Belgian general election, 1946
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General elections were held in Belgium
on 17 February 1946. 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
. Voter turnout was 90.3%.
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
on 17 February 1946. The result was a victory for the Christian Social Party
Christian Social Party (Belgium, defunct)
The Christian Social Party was a Belgian Catholic political party, which existed from 1945 until 1968.-History:At the end of World War II, on 18–19 August 1945 the Christelijke Volkspartij-Parti Social Chrétien was founded under the presidency of August de Schryver as the successor to the...
, which won 92 of the 202 seats in the Chamber of Representatives and 51 of the 101 seats in the Senate
Belgian Senate
The Belgian Senate is one of the two chambers of the bicameral Federal Parliament of Belgium, the other being the Chamber of Representatives. It is considered to be the "upper house" of the Federal Parliament.-History and future:...
. Voter turnout was 90.3%.
Chamber of Deputies
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Social Party Christian Social Party (Belgium, defunct) The Christian Social Party was a Belgian Catholic political party, which existed from 1945 until 1968.-History:At the end of World War II, on 18–19 August 1945 the Christelijke Volkspartij-Parti Social Chrétien was founded under the presidency of August de Schryver as the successor to the... |
1,006,293 | 42.5 | 92 | |
| Belgian Socialist Party Belgian Socialist Party The Belgian Socialist Party was a democratic socialist party which existed in Belgium from 1945 to 1978.The BSP was founded by activists from the Belgian Labour Party , which was the first Belgian socialist party. It ceased to function during the Second World War, while Belgium was under Nazi... |
746,738 | 31.6 | 69 | |
| Communist Party of Belgium Communist Party of Belgium Communist Party of Belgium was a political party in Belgium. The youth wing of KPB/PCB was known as the Communist Youth of Belgium. The party published Le Drapeau Rouge in French and De Roode Vaan in Dutch.- History :It was formed at a congress in Anderlecht on September 3-4 1921... |
300,099 | 12.7 | 23 | |
| Liberal Party Liberal Party (Belgium) The Liberal Party was a Belgian political party that existed from 1846 until 1961, when it became the Party for Freedom and Progress, Partij voor Vrijheid en Vooruitgang/Parti de la Liberté et du Progrès or PVV-PLP, under the leadership of Omer Vanaudenhove.-History:The Liberal Party was founded... |
211,143 | 8.9 | 17 | –16 |
| Catholic Dissidents | 51,095 | 2.2 | 1 | |
| Liberal-Socialist Cartels Kartel A kartel is the Dutch term for an electoral alliance between two or more parties in Belgium.In a system of proportional representation in which the country is divided in multiple electoral districts, such as Belgium the threshold to obtain one seat can be very high , which also favours larger parties... |
37,844 | 1.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Other parties | 12,426 | 0.5 | 0 | –21 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 94,891 | – | – | – |
| Total | 2,460,529 | 100 | 202 | 0 |
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver | ||||
Senate
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Social Party Christian Social Party (Belgium, defunct) The Christian Social Party was a Belgian Catholic political party, which existed from 1945 until 1968.-History:At the end of World War II, on 18–19 August 1945 the Christelijke Volkspartij-Parti Social Chrétien was founded under the presidency of August de Schryver as the successor to the... |
999,264 | 42.7 | 51 | |
| Belgian Socialist Party Belgian Socialist Party The Belgian Socialist Party was a democratic socialist party which existed in Belgium from 1945 to 1978.The BSP was founded by activists from the Belgian Labour Party , which was the first Belgian socialist party. It ceased to function during the Second World War, while Belgium was under Nazi... |
729,943 | 31.2 | 34 | –1 |
| Communist Party of Belgium Communist Party of Belgium Communist Party of Belgium was a political party in Belgium. The youth wing of KPB/PCB was known as the Communist Youth of Belgium. The party published Le Drapeau Rouge in French and De Roode Vaan in Dutch.- History :It was formed at a congress in Anderlecht on September 3-4 1921... |
300,655 | 12.9 | 11 | |
| Liberal Party Liberal Party (Belgium) The Liberal Party was a Belgian political party that existed from 1846 until 1961, when it became the Party for Freedom and Progress, Partij voor Vrijheid en Vooruitgang/Parti de la Liberté et du Progrès or PVV-PLP, under the leadership of Omer Vanaudenhove.-History:The Liberal Party was founded... |
214,837 | 9.2 | 4 | –12 |
| Catholic Dissidents | 48,441 | 2.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Liberal-Socialist Cartels Kartel A kartel is the Dutch term for an electoral alliance between two or more parties in Belgium.In a system of proportional representation in which the country is divided in multiple electoral districts, such as Belgium the threshold to obtain one seat can be very high , which also favours larger parties... |
33,732 | 1.4 | 1 | |
| Other parties | 11,383 | 0.5 | 0 | –12 |
| Invalid/blank votes | – | – | – | |
| Total | 2,338,255 | 100 | 101 | 0 |
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver | ||||