1979 European Parliament election in Belgium
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Elections to the European Parliament were held in Belgium on 10 June 1979. The Dutch-speaking electoral college elected 13 MEPs and the French-speaking electoral college elected 11 MEPs.
Results
| Party |
Votes |
% |
Seats |
| French-speaking electoral college |
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Socialist Party |
575,824 |
27.43 |
4 |
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Christian Social Party |
445,912 |
21.24 |
3 |
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Democratic Front of Francophones–Walloon Rally
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414,603 |
19.75 |
2 |
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Liberal Reformist Party |
372,904 |
17.76 |
2 |
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Ecolo |
107,833 |
5.14 |
0 |
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Communist Party of Belgium |
106,023 |
5.05 |
0 |
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Unity List of the New Left |
22,187 |
1.06 |
0 |
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Walloon Liberal Party–European Liberal Party |
17,566 |
0.84 |
0 |
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Belgian Progressive Party |
9,704 |
0.46 |
0 |
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All Power to the Workers |
8,821 |
0.42 |
0 |
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United Feminist Party |
7,273 |
0.35 |
0 |
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Revolutionary Workers' League |
6,209 |
0.30 |
0 |
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European Workers' Party |
4,617 |
0.22 |
0 |
| Total |
2,099,476 |
100.00 |
11 |
| Dutch-speaking electoral college |
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Christian People's Party |
1,607,941 |
48.09 |
7 |
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Flemish Socialist Party |
698,889 |
20.90 |
3 |
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Party for Freedom and Progress |
512,363 |
15.32 |
2 |
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People's Union |
324,540 |
9.71 |
1 |
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Agalev |
77,986 |
2.33 |
0 |
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Communist Party of Belgium |
39,773 |
1.19 |
0 |
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All Power to the Workers |
36,602 |
1.09 |
– |
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Flemish People's Party |
34,706 |
1.04 |
– |
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Revolutionary Workers' League |
10,702 |
0.32 |
– |
| Total |
3,343,502 |
100.00 |
13 |
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| Valid votes |
5,442,978 |
87.61 |
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| Invalid/blank votes |
769,753 |
12.39 |
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| Total votes |
6,212,731 |
100.00 |
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| Registered voters/turnout |
6,800,584 |
91.36 |
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| Source: Belgian Elections
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