1987 Belgian general election

General elections were held in Belgium on 13 December 1987 to elect members of the Chamber of Representatives and Senate.[1][2] Elections to the nine provincial councils were also held.

1987 Belgian general election

13 December 1987
212 seats in the Chamber of Representatives
First party Second party Third party   PS Leader Wilfried Martens Guy Spitaels Karel Van Miert Party CVP PS sp.a Leader since Candidate for PM 1981 1978 Last election 49 seats, 21.29% 35 seats, 13.76% 32 seats, 14.55% Seats won 43 40 32 Seat change 6 5 Popular vote 1,195,363 961,361 915,432 Percentage 19.5% 15.6% 14.9% Swing 1.79% 1.84% 0.35%   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck Louis Michel Gérard Deprez Party Open Vld PRL cdH Leader since 1985 1982 1981 Last election 22 seats, 10.75% 24 seats, 10.21% 20 seats, 7.95% Seats won 25 23 19 Seat change 3 1 1 Popular vote 709,758 577,959 491,908 Percentage 11.5% 9.4% 8.0% Swing 0.75% 0.81% 0.05%
Results by constituency for the Chamber of Representatives Senate results by constituency
Government before election Martens VII CVP-PSC-PVV-PRL Government after election Martens VII CVP-PSC-PVV-PRL

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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.