Belgian general election, 1949
Belgian general election, 1949
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26 June 1949 (1949-06-26) |
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All 212 seats in the Chamber of Representatives 107 seats needed for a majority |
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First party |
Second party |
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Leader |
Gaston Eyskens |
Paul-Henri Spaak |
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Party |
Christian Social |
Socialist |
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Leader since |
Candidate for PM |
Candidate for PM |
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Last election |
92 seats, 42.54% |
69 seats, 31.57% |
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Seats won |
105 |
66 |
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Seat change |
13 |
3 |
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Popular vote |
2,190,895 |
1,496,539 |
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Percentage |
43.55% |
29.76% |
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Swing |
1.01% |
1.81% |
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Third party |
Fourth party |
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Leader |
Roger Motz |
Julien Lahaut |
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Party |
Liberal |
Communist |
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Leader since |
1945 |
1945 |
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Last election |
17 seats, 8.93% |
23 seats, 12.69% |
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Seats won |
29 |
12 |
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Seat change |
12 |
11 |
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Popular vote |
767,180 |
376,765 |
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Percentage |
15.25% |
7.49% |
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Swing |
6.32% |
5.20% |
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General elections were held in Belgium on 26 June 1949.[1] The result was a victory for the Christian Social Party, which won 105 of the 212 seats in the Chamber of Representatives and 54 of the 106 seats in the Senate.[2] Voter turnout was 94.4%.[3] This election was the first after the introduction of universal women's suffrage in Belgium.
Results
Chamber of Deputies
Party |
Votes |
% |
Seats |
+/– |
Christian Social Party | 2,190,895 | 43.55 | 105 | +13 |
Belgian Socialist Party | 1,496,539 | 29.76 | 66 | -3 |
Liberal Party | 767,180 | 15.25 | 29 | +12 |
Communist Party of Belgium | 376,765 | 7.49 | 12 | –11 |
Flemish Concentration | 103,896 | 2.07 | 0 | New |
Middle Class | 45,721 | 0.91 | 0 | New |
Independent Party | 20,450 | 0.41 | 0 | New |
Traders Union | 6,709 | 0.13 | 0 | New |
National Belgian Rally | 6,077 | 0.12 | 0 | New |
Walloon Unity | 5,852 | 0.12 | 0 | New |
Luxembourg Defence | 2,024 | 0.04 | 0 | New |
Cosmocraten | 685 | 0.01 | 0 | New |
Light | 680 | 0.01 | 0 | New |
Independent General Syndicate | 610 | 0.01 | 0 | New |
Belgian Patriotic Party | 55 | 0.00 | 0 | New |
Independents | 6,745 | 0.13 | 0 | 0 |
Invalid/blank votes | 289,333 | – | – | – |
Total | 5,320,216 | 100 | 212 | +10 |
Registered voters/turnout | 5,635,452 | 94.41 | – | – |
Source: Belgian Elections |
Senate
Party |
Votes |
% |
Seats |
+/– |
Christian Social Party | 2,208,553 | 46.95 | 54 | +3 |
Belgian Socialist Party | 1,410,135 | 29.98 | 33 | –1 |
Liberal Party | 762,530 | 16.21 | 14 | +10 |
Communist Party of Belgium | 377,209 | 8.02 | 5 | –6 |
Flemish Concentration | 66,055 | 1.40 | 0 | New |
Middle Class | 37,302 | 0.79 | 0 | New |
Independent Party | 20,357 | 0.43 | 0 | New |
A | 13,379 | 0.28 | 0 | New |
Traders Union | 5,507 | 0.12 | 0 | New |
Walloon Unity | 5,010 | 0.11 | 0 | New |
B | 555 | 0.01 | 0 | New |
Independents | 5,241 | 0.12 | 0 | 0 |
Invalid/blank votes | 321,017 | – | – | – |
Total | 5,024,677 | 100 | 106 | +5 |
Registered voters/turnout | 5,635,452 | 89.16 | – | – |
Source: Belgian Elections |
References
- ↑ Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p289 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
- ↑ Nohlen & Stöver, pp309-311
- ↑ Nohlen & Stöver, p290