Belgian general election, 1987

Belgian general election, 1987
Belgium
13 December 1987
212 seats in the Chamber of Representatives

Colours denote the winning party in each electoral district (for the Chamber of Deputies).

Prime Minister before election

Wilfried Martens
CVP

Elected Prime Minister

Wilfried Martens
CVP

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The 13 December 1987 Belgian general elections was a Belgian election for the Belgian Chamber of Representatives and Belgian Senate. Elections to the nine provincial councils were also held.

The snap elections were called after the government led by Wilfried Martens (CVP) fell due to the Voeren issue.

Following the election, the King appointed Jean-Luc Dehaene (CVP) as informateur; Dehaene famously replied "Sire, give me one hundred days". 106 days later a new government was formed, again led by Wilfried Martens.

Chamber of Representatives

 Summary of the 1987 Belgian Chamber of Representatives Belgian general election, 1987
Parties Original name Total seats
Votes % +/− Seats +/−
Christian People's Party Christelijke Volkspartij1,195,36319,5% 43-6
Socialist Party (Wallonia) Parti Socialiste961,36115,6% 40+5
Socialist Party (Flanders) Socialistische Partij915,43214,9% 320
Party for Freedom and Progress Partij voor Vrijheid en Vooruitgang709,75811,5% 25+3
Liberal Reformist Party Parti Réformateur Libéral577,9599,4% 23-1
People's Union Volksunie495,1208,1% 160
Christian Social Party Parti Social Chrétien491,9088,0% 19-1
Agalev275,4374,5% 6+2
Ecolo157,9882,6% 3-2
Flemish Bloc Vlaams Blok116,5341,9% 2+2
Democratic Front of the Francophones Front Démocratique des Francophones71,3381,2%* 3*
Communist Party of Belgium Kommunistische Partij van België/Parti Communiste de Belgique51,0460,8%
Workers' Party of Belgium Partij van de Arbeid van België/Parti du Travail de Belgique 45,2180,7%
Socialist Workers' Party Socialistische Arbeiderspartij/Parti Ouvrier Socialiste 31,4460,5%
Walloon Rally Rassemblement Wallon12,3910,2%**
National Front Front National7,5960,1%
RAD/UDRT 6,4520,1%
GROEN 6,0960,1%
PDB5,6830,1%
PFN/PCN 5,0530,1%
PLC 4,1360,1%

Senate

 Summary of the 1987 Belgian Senate election results Senate
Party Votes Percentage Seats +/-
Christelijke Volkspartij (CVP)1,169,37719.2% 22 Decrease3
Parti Socialiste (PS)958,68615.7% 20 Increase2
Socialistische Partij (SP)896,29414.7% 17 Increase1
Partij voor Vrijheid en Vooruitgang (PVV)686,44011.3% 11 Steady 0
Parti Réformateur Libéral (PRL) 564,3679.3% 12 Decrease1
Volksunie (VU) 494,4108.1% 8 Steady 0
Parti social chrétien (PSC)474,3707.8% 8 Decrease2
Agalev299,0494.9% 3 Increase1
Ecolo168,4912.8% 2 Steady 0
Vlaams Blok (VB)122,9532.0% 1 Increase1
Front Démocratique des Francophones (FDF)77,5221.3% 1 Steady 0
KPB/PCB52,3180.9%
PVDA/PTB43,3860.7%
SAP/POS32,1870.5%
Rassemblement Wallon (RW)14,3330.2%
Others 28,197 0.5%
Total 105
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