1946 Belgian general election

none 1946 Belgian general election Belgium parliamentary 1939 Belgian general election 1939 1949 Belgian general election 1949 All 202 seats in the Chamber of Representatives 102 1946 02 17 yes 150x150px Hubert Pierlot Candidate for PM? Christian Social Party (Belgium, defunct) 73 seats, 33.58% 92 19 1,006,293 42.54% 8.96% 150x150px Paul-Henri Spaak Candidate for PM Belgian Socialist Party 64 seats, 29.44% 69 5 746,738 31.57% 2.13% 150x150px Julien Lahaut 1945 Communist 9 seats, 4.65% 23 14 300,099 12.69% 8.04% 100x100px Roger Motz 1945 Liberal Party (Belgium) 33 seats, 17.18% 17 16 211,143 8.93% 8.25 100x100px Pierre ClerdentAntoine Delfosse 1945 Belgian Democratic Union New party 1 1 51,095 2.16% 2.16% 1946 Belgian legislative election results map.svg 300px Seats by constituency Government Government after election van Acker II BSP/PSB-Lib-UDB-KPB/PCB Spaak II BSP/PSB General elections were held in Belgium on 17 February 1946.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p289 978-3-8329-5609-7 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.Nohlen & Stöver, pp309-311 Voter turnout was 90.3%.Nohlen & Stöver, p290 They were the first elections after the Second World War and saw fundamental changes among the political parties. The Flemish National Union, which held 17 seats prior to the war and collaborated with Nazi Germany during the war, was outlawed. The Catholic Party changed into the Christian Social Party while the Belgian Labour Party changed into the Belgian Socialist Party. The Liberal Party suffered major losses, while the Christian Social Party and the Communist Party made major gains. Following the elections, Paul-Henri Spaak formed a Socialist minority government supported by the Communists. After he failed to win the confidence of the Christian Social and Liberal parties, outgoing PM Achille Van Acker formed a new government which included Socialists, Communists and Liberals. Results Chamber of Deputies File:Belgian Chamber 1946.svg Christian Social Party 1006293 92 Belgian Socialist Party 746738 69 Communist Party of Belgium 300099 23 Liberal Party 211143 17 Belgian Democratic Union 51095 1 Liberal–Socialist Kartels 37844 0 Union of Trades 3360 0 FRENSSEN 2480 0 Walloon Unity Party 1774 0 Belgian People's Movement 865 0 Resistant 676 0 Middle Classes 274 0 Belgian Free Independents 212 0 Independents 2785 0 94971 2724796 Belgian ElectionsBelgian Elections Senate File:Belgium Senate 1946.svg Christian Social Party 999264 51 Belgian Socialist Party 729943 34 Communist Party of Belgium 300655 11 Liberal Party 214837 4 Belgian Democratic Union 48441 0 Liberal–Socialist Kartels 33732 1 Union of Trades 3764 0 Demarrez 3753 0 Independents 3866 0 106767 Belgian ElectionsBelgian Elections References Category:1946 elections in Belgium Category:February 1946 in Europe