1978 Belgian general election
Chamber of Deputies

1978 Belgian general election

Section Title: Chamber of Deputies
Table Section Text: None

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/–

Christian People's Party	1,447,112	26.14	57	+1

Belgian Socialist Party (Wallonia)	689,876	12.46	31	+31

Belgian Socialist Party (Flanders)	684,976	12.37	26	–1

Party for Freedom and Progress	573,387	10.36	22	+5

Christian Social Party	560,440	10.12	25	+1

People's Union	388,762	7.02	14	–6

Democratic Front of the Francophones	259,019	4.68	11	0

Liberal Reformist Party	256,685	4.64	15	–1

Communist Party of Belgium	180,234	3.26	4	+4

Walloon Rally	128,153	2.32	4	0

Vlaams Blok	75,635	1.37	1	+1

UDRT/RAD	48,616	0.88	1	+1

AMA/TPO	43,483	0.79	0	New

PL	41,460	0.75	0	New

PRLW/PRF	31,280	0.57	0	0

Belgian Socialist Party (Luxembourg)	30,222	0.55	1	New

Ecolo	21,224	0.38	0	0

PLW	9,861	0.18	0	New

Party of German-speaking Belgians	9,032	0.16	0	0

ECOLOG	8,360	0.15	0	0

Walloon Rally (Luxembourg)	6,493	0.12	0	New

AGALEV	5,556	0.10	0	0

ECOPOL	3,922	0.07	0	New

LSDP	3,678	0.07	0	New

BNP-PNB	3,465	0.06	0	New

LRT	2,597	0.05	0	0

PLF	2,313	0.04	0	New

PPB	2,123	0.04	0	New

UDP	1,843	0.03	0	New

GROEN	1,761	0.03	0	New

PFU	1,686	0.03	0	0

PF-ECO	1,512	0.03	0	New

KAGANO	1,376	0.02	0	0

PVCM	993	0.02	0	New

PFN	729	0.01	0	New

LP-PL	698	0.01	0	New

PDE	375	0.01	0	New

PDRT	311	0.01	0	New

Invalid/blank votes	507,058	–	–	–

Total	6,042,689	100	212	0

Source: Belgian Elections

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The Christian People's Party emerged as the largest party, with 57 of the 212 seats in the Chamber of Representatives.

final_sentence: The Christian People's Party emerged as the largest party, with 57 of the 212 seats in the Chamber of Representatives.