| |
|
Belgium 1991 Legislative Election
|
Chamber
|
Senate
|
|
Date of Election
|
November
24, 1991
|
|
Type of Electoral
System
|
Proportional
|
|
Number of
Seats Available
|
183
*
|
| Length
of Legislative Term |
4
years
|
|
|
Number
of Directly Elected Seats
|
Percentage
of Votes
|
| Social
Democratic |
32
|
-
|
 |
Socialist
Party (Walloon) (PS) |
|
18
|
|
-
|
| Belgian
Socialist Party (PSB/BSP) |
14
|
-
|
| Christian
Democratic |
29
|
-
|
|
Christian
People's Party (CVP) |
|
20
|
|
-
|
| Social
Christian Party (PSC) |
9
|
-
|
| Liberal |
22
|
-
|
|
Party
of Freedom and Progress (PVV) |
|
13
|
|
-
|
| Liberal
Reformation Party (PRL) |
9
|
-
|
| Ecologists |
11
|
-
|
|
Ecologists
(Ecolo) |
|
6
|
|
-
|
| Live
Differently (Agalev) |
5
|
-
|
| People's
Union (VU) |
5
|
-
|
| Flemish
Bloc (VB) |
5
|
-
|
| French-speaking
Front (FDF) |
1
|
-
|
| Van
Rossem list |
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
|
November
24, 1991
|
|
Type of Electoral
System
|
Proportional
|
|
Number of
Seats Available
|
212
|
| Length
of Legislative Term |
4
years
|
|
|
Number
of Seats
|
Percentage
of Votes #
|
| Social
Democratic |
63
|
25.5%
|
|
Socialist
Party (Walloon) (PS) |
|
35
|
|
13.5%
|
| Belgian
Socialist Party (PSB/BSP) |
28
|
12.0%
|
| Christian
Democratic |
57
|
24.5%
|
|
Christian
People's Party (CVP) |
|
39
|
|
16.8%
|
| Social
Christian Party (PSC) |
18
|
7.7%
|
| Liberal |
46
|
28.1%
|
|
Party
of Freedom and Progress (PVV) |
|
26
|
|
12.0%
|
| Liberal
Reformation Party (PRL) |
20
|
8.1%
|
| Ecologists |
17
|
10.0%
|
|
Ecologists
(Ecolo) |
|
10
|
|
5.1%
|
| Live
Differently (Agalev) |
7
|
4.9%
|
| Flemish
Bloc (VB) |
12
|
6.6%
|
| People's
Union (VU) |
10
|
5.9%
|
| French-speaking
Front (FDF) |
3
|
1.5%
|
| Van
Rosem List |
3
|
3.2%
|
| National
Front |
1
|
1.0%
|
Source: Political
Handbook of the World 1992, Binghamton, NY: CSA Publications, 1992.
# Source: European Journal of Political Research. Vol 22 (1992): 363.
| Population
Size |
9
979 000
|
| Registered
Voters |
7
144 884
|
|
Total Votes
|
6
623 897
|
|
Vote/Registered
Voter
|
92.7%
|
|
Spoilt Ballots
|
7.0%
|
Source: Voter
Turnout: Belgium. [Internet]. International IDEA. 3 April 2002. |
