1949 Belgian general election

none 1949 Belgian general election Belgium parliamentary 1946 Belgian general election 1946 1950 Belgian general election 1950 All 212 seats in the Chamber of Representatives106 seats in the Senate 107 (Chamber) 1949 06 26 yes 150x150px Gaston Eyskens Candidate for PM Christian Social Party (Belgium, defunct) 92 seats, 42.54% 105 13 2,190,895 43.55% 1.01% 150x150px Paul-Henri Spaak Candidate for PM Belgian Socialist Party 69 seats, 31.57% 66 3 1,496,539 29.76% 1.81% 100x100px Roger Motz 1945 Liberal Party (Belgium) 17 seats, 8.93% 29 12 767,180 15.25% 6.32% 150x150px Julien Lahaut 1945 Communist 23 seats, 12.69% 12 11 376,765 7.49% 5.20% 1949 Belgian legislative election results map.svg Chamber seat distribution by constituency Government Government after election Spaak IV BSP/PSB-CVP/PSC G. Eyskens I CVP/PSC-Lib General elections were held in Belgium on 26 June 1949.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p289 978-3-8329-5609-7 Several reforms took effect prior to the elections; they were the first after the introduction of universal women's suffrage; the number of seats in the Chamber of Representatives was increased from 202 to 212, and from now on, elections for the nine provincial councils were held simultaneously with parliamentary elections. The number of Chamber seats and the simultaneous provincial and parliamentary elections would remain unchanged until state reforms in 1993. 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.Nohlen & Stöver, pp309-311 Voter turnout was 94.4%.Nohlen & Stöver, p290 Results Chamber of Deputies File:Belgian Chamber 1949.svg Christian Social Party 2190895 105 +13 Belgian Socialist Party 1496539 66 -3 Liberal Party 767180 29 +12 Communist Party of Belgium 376765 12 –11 Flemish Concentration 103896 0 New Middle Class 45721 0 0 Independent Party 20450 0 New Traders Union 6709 0 New Belgian National Rally 6077 0 New Walloon Unity 5852 0 New Luxembourg Defence 2024 0 New Cosmocraten 685 0 New Light 680 0 New Independent General Syndicate 610 0 New Belgian Patriotic Party 55 0 New Independents 6745 0 0 289333 +10 5635452 Belgian Electionshttps://wahlergebnisse.belgium.be/de/election-results/abgeordnetenkammer/1949/k%C3%B6nigreich/159639 Wahlergebnisse Abgeordnetenkammer 26 Juni 1949 wahlergebnisse.belgium.be Senate File:Belgium Senate 1949.svg Christian Social Party 2208553 54 +3 Belgian Socialist Party 1410135 33 –1 Liberal Party 762530 14 +10 Communist Party of Belgium 377209 5 –6 Flemish Concentration 66055 0 New Middle Class 37302 0 New Independent Party 20357 0 New A 13379 0 New Traders Union 5507 0 New Walloon Unity 5010 0 New B 554 0 New Independents 5241 0 0 321017 +5 5635452 Belgian Electionshttps://wahlergebnisse.belgium.be/de/election-results/senat/1949/k%C3%B6nigreich/162591 Wahlergebnisse Senat 26 Juni 1949 wahlergebnisse.belgium.be 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 (1949-1950) Several arrondissements got one or more additional seats. Province Arrondissement(s) Seats Change Antwerp Antwerp 20 +2 Mechelen 6 – Turnhout 6 +1 Limburg Hasselt 5 +1 Tongeren-Maaseik 6 +1 East Flanders Aalst 6 – Oudenaarde 3 – Gent-Eeklo 13 +1 Dendermonde 4 – Sint-Niklaas 4 – West Flanders Bruges 5 +1 Roeselare-Tielt 5 +1 Kortrijk 6 – Ypres 3 – Veurne-Diksmuide-Ostend 5 – Brabant Leuven 7 – Brussels 32 +2 Nivelles 5 – Hainaut Tournai-Ath 6 – Charleroi 11 – Thuin 4 – Mons 7 – Soignies 3 – Liège Huy-Waremme 4 – Liège 14 – Verviers 5 – Luxembourg Arlon-Marche-Bastogne 3 – Neufchâteau-Virton 3 – Namur Namur 5 – Dinant-Philippeville 4 – Total 212 +10 References General election Belgian general election