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1949 Belgian general election
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| Field | Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| election_name | 1949 Belgian general election | ||
| country | Belgium | ||
| type | parliamentary | ||
| previous_election | 1946 Belgian general election | ||
| previous_year | 1946 | ||
| next_election | 1950 Belgian general election | ||
| next_year | 1950 | ||
| seats_for_election | All 212 seats in the Chamber of Representatives | ||
| 106 seats in the Senate | |||
| majority_seats | 107 (Chamber) | ||
| election_date | |||
| <!-- Christian Social Party --> | image1 | [[File:Gaston Eyskens (1969).jpg | 150x150px]] |
| leader1 | Gaston Eyskens | ||
| leader_since1 | *Candidate for PM* | ||
| party1 | Christian Social Party (Belgium, defunct) | ||
| last_election1 | 92 seats, 42.54% | ||
| seats1 | 105 | ||
| seat_change1 | 13 | ||
| popular_vote1 | 2,190,895 | ||
| percentage1 | 43.55% | ||
| swing1 | 1.01% | ||
| image2 | [[File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-39998-0427, Paul-Henri Spaak.jpg | 150x150px]] | |
| leader2 | Paul-Henri Spaak | ||
| leader_since2 | *Candidate for PM* | ||
| party2 | Belgian Socialist Party | ||
| last_election2 | 69 seats, 31.57% | ||
| seats2 | 66 | ||
| seat_change2 | 3 | ||
| popular_vote2 | 1,496,539 | ||
| percentage2 | 29.76% | ||
| swing2 | 1.81% | ||
| image4 | [[File:No image.png | 100x100px]] | |
| leader4 | Roger Motz | ||
| leader_since4 | 1945 | ||
| party4 | Liberal Party (Belgium) | ||
| last_election4 | 17 seats, 8.93% | ||
| seats4 | 29 | ||
| seat_change4 | 12 | ||
| popular_vote4 | 767,180 | ||
| percentage4 | 15.25% | ||
| swing4 | 6.32% | ||
| image5 | [[File:20161101 seraing040.jpg | 150x150px]] | |
| leader5 | Julien Lahaut | ||
| leader_since5 | 1945 | ||
| party5 | Communist | ||
| last_election5 | 23 seats, 12.69% | ||
| seats5 | 12 | ||
| seat_change5 | 11 | ||
| popular_vote5 | 376,765 | ||
| percentage5 | 7.49% | ||
| swing5 | 5.20% | ||
| map_image | 1949 Belgian legislative election results map.svg | ||
| map_caption | Chamber seat distribution by constituency | ||
| title | Government | ||
| posttitle | Government after election | ||
| before_election | Spaak IV | ||
| before_party | BSP/PSB-CVP/PSC | ||
| after_election | G. Eyskens I | ||
| after_party | CVP/PSC-Lib |
106 seats in the Senate
General elections were held in Belgium on 26 June 1949. 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. Voter turnout was 94.4%.
Results
Chamber of Deputies
Senate
Constituencies
The distribution of seats among the electoral districts of the Chamber of Representatives was as follows. Several arrondissements got one or more additional seats.
| Province | Arrondissement(s) | Seats | Change | Total | 212 | +10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | – |
References
References
- [[Dieter Nohlen]] & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p289 {{ISBN. 978-3-8329-5609-7
- Nohlen & Stöver, pp309-311
- Nohlen & Stöver, p290
- "Wahlergebnisse Abgeordnetenkammer 26 Juni 1949".
- "Wahlergebnisse Senat 26 Juni 1949".
- [http://www.dekamer.be/digidoc/DPS/K3137/K31370119/K31370119.PDF List of members of the Chamber of Representatives (1949-1950)]
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