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General elections were held in Belgium on 13 October 1985. The Christian People's Party emerged as the largest party, with 49 of the 212 seats in the Chamber of Representatives and 25 of the 106 seats in the Senate. Elections to the nine provincial councils were also held.
Results
Chamber of Deputies
| Party |
Votes |
% |
Seats |
+/– |
| Christian People's Party |
1,291,244 |
21.29 |
49 |
+6 |
| Socialistische Partij |
882,200 |
14.55 |
32 |
+6 |
| Parti Socialiste |
834,488 |
13.76 |
35 |
0 |
| Party for Freedom and Progress |
651,806 |
10.75 |
22 |
–6 |
| Liberal Reformist Party |
619,390 |
10.21 |
24 |
0 |
| Social Christian Party |
482,254 |
7.95 |
20 |
+2 |
| People's Union |
477,755 |
7.88 |
16 |
–4 |
| Agalev |
226,758 |
3.74 |
4 |
+2 |
| Ecolo |
152,483 |
2.51 |
5 |
+3 |
| Vlaams Blok |
85,391 |
1.41 |
1 |
0 |
| Fédéralistes Démocrates Francophones |
72,361 |
1.19 |
3 |
– |
| Communist Party of Belgium |
71,695 |
1.18 |
0 |
–2 |
| UDRT/RAD |
69,707 |
1.15 |
1 |
–2 |
| Workers' Party of Belgium |
46,034 |
0.76 |
0 |
0 |
| SEP |
31,983 |
1.53 |
0 |
New |
| SAP/POS |
13,681 |
0.23 |
0 |
New |
| Groen |
9,719 |
0.16 |
0 |
New |
| PW |
9,284 |
0.15 |
0 |
New |
| Forces |
8,221 |
0.14 |
0 |
New |
| UND |
6,609 |
0.11 |
0 |
New |
| Party of German-speaking Belgians |
5,228 |
0.09 |
0 |
0 |
| NF–FN |
3,738 |
0.06 |
0 |
New |
| PLC |
3,442 |
0.06 |
0 |
New |
| NCP/PCN |
1,763 |
0.03 |
0 |
New |
| Zomaar |
1,630 |
0.03 |
0 |
New |
| PFU |
1,201 |
0.02 |
0 |
0 |
| UPW |
828 |
0.01 |
0 |
New |
| VVP |
678 |
0.01 |
0 |
New |
| Charlier |
655 |
0.01 |
0 |
New |
| GIOT |
640 |
0.01 |
0 |
New |
| HP–PH |
518 |
0.01 |
0 |
New |
| AAT |
464 |
0.01 |
0 |
New |
| SDU-USD |
412 |
0.01 |
0 |
New |
| Invalid/blank votes |
487,974 |
– |
– |
– |
| Total |
6,552,234 |
100 |
212 |
0 |
| Registered voters/turnout |
7,001,297 |
93.59 |
– |
– |
| Source: Belgian Election Results |
Senate
| Party |
Votes |
% |
Seats |
+/– |
| Christian People's Party |
1,260,113 |
21.02 |
25 |
+3 |
| Socialistische Partij |
868,624 |
14.49 |
16 |
+3 |
| Parti Socialiste |
832,792 |
13.89 |
18 |
0 |
| Party for Freedom and Progress |
637,776 |
10.64 |
11 |
–3 |
| Liberal Reformist Party |
588,373 |
9.82 |
13 |
+2 |
| People's Union |
484,996 |
8.09 |
8 |
–2 |
| Social Christian Party |
475,119 |
7.93 |
10 |
+2 |
| Agalev |
229,206 |
3.82 |
2 |
+1 |
| Ecolo |
163,361 |
2.73 |
2 |
–1 |
| Vlaams Blok |
90,120 |
1.50 |
0 |
0 |
| UDRT/RAD |
73,045 |
1.22 |
0 |
–1 |
| Communist Party of Belgium |
71,020 |
1.18 |
0 |
–1 |
| Fédéralistes Démocrates Francophones |
70,239 |
1.17 |
1 |
– |
| Workers' Party of Belgium |
44,799 |
0.75 |
0 |
0 |
| SEP |
33,554 |
0.56 |
0 |
New |
| SAP/POS |
16,786 |
0.28 |
0 |
New |
| Groen |
10,988 |
0.18 |
0 |
New |
| PW |
10,539 |
0.18 |
0 |
New |
| Forces |
9,318 |
0.16 |
0 |
New |
| UND |
7,200 |
0.12 |
0 |
New |
| Party of German-speaking Belgians |
5,364 |
0.09 |
0 |
New |
| NF–FN |
4,201 |
0.07 |
0 |
New |
| PLC |
3,267 |
0.05 |
0 |
New |
| PFU |
1,430 |
0.02 |
0 |
0 |
| NCP/PCN |
1,312 |
0.02 |
0 |
New |
| VVP |
446 |
0.01 |
0 |
New |
| Paix |
443 |
0.01 |
0 |
0 |
| Invalid/blank votes |
558,259 |
– |
– |
– |
| Total |
6,552,690 |
100 |
106 |
0 |
| Registered voters/turnout |
7,001,297 |
93.59 |
– |
– |
| Source: Election Results |
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