The election also followed the founding of the Party for Freedom and Progress, succeeding the Liberal Party. The new party aimed to reach a broader voter base, in which it succeeded by more than doubling its number of seats.
Despite both government parties losing seats, they retained their sizeable majority and continued governing.
The distribution of seats among the electoral districts was as follows for the Chamber of Representatives. Seats were reapportioned among the districts due to population growth, which was stronger in Flanders than in Wallonia, and due to several municipalities having been changed to another province following the 1962 language laws. For example, the Comines-Warneton municipalities were transferred from Ypres (West Flanders) to the newly created arrondissement of Mouscron (Hainaut), causing Ypres to lose one seat and Tournai-Ath-Mouscron to gain one seat.
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General elections were held in Belgium on 23 May 1965 1 The result was a victory for the Christian Social Party which won 77 of the 212 seats in the Chamber of Representatives and 44 of the 106 seats in the Senate 2 Voter turnout was 91 6 3 Elections for the nine provincial councils were also held 1965 Belgian general election 1961 23 May 1965 1968 212 seats in the Chamber of Representatives First party Second party Third party Leader Pierre Harmel Leo Collard Omer VanaudenhoveParty Christian Social Socialist Freedom and ProgressLeader since Candidate for PM 1959 1961Last election 96 seats 41 46 84 seats 36 72 NewSeats won 77 64 48Seat change 19 20 NewPopular vote 1 785 211 1 403 107 1 119 991Percentage 34 45 28 28 21 61 Swing 7 01 8 44 New Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party Leader Frans Van der Elst Ernest Burnelle Paul BrienParty VU PVDA PTB DeFILeader since 1955 1954 1964Last election 5 seats 3 46 5 seats 3 08 NewSeats won 12 6 3Seat change 7 1 NewPopular vote 346 860 247 311 68 966Percentage 6 69 4 77 1 33 Swing 3 23 1 69 NewChamber seat distribution by constituencyGovernment before electionLefevreCVP PSC BSP PSB Government after election HarmelCVP PSC BSP PSBThe elections followed the implementation of the 1962 language laws As a result the Flemish nationalist People s Union made big gains as well as the new Democratic Front of the Francophones which was founded as a response to the language laws The election also followed the founding of the Party for Freedom and Progress succeeding the Liberal Party The new party aimed to reach a broader voter base in which it succeeded by more than doubling its number of seats Despite both government parties losing seats they retained their sizeable majority and continued governing Contents 1 Results 1 1 Chamber of Representatives 1 2 Senate 2 Constituencies 3 ReferencesResults editChamber of Representatives edit nbsp PartyVotes Seats Christian Social Party1 785 21134 4377 19Belgian Socialist Party1 465 50328 2764 20Party for Freedom and Progress1 119 99121 6048 28People s Union346 8606 6912 7Communist Party of Belgium236 7214 576 1Democratic Front of the Francophones68 9661 333NewWalloon Front24 2450 471NewWalloon Workers Party23 5820 451Newde Socialist14 9370 290NewCatholic Party14 0070 270NewFlemish People s Party13 4510 260NewWalloon Communist Party13 3210 260NewIndependent Social Party9 4930 180NewIndependent Workers Union8 6800 170NewFlemish Democrats7 9830 150NewWalloon Democratic Front5 7090 110NewAfzonderlijk4 7620 090NewFrancophone Union3 7760 070NewIndependent National Party3 0890 060NewAnimal Protection2 5430 050NewBelgian Workers Party2 2370 040NewIndependent Rally2 2130 040NewNational Party1 8890 0400Return to Liege1 5520 030NewUnion of Independents1 0140 020NewIndependent Middle Class9580 020NewKaganovemus8900 020NewTrotsky Communists3850 010NewNew Resistance Movement3090 010NewIndependents4930 010 1Total5 184 770100 002120Valid votes5 184 77092 89Invalid blank votes396 9417 11Total votes5 581 711100 00Registered voters turnout6 091 53491 63Source Belgian ElectionsSenate edit nbsp PartyVotes Seats Christian Social Party1 785 19134 8944 3Belgian Socialist Party1 449 48228 3331 14Party for Freedom and Progress1 111 89421 7323 12People s Union338 7706 624 2Communist Party of Belgium249 7964 883 2Democratic Front of the Francophones68 3971 341NewWalloon Democratic Front27 2150 530NewWalloon Workers Party21 5110 420NewIndependent Social Party12 1800 240NewWalloon Communist Party11 6000 230NewFrancophone Union7 6560 150NewIndependent Rally7 4560 150NewIndependent Workers Union6 4480 130NewCatholic Party5 2260 100NewBelgian Workers Party4 2070 080NewIndependent National Party4 0660 080NewNational Party2 8850 0600Kaganovemus1 7390 030NewIndependent Middle Class8310 020NewFlemish Democrats4750 010NewTotal5 117 025100 001060Valid votes5 117 02591 73Invalid blank votes461 5848 27Total votes5 578 609100 00Registered voters turnout6 091 53491 58Source Belgian ElectionsConstituencies editThe distribution of seats among the electoral districts was as follows for the Chamber of Representatives Seats were reapportioned among the districts due to population growth which was stronger in Flanders than in Wallonia and due to several municipalities having been changed to another province following the 1962 language laws For example the Comines Warneton municipalities were transferred from Ypres West Flanders to the newly created arrondissement of Mouscron Hainaut causing Ypres to lose one seat and Tournai Ath Mouscron to gain one seat Province Arrondissement s Chamber ChangeAntwerp Antwerp 20 Mechelen 6 Turnhout 7 1Limburg Hasselt 6 1Tongeren Maaseik 7 1East Flanders Aalst 6 Oudenaarde 3 Gent Eeklo 13 Dendermonde 4 Sint Niklaas 4 West Flanders Bruges 5 Roeselare Tielt 5 Kortrijk 6 Ypres 2 1Veurne Diksmuide Ostend 5 Brabant Leuven 8 1Brussels 33 1Nivelles 5 Hainaut Tournai Ath Mouscron 7 1Charleroi 11 Thuin 3 1Mons 6 1Soignies 4 Liege Huy Waremme 4 Liege 14 Verviers 5 1Luxembourg Arlon Marche Bastogne 3 Neufchateau Virton 2 1Namur Namur 5 Dinant Philippeville 3 1Total 212 References edit Dieter Nohlen amp Philip Stover 2010 Elections in Europe A data handbook p289 ISBN 978 3 8329 5609 7 Nohlen amp Stover pp309 311 Nohlen amp Stover p291 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1965 Belgian general election amp oldid 1179678094, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
