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Belgium 1968 federal election

What was the result of the 1968 federal election in Belgium?

Belgian Socialist Party won 59 of 212 seats with 28.0% of the vote. 90.0% of registered voters cast a ballot.

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  • Final result
  • ParlGov, read 5 October 2026

Which party won the most seats?

Final results from ParlGov, read : Belgian Socialist Party won 59 of 212 seats with 28.0% of the vote; 90.0% of registered voters cast a ballot, down 1.6 points on 1965.

  • Belgian Socialist Party 59 −5 seats 28.0% −0.3 points
  • Liberal Party 47 −1 seat 20.9% −0.7 points
  • Flemish Christian Peoples Party / Christian Democrats & Flemish 50 20.0%
  • Humanist Democratic Centre 19 11.7%
  • People's Union 20 +8 seats 9.8% +3.1 points
  • Walloon Rally 5 3.4%
  • Communist Party of Belgium 5 −1 seat 3.3% −1.3 points
  • Francophone Democratic Front 7 +4 seats 2.5% +1.2 points
  • Seats won
  • Change on the previous election at the right
  • Share of the vote
  • Share at the previous election
  • Change in points at the right

Changes are against the Belgium 1965 federal election, party by party.

107 of 212 seats make a majority

Key numbers

  1. 28.0%

    Share of the vote won by Belgian Socialist Party

    Belgian Socialist Party won 59 of 212 seats. A majority needs 107.

  2. +8 seats

    Seats gained by People's Union

    The largest gain in seats compared with 1965. Belgian Socialist Party lost 5 seats.

  3. 90.0%

    Voter turnout

    Down 1.6 points on 1965.

Seats and votes by party

PartySeats± seats%± pointsVotes
Belgian Socialist Party59−528.0−0.31,449,172
Liberal Party47−120.9−0.71,080,894
Flemish Christian Peoples Party / Christian Democrats & Flemish5020.01,037,309
Humanist Democratic Centre1911.7606,283
People's Union20+89.8+3.1506,697
Walloon Rally53.4175,181
Communist Party of Belgium5−13.3−1.3170,625
Francophone Democratic Front7+42.5+1.2130,271

± is the change against the Belgium 1965 federal election, party by party.

Votes by party
  • Belgian Socialist Party 1,449,172
  • Liberal Party 1,080,894
  • Flemish Christian Peoples Party / Christian Democrats & Flemish 1,037,309
  • Humanist Democratic Centre 606,283
  • People's Union 506,697
  • Walloon Rally 175,181
  • Communist Party of Belgium 170,625
  • Francophone Democratic Front 130,271

ParlGov lists parties with at least 1 percent of the vote or 2 seats, so the rows do not add up to the valid votes.

How many people voted?

90.0% of the 6,170,167 registered voters cast a ballot (5,554,652 ballots), down 1.6 points on 1965. 5,177,952 of them were valid votes. The lowest turnout of this kind in our data, which begins in 1946.

How do the votes compare with the seats?

  • Belgian Socialist Party28.0% of votes27.8% of seats
  • Flemish Christian Peoples Party / Christian Democrats & Flemish20.0% of votes23.6% of seats
  • Liberal Party20.9% of votes22.2% of seats
  • People's Union9.8% of votes9.4% of seats
  • Humanist Democratic Centre11.7% of votes9.0% of seats
  • Francophone Democratic Front2.5% of votes3.3% of seats
  • Walloon Rally3.4% of votes2.4% of seats
  • Communist Party of Belgium3.3% of votes2.4% of seats
Each party's share of the vote (outlined) and of the seats (filled)

The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 3.5 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 5.3 by votes and 5.0 by seats; Belgian Socialist Party led Liberal Party by 7.1 points of the vote.

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