Belgian federal election, 1995

Belgian federal election, 1995

21 May, 1995
All 150 seats in the Chamber of Representatives 40 of 71 seats in the Senate respectively 76 and 36 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Jean-Luc Dehaene Guy Verhofstadt Philippe Busquin Party CVP VLD PS Leader since Candidate for PM 1992 1992 Last election 39 seats, 16.8% 26 seats, 12.0% 35 seats, 13.5% Seats won 29 21 21 Seat change 10 5 14 Popular vote 1,042,933 798,363 720.819 Percentage 17.2% 13.1% 11.9% Swing 0.4% 1.1% 1.6%   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Louis Tobback Leader Louis Tobback Louis Michel Gérard Deprez Party SP PRL + FDF PSC Leader since 1994 1995 1981 Last election 28 seats, 12.0% 23 seats, 9.6% 18 seats, 7.7% Seats won 20 18 12 Seat change 8 5 6 Popular vote 762.444 623.250 469.101 Percentage 12.6% 10.1% 7.7% Swing 0.6% 0.5%
400px Colours denote the winning party in each electoral district, as shown in the table of results.
Prime Minister before election Jean-Luc Dehaene CVP Elected Prime Minister Jean-Luc Dehaene CVP

The 21 May 1995 Belgian general elections was a Belgian election for the Chamber of Representatives and Senate. The Christian People's Party (CVP) kept its position as largest party in Flanders and overall in Belgium, and Jean-Luc Dehaene (CVP) continued as Prime Minister.

On the same day, regional elections were also held. These were the first elections after the new 1993 Belgian Constitution, which turned Belgium formally into a federal state. The new Constitution also reduced the number of seats in the Chamber (from 212 to 150) and in the Senate (from 70 to 40 directly elected senators).

Chamber of Representatives

 Summary of the 21 May 1995 Belgian Chamber of Representatives election results

Parties		Chamber
		Votes	+/-	%	+/-	Seats	+/-
	Christian People's Party (Christelijke Volkspartij)	1,042,933		17.2		29
	Flemish Liberals and Democrats (Vlaamse Liberalen en Democraten)	798,363		13.1		21
	Socialist Party (Wallonia) (Parti Socialiste)	720,819		11.9		21
	Socialist Party (Flanders) (Socialistische Partij)	762,444		12.6		20
	Liberal Reformist Party - Democratic Front of Francophones (PRL-FDF)	623,250		10.3		18
	PSC (Parti Social Chrétien)	469,101		7.7		12
	Flemish Block (Vlaams Blok)	475,677		7.8		11
	People's Union (Volksunie)	283,516		4.7		5
	Ecolo	243,362		4.0		6
	Agalev	269,058		4.4		5
	National Front (Front National)	138,496		2.3		2
	Others	245,032	—	4.0	—	—	—
	Total (turnout 91.1%)	6,072,051		100		150
Source: IBZ.

Senate

 Summary of the 21 May 1995 Belgian Senate election results

Parties		Senate
		Votes	+/-	%	+/-	Seats	+/-
	Christian People's Party (Christelijke Volkspartij)	1,009,656		16.8		7
	Flemish Liberals and Democrats (Vlaamse Liberalen en Democraten)	796,154		13.3		6
	Socialist Party (Flanders) (Socialistische Partij)	792,941		13.2		6
	Socialist Party (Wallonia) (Parti Socialiste)	764,610		12.8		5
	Liberal Reformist Party–Democratic Front of Francophones (PRL–FDF)	672,798		11.2		5
	Flemish Block (Vlaams Blok)	463,896		7.7		3
	Christian Social Party (Parti Social Chrétien)	434,492		7.3		3
	People's Union (Volksunie)	318,453		5.3		2
	Ecolo	258,635		4.3		2
	Agalev	223,355		3.7		1
	Other	257,335	—	4.3	—	—	—
	Total (turnout 91.1%)	5,992,325		100		40
Source: IBZ.