1939 Belgian general election

none August 2019 Belgium 1936 1946 2 April 1939 yes Chamber of Representatives All 202 seats in the Chamber of Representatives PC–KVV Hubert Pierlot 32.71 73 61 Belgian Labour Party Paul-Henri Spaak 30.19 64 70 Liberal Party (Belgium) Émile Coulonvaux 17.19 33 23 Vlaamsch Nationaal Verbond Staf De Clercq 8.28 17 16 Communist Party of Belgium Collective leadership 5.36 9 9 Rexist Party Léon Degrelle 4.44 4 21 Technocrat Leo Frenssen 1 new #808080 Veterans 1 new #AAAA00 yes Senate All 101 seats in the Senate Catholic Party (Belgium) Hubert Pierlot 30.71 35 34 Belgian Labour Party Paul-Henri Spaak 30.64 35 39 Liberal Party (Belgium) Émile Coulonvaux 17.57 16 11 Vlaamsch Nationaal Verbond Staf De Clercq 7.76 8 5 Communist Party of Belgium Collective leadership 5.04 3 4 Rexist Party Léon Degrelle 4.13 1 8 KVV Alfons Verbist 2.75 3 new #DF8110 Government Government after election Spaak I National Unity (Lab–Catholic–Lib) Pierlot I Catholic–Lab General elections were held in Belgium on 2 April 1939.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p289 978-3-8329-5609-7 The result was a victory for the Catholic Party, which won 67 of the 202 seats in the Chamber of Representatives. Voter turnout was 93.3%.Nohlen & Stöver, p290 On 22 February 1939, the Pierlot Government succeeded the Spaak Government. The Spaak Government was in a political crisis caused by, among other things, the Martens Affair. As the Pierlot Government fell as well and the ministers failed to form a stable government, King Leopold III insisted on a dissolution of parliament, but the council of ministers refused due to fear of electoral losses. It was not Prime Minister Pierlot, but the Minister of the Interior who provided the required fr contresignant of the royal order of 6 March 1939 which dissolved the Chambers and triggered the snap elections. After the election, Pierlot continued as Prime Minister. The elections were the last before World War II. Results Chamber of Representatives File:Belgian Chamber 1939.svg Catholic Party 764843 2 67 +6 Catholic Flemish People's Party 6 New #DF8110 Belgian Labour Party 705969 64 –6 Liberal Party 401991 33 +10 Vlaamsch Nationaal Verbond 193528 17 +1 Communist Party of Belgium 125428 9 0 Rexist Party 103821 4 –17 Heimattreue Front 7733 0 New Technocrat Party 35124 11 1 New #808080 Veterans 1 New #AAAA00 Walloon Party 0 New Socialist dissidents 0 0 Liberal dissidents 0 New Revolutionary Socialist Action 0 0 Lahaut List 0 New Liste De Keyser (Tchno) 0 New Walloon Dissident Party 0 New Verbist 0 New Independents 0 0 150442 0 2667341 Mackie & Rose, Belgian Elections Senate File:Belgium Senate 1939.svg Catholic Party 703250 35 +1 Belgian Labour Party 701552 35 –4 Liberal Party 402326 16 +5 Vlaamsch Nationaal Verbond 177666 8 +3 Communist Party of Belgium 115308 3 –1 Rexist Party 94543 1 –7 Catholic Flemish People's Party 62976 3 New #DF8110 Independents 32209 0 0 199033 0 2667341 Belgian ElectionsBelgian Elections References Belgium Category:1930s elections in Belgium General Belgian general election Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results