General elections were held in Belgium on 13 December 1987 to elect members of the Chamber of Representatives and Senate.[1][2] Elections to the nine provincial councils were also held.
1987 Belgian general election
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212 seats in the Chamber of Representatives |
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First party
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Second party
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Third party
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PS
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Leader
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Wilfried Martens
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Guy Spitaels
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Karel Van Miert
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Party
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CVP
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PS
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sp.a
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Leader since
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Candidate for PM
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1981
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1978
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Last election
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49 seats, 21.29%
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35 seats, 13.76%
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32 seats, 14.55%
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Seats won
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43
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40
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32
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Seat change
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6
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5
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Popular vote
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1,195,363
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961,361
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915,432
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Percentage
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19.5%
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15.6%
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14.9%
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Swing
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1.79%
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1.84%
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0.35%
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Fourth party
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Fifth party
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Sixth party
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Leader
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Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck
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Louis Michel
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Gérard Deprez
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Party
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Open Vld
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PRL
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cdH
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Leader since
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1985
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1982
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1981
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Last election
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22 seats, 10.75%
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24 seats, 10.21%
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20 seats, 7.95%
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Seats won
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25
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23
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19
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Seat change
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3
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1
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1
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Popular vote
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709,758
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577,959
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491,908
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Percentage
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11.5%
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9.4%
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8.0%
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Swing
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0.75%
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0.81%
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0.05%
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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 CVP leader Wilfried Martens.
Chamber of Representatives
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Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
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| Christian People's Party | 1,195,363 | 19.45 | 43 | –6 |
| Parti Socialiste | 961,361 | 15.64 | 40 | +5 |
| Socialistische Partij | 915,432 | 14.90 | 32 | 0 |
| Party for Freedom and Progress | 709,758 | 11.55 | 25 | +3 |
| Liberal Reformist Party | 577,959 | 9.41 | 23 | –1 |
| People's Union | 495,120 | 8.06 | 16 | 0 |
| Christian Social Party | 491,908 | 8.00 | 19 | –1 |
| Agalev | 275,437 | 4.48 | 6 | +2 |
| Ecolo | 157,988 | 2.57 | 3 | –2 |
| Vlaams Blok | 116,534 | 1.90 | 2 | +2 |
| Democratic Front of the Francophones | 71,338 | 1.16 | 3 | 0 |
| Communist Party of Belgium | 51,046 | 0.83 | 0 | 0 |
| Workers' Party of Belgium | 45,218 | 0.74 | 0 | 0 |
| Socialist Workers' Party | 31,446 | 0.51 | 0 | 0 |
| Walloon Rally | 12,391 | 0.20 | 0 | New |
| National Front | 7,596 | 0.12 | 0 | 0 |
| Democratic Union for the Respect of Labour | 6,452 | 0.10 | 0 | –1 |
| Green | 6,096 | 0.10 | 0 | 0 |
| Party of German-speaking Belgians | 5,683 | 0.09 | 0 | 0 |
| Party of New Forces–PCN | 5,053 | 0.08 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Liberal Party | 4,136 | 0.07 | 0 | 0 |
| United Feminist Party | 959 | 0.02 | 0 | 0 |
| Appeal to All European Social Libertarians | 593 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 |
| Green Party Radical | 340 | 0.01 | 0 | New |
Total | 6,145,207 | 100.00 | 212 | 0 |
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Valid votes | 6,145,207 | 93.43 | |
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Invalid/blank votes | 431,840 | 6.57 | |
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Total votes | 6,577,047 | 100.00 | |
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Registered voters/turnout | 7,044,211 | 93.37 | |
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Source: Belgian Elections |
Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
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| Christian People's Party | 1,169,377 | 19.19 | 22 | –3 |
| Parti Socialiste | 958,686 | 15.74 | 20 | +2 |
| Socialistische Partij | 896,294 | 14.71 | 17 | +1 |
| Party for Freedom and Progress | 686,440 | 11.27 | 11 | 0 |
| Liberal Reformist Party | 564,367 | 9.26 | 12 | –1 |
| People's Union | 494,410 | 8.12 | 8 | 0 |
| Christian Social Party | 474,370 | 7.79 | 9 | –1 |
| Agalev | 299,049 | 4.91 | 3 | +1 |
| Ecolo | 168,491 | 2.77 | 2 | 0 |
| Vlaams Blok | 122,953 | 2.02 | 1 | +1 |
| Democratic Front of the Francophones | 77,522 | 1.27 | 1 | 0 |
| Communist Party of Belgium | 52,318 | 0.86 | 0 | 0 |
| Workers' Party of Belgium | 43,386 | 0.71 | 0 | 0 |
| Socialist Workers' Party | 32,187 | 0.53 | 0 | 0 |
| Walloon Rally | 14,333 | 0.24 | 0 | New |
| Green | 7,648 | 0.13 | 0 | 0 |
| Democratic Union for the Respect of Labour | 6,203 | 0.10 | 0 | 0 |
| Parti Communautaire National-Européen | 5,614 | 0.09 | 0 | 0 |
| Party of German-speaking Belgians | 5,588 | 0.09 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Liberal Party | 3,144 | 0.05 | 0 | 0 |
| United Feminist Party | 1,127 | 0.02 | 0 | 0 |
| Union of Progressive Walloons–Christian Liberal Party | 475 | 0.01 | 0 | New |
| Other parties | 8,186 | 0.13 | 0 | – |
Total | 6,092,168 | 100.00 | 106 | 0 |
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Valid votes | 6,092,168 | 92.61 | |
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Invalid/blank votes | 486,076 | 7.39 | |
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Total votes | 6,578,244 | 100.00 | |
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Registered voters/turnout | 7,044,211 | 93.39 | |
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Source: Belgian Elections |