1936 Belgian general election

none 1936 Belgian general election Belgium parliamentary no 1932 Belgian general election 1932 1939 Belgian general election 1939 All 202 seats in the Chamber of RepresentativesAll 101 seats in the Senate 24 May 1936 150x150px Emile Vandervelde 1933 Belgian Labour Party 73 seats, 37.03% 70 3 758,485 32.11% 4.92% 150x150px Paul van Zeeland Candidate for PM Catholic Party (Belgium) 79 seats, 38.42% 61 18 653,717 27.67% 10.75% 100x100px Léon Dens 1935 Liberal Party (Belgium) 24 seats, 14.08% 23 1 292,970 12.40% 1.68% 150x150px Léon Degrelle 1935 Rexist New 21 New 271,481 11.49% New 000000 150x150px Staf De Clercq 1933 VNV New 16 New 164,253 7.06% New FFA500 150x150px Joseph Jacquemotte 1934 Communist 3 seats, 2.90% 9 6 143,223 6.06% 3.16% Government Government after election van Zeeland I National Unity (Catholic-Lab-Lib) van Zeeland II National Unity (Catholic-Lab-Lib) thumb|Prime Minister Paul van Zeeland General elections were held in Belgium on 24 May 1936. Elections in Europe: A data handbook Nohlen Dieter Dieter Nohlen Stöver Philip 31 May 2010 Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft 289 978-3-8329-5609-7 The result was a victory for the Belgian Labour Party, which won 70 of the 202 seats in the Chamber of Representatives and 39 of the 101 seats in the Senate.Nohlen & Stöver, pp308-310 Voter turnout was 94.7%.Nohlen & Stöver, p290 Despite the rise of far-right and far-left parties, Paul van Zeeland continued as Prime Minister leading a government of national unity, composed of the three major parties (Catholics, Socialists and Liberals). Results Chamber of Representatives File:Belgian Chamber 1936.svg Belgian Labour Party 758485 70 –3 Catholic Party 653717 61 –18 Liberal Party 292970 23 –1 Rexist Party 271481 21 New Vlaamsch Nationaal Verbond 166737 16 +8 Communist Party of Belgium 143223 9 +6 Christian Democratic Party 22224 2 New Realists 14989 0 New People's Candidates 7997 0 New Socialist dissidents 7050 0 0 Agrarians 4989 0 New Revolutionary Socialist Action 2082 0 New Independent National Party 2072 0 New Farmers 1995 0 0 VNV dissidents 1618 0 0 Clock 1518 0 New Isolated 1153 0 0 Pigeon Fanciers 918 0 New Taxpayers Bloc 898 0 0 Radical Party 709 0 0 Cooperative Bloc 692 0 New Merchants 391 0 New Producers 225 0 New Quaedvlieg 67 0 New Independents 4236 0 New 148810 +15 2652707 Belgian ElectionsBelgian Elections Senate File:Belgium Senate 1936.svg Belgian Labour Party 769498 39 0 Catholic Party 667739 34 –8 Liberal Party 297280 11 0 Rexist Party 250272 8 New Vlaamsch Nationaal Verbond 160212 5 +4 Communist Party of Belgium 110855 4 +4 Christian Democratic Party 19477 0 New Other parties 4520 0 – Independents 19655 0 New 209055 +8 2652707 Belgian ElectionsBelgian Elections Constituencies The distribution of seats among the electoral districts of the Chamber of Representatives was as follows.List of members of the Chamber of Representatives (1936) Several arrondissements got one or more additional seats. Roeselare-Tielt lost one seat, which was a rare occurrence since population generally increased throughout the Belgian territory with each census. Province Arrondissement(s) Seats Change Antwerp Antwerp 18 +3 Mechelen 6 +1 Turnhout 5 +1 Limburg Hasselt 4 +1 Tongeren-Maaseik 5 +1 East Flanders Aalst 6 +1 Oudenaarde 3 – Gent-Eeklo 12 – Dendermonde 4 – Sint-Niklaas 4 – West Flanders Bruges 4 – Roeselare-Tielt 4 –1 Kortrijk 6 +1 Ypres 3 – Veurne-Diksmuide-Ostend 5 – Brabant Leuven 7 – Brussels 30 +4 Nivelles 5 +1 Hainaut Tournai-Ath 6 – Charleroi 11 – Thuin 4 +1 Mons 7 – Soignies 3 – Liège Huy-Waremme 4 – Liège 14 +1 Verviers 5 – Luxembourg Arlon-Marche-Bastogne 3 – Neufchâteau-Virton 3 – Namur Namur 5 – Dinant-Philippeville 4 – Total 202 +15 References Belgium Category:1930s elections in Belgium Category:1936 in Belgium Category:May 1936 in Europe