# 1987 Belgian general election

General elections were held in Belgium on 13 December 1987 to elect members of the Chamber of Representatives and Senate. Elections to the nine provincial councils were also held.
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.

## Results
### Chamber of Representatives

| | 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 | Total | 6,145,207 | 100.00 | 212 | 0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 6,145,207 | 93.43 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 431,840 | 6.57 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 6,577,047 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 7,044,211 | 93.37 | | |
| Source: Belgian Elections ||||||

### Senate

| Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
| | 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 | Total | 6,092,168 | 100.00 | 106 | 0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 6,092,168 | 92.61 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 486,076 | 7.39 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 6,578,244 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 7,044,211 | 93.39 | | |
| Source: Belgian Elections ||||||