1968 Belgian general election

General elections were held in Belgium on 31 March 1968. Although the Belgian Socialist Party received the most votes in the Chamber of Representatives elections, the Christian Social Party won the most seats. The Christian Social Party also emerged as the largest party in the Senate. Voter turnout was 90.0%.

Results

Chamber of Deputies

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
Christian Social Party	1,643,785	31.75	69	–8
Belgian Socialist Party	1,403,107	27.10	59	–5
Party for Freedom and Progress	1,080,894	20.87	47	–1
People's Union	506,697	9.79	20	+8
Vanden Boeyants Cartel	236,283	4.56	0	New
Communist Party of Belgium	170,625	3.30	5	–1
Democratic Front of the Francophones	154,023	2.92	6	+3
Walloon Rally	151,421	2.92	6	New
Red Lions	46,065	0.89	0	New
Walloon Workers	3,474	0.07	0	New
Pro-Peking Communists	3,119	0.06	0	New
ULS	2,694	0.05	0	New
Return to Liège	1,933	0.04	0	New
Flemish Social Movement	1,922	0.04	0	New
Kaganovemus	1,634	0.03	0	0
Dierenbes	1,608	0.03	0	New
Walloon Communists	964	0.02	0	New
Z. Kleur	723	0.01	0	New
Flemish Communists	702	0.01	0	New
FU Pop	572	0.01	0	New
Trotskyists	289	0.01	0	New
SH	198	0.00	0	New
RJB	161	0.00	0	New
Invalid/blank votes	376,700	–	–	–
Total	5,554,652	100	212	0
Registered voters/turnout	6,170,167	90.02	–	–
Source: Belgian Elections

Senate

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
Belgian Socialist Party	1,454,879	28.46	33	+2
Christian Social Party	1,393,174	27.25	29	–15
Party for Freedom and Progress	1,114,428	21.80	22	–1
People's Union	513,342	10.04	9	+5
FDF-RW	308,859	6.04	5	+4
Communist Party of Belgium	271,586	5.31	2	–1
Vanden Boeyants-Christian Social Party Kartel	252,331	4.94	6	New
Red Lions	45,097	0.88	0	New
Walloon Workers	3,777	0.07	0	New
Pro-Peking Communists	3,452	0.07	0	New
Kaganovemus	2,694	0.05	0	0
ULS	2,364	0.05	0	New
Flemish Communists	801	0.02	0	New
Walloon Communists	520	0.01	0	New
FU Pop	495	0.01	0	New
Invalid/blank votes	441,379	–	–	–
Total	5,553,197	100	106	0
Registered voters/turnout	6,170,167	90.00	–	–
Source: Belgian Elections