1 | — |
| Democratic Union for the Respect of Labour | 48616 | 0.88% | 1 | — |
| All Power to the Workers | 43483 | 0.79% | 0 | — |
| Liberal Party (Wallonia) | 41460 | 0.75% | 0 | — |
| PRLW–Party for Reforms and Freedom | 31280 | 0.57% | 0 | — |
| Belgian Socialist Party (Luxembourg) | 30222 | 0.55% | 1 | — |
| Ecolo | 21224 | 0.38% | 0 | — |
| Walloon Liberal Party | 9861 | 0.18% | 0 | — |
| Party of German-speaking Belgians | 9032 | 0.16% | 0 | — |
| ECOLOG | 8360 | 0.15% | 0 | — |
| Revolutionary Workers' League (Flanders) | 6383 | 0.12% | 0 | — |
| Walloon Rally (Luxembourg) | 6493 | 0.12% | 0 | — |
| Agalev | 5556 | 0.1% | 0 | — |
| Ecology–Politics | 3922 | 0.07% | 0 | — |
| Liberal, Social and Democratic Party | 3678 | 0.07% | 0 | — |
| Belgian National Party | 3465 | 0.06% | 0 | — |
| Revolutionary Workers' League (Wallonia) | 2597 | 0.05% | 0 | — |
| Francophone Liberal Party | 2313 | 0.04% | 0 | — |
| Belgian Progressive Party | 2123 | 0.04% | 0 | — |
| Democratic and Progressive Union | 1843 | 0.03% | 0 | — |
| Green | 1761 | 0.03% | 0 | — |
| United Feminist Party | 1686 | 0.03% | 0 | — |
| Progressive Front–Ecologists | 1512 | 0.03% | 0 | — |
| Kaganovemus | 1376 | 0.02% | 0 | — |
| Party for Free Communication and Environmental Protection | 993 | 0.02% | 0 | — |
| Party of New Forces | 729 | 0.01% | 0 | — |
| Liberal Party | 698 | 0.01% | 0 | — |
| PDE | 375 | 0.01% | 0 | — |
| PDRT | 311 | 0.01% | 0 | — |