Belgian general election, 1946
General elections were held in Belgium on 17 February 1946.[1] The result was a victory for the Christian Social Party, which won 92 of the 202 seats in the Chamber of Representatives and 51 of the 101 seats in the Senate.[2] Voter turnout was 90.3%.[3]
Results
Chamber of Deputies
| Party |
Votes |
% |
Seats |
+/– |
| Christian Social Party |
1,006,293 |
42.5 |
92 |
+19 |
| Belgian Socialist Party |
746,738 |
31.6 |
69 |
+5 |
| Communist Party of Belgium |
300,099 |
12.7 |
23 |
+14 |
| Liberal Party |
211,143 |
8.9 |
17 |
–16 |
| Catholic Dissidents |
51,095 |
2.2 |
1 |
+1 |
| Liberal-Socialist Cartels |
37,844 |
1.6 |
0 |
0 |
| Other parties |
12,426 |
0.5 |
0 |
–21 |
| Invalid/blank votes |
94,891 |
– |
– |
– |
| Total |
2,460,529 |
100 |
202 |
0 |
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver |
Senate
References
- ^ Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p289 ISBN 9873832956097
- ^ Nohlen & Stöver, pp309-311
- ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p290