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De personale keuze bij de parlementsverkiezingen van 1 7 april 1977

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Abstract

At the general elections, the Belgian voter has the possibility to bring out either a vote for a party (a liste-vote) or a vote for a candidate of the party (a preferential vote) . At the general elections of April 17, 1977 for the House of Representatives the voters have voted for 50,26 % by preference, whereas for the Senate 40,65 % of them have done so.
The use of preferential votes is varying from one electoral district to another: from 69,96 % in the district of Oudenaarde to 32,85 % in Bergen.  There is also a difference from one political party to another. The highest percentage is obtained by the PW-PLP (liberal party) : 59,51 % ; the lowest by the KPB-PCB (communist party) : 30,14 %. The preferential votes individual candidates obtain differ widely, pointing out not only their popularity but also to a certain extend their political  power.

How to Cite:

Deweerdt, M., (1977) “De personale keuze bij de parlementsverkiezingen van 1 7 april 1977”, Res Publica 19(3), 515-528. doi: https://doi.org/10.21825/rp.v19i3.19469