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1991 Belgian general election

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Field	Value
country	Belgium
previous_election	[1987](1987-belgian-general-election)
next_election	[1995](1995-belgian-federal-election)
election_date	24 November 1991
module	{{Infobox legislative election
embed	yes
election_name	Chamber of Representatives
seats_for_election	All 212 seats in the Chamber of Representatives
turnout	92.72%
party1	CVP	leader1 = Wilfried Martens	percentage1 = 16.81	seats1 = 39	last_election1 = 43
party2	Socialiste	leader2 = Guy Spitaels	percentage2 = 13.49	seats2 = 35	last_election2 = 40
party3	Party for Freedom and Progress	leader3 = Guy Verhofstadt	percentage3 = 11.98	seats3 = 26	last_election3 = 25
party4	Socialistische	leader4 = Frank Vandenbroucke	percentage4 = 11.98	seats4 = 28	last_election4 = 32
party5	Liberal Reformist Party (Belgium)	leader5 = Antoine Duquesne
Daniel Ducarme	percentage5 = 8.14	seats5 = 20	last_election5 = 23
party6	PSC	leader6 = Gérard Deprez	percentage6 = 7.74	seats6 = 18	last_election6 = 19
party7	Vlaams Blok	leader7 = Karel Dillen	percentage7 = 6.58	seats7 = 12	last_election7 = 2
party8	People's Union (Belgium)	leader8 = Jaak Gabriëls	percentage8 = 5.89	seats8 = 10	last_election8 = 16
party9	Ecolo	leader9 =	percentage9 = 5.07	seats9 = 10	last_election9 = 3
party10	Agalev	leader10 =	percentage10 = 4.86	seats10 = 7	last_election10 = 6
party11	ROSSEM	leader11 = Jean-Pierre Van Rossem	percentage11 = 3.23	seats11 = 3	last_election11 = New
party12	FDF	leader12 =	percentage12 = 1.47	seats12 = 3	last_election12 = 3
party13	National Front	leader13 = Daniel Féret	percentage13 = 1.05	seats13 = 1	last_election13 = 0
module	{{Infobox legislative election
embed	yes
election_name	Senate
seats_for_election	All 70 seats in the Senate
turnout	92.72%
noleader	yes
party1	CVP	percentage1 = 16.82	seats1 = 20	last_election1 = 22
party2	Socialiste	percentage2 = 13.31	seats2 = 18	last_election2 = 16
party3	Socialistische	percentage3 = 11.94	seats3 = 14	last_election3 = 17
party4	Party for Freedom and Progress	percentage4 = 11.66	seats4 = 13	last_election4 = 11
party5	Liberal Reformist Party (Belgium)	percentage5 = 8.12	seats5 = 9	last_election5 = 12
party6	PSC	percentage6 = 7.91	seats6 = 9	last_election6 = 9
party7	Vlaams Blok	percentage7 = 6.78	seats7 = 5	last_election7 = 1
party8	People's Union (Belgium)	percentage8 = 5.97	seats8 = 5	last_election8 = 8
party9	Ecolo	leader9 =	percentage9 = 5.29	seats9 = 6	last_election9 = 2
party10	Agalev	percentage10 = 5.14	seats10 = 5	last_election10 = 3
party11	ROSSEM	percentage11 = 3.22	seats11 = 1	last_election11 = New
party12	FDF	leader12 =	percentage12 = 1.41	seats12 = 1	last_election12 = 1
map
title	Government
posttitle	Government after election
before_election	Martens IX
before_party	CVP-PSC-PS-SP
after_election	Martens IX
after_party	CVP-PSC-PS-SP

Daniel Ducarme | percentage5 = 8.14 | seats5 = 20 | last_election5 = 23

General elections were held in Belgium on 24 November 1991 to elect members of the Chamber of Representatives and Senate. The results represented a big loss for the majority parties (Christian democrats and Socialists) and significant gains for the Vlaams Blok. The day became known as "black Sunday" due to the rise of the far-right party.

These were the last elections before the new 1993 Belgian Constitution, which turned Belgium formally into a federal state: after this election, the number of MPs were reduced while the regional parliaments would become directly elected. The provincial elections would no longer coincide with national elections, but with municipal elections.

By law of 16 July 1991, experiments with electronic voting were carried out for the first time in Belgium during these elections, specifically in the canton of Verlaine (Liège Province) and the canton of Waarschoot (province of East Flanders).

Results

Chamber of Representatives

Senate

References

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