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1954 Belgian general election
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| Field | Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| election_name | 1954 Belgian general election | ||
| country | Belgium | ||
| type | parliamentary | ||
| ongoing | no | ||
| previous_election | 1950 Belgian general election | ||
| previous_year | 1950 | ||
| next_election | 1958 Belgian general election | ||
| next_year | 1958 | ||
| seats_for_election | 212 seats in the Chamber of Representatives | ||
| election_date | 11 April 1954 | ||
| <!-- CVP --> | image1 | [[File:Brussels,_Palais_de_la_Nation,_Jean_Van_Houtte.jpg | 150x150px]] |
| leader1 | Jean Van Houtte | ||
| leader_since1 | *Candidate for PM* | ||
| party1 | Christian Social Party (Belgium, defunct) | ||
| last_election1 | 108 seats, 47.68% | ||
| seats1 | 95 | ||
| seat_change1 | 13 | ||
| popular_vote1 | 2,123,408 | ||
| percentage1 | 41.15% | ||
| swing1 | 6.53% | ||
| <!-- BSP --> | image2 | Achiel Van Acker (1958).jpg | |
| leader2 | Achille Van Acker | ||
| leader_since2 | *Candidate for PM* | ||
| party2 | Belgian Socialist Party | ||
| last_election2 | 73 seats, 34.51% | ||
| seats2 | 82 | ||
| seat_change2 | 9 | ||
| popular_vote2 | 1,927,015 | ||
| percentage2 | 37.34% | ||
| swing2 | 2.83% | ||
| <!-- PL --> | image3 | [[File:No_image.png | 100x100px]] |
| leader3 | Henri Liebaert | ||
| leader_since3 | 1953 | ||
| party3 | Liberal Party (Belgium) | ||
| last_election3 | 20 seats, 11.25% | ||
| seats3 | 24 | ||
| seat_change3 | 4 | ||
| popular_vote3 | 626,983 | ||
| percentage3 | 12.15% | ||
| swing3 | 0.90% | ||
| <!-- LSK --> | image4 | [[File:No_image.png | 100x100px]] |
| leader4 | *N/A* | ||
| leader_since4 | *N/A* | ||
| party4 | LSK | ||
| last_election4 | 4 seats, 1.77% | ||
| seats4 | 5 | ||
| seat_change4 | 1 | ||
| popular_vote4 | 108,175 | ||
| percentage4 | 2.10% | ||
| swing4 | 0.33% | ||
| color4 | 800080 | ||
| <!-- KPB --> | image5 | [[File:No_image.png | 100x100px]] |
| leader5 | Edgard Lalmand | ||
| leader_since5 | 1943 | ||
| party5 | Communist | ||
| last_election5 | 7 seats, 4.75% | ||
| seats5 | 4 | ||
| seat_change5 | 3 | ||
| popular_vote5 | 184,108 | ||
| percentage5 | 3.57% | ||
| swing5 | 1.18% | ||
| color5 | |||
| image6 | [[File:No_image.png | 100x100px]] | |
| leader6 | Walter Couvreur | ||
| leader_since6 | 1954 | ||
| party6 | CVV | ||
| last_election6 | *New* | ||
| seats6 | 1 | ||
| seat_change6 | *New* | ||
| popular_vote6 | 113,632 | ||
| percentage6 | 2.20% | ||
| swing6 | *New* | ||
| color6 | 000000 | ||
| map_image | 1954 Belgian legislative election results map.svg | ||
| map_caption | Chamber seat distribution by constituency | ||
| title | Government | ||
| posttitle | Government after election | ||
| before_election | van Houtte | ||
| before_party | Christian Social Party (Belgium, defunct) | ||
| after_election | van Acker IV | ||
| after_party | BSP/PSB-Lib |
General elections were held in Belgium on 11 April 1954. The dominant Christian Social Party won 95 of the 212 seats in the Chamber of Representatives and 49 of the 106 seats in the Senate. Voter turnout was 93.2%. Elections for the nine provincial councils were also held.
The outgoing Catholic government led by Jean Van Houtte lost their majority in parliament. The two other main parties, the Socialist and Liberal Party, subsequently formed a rare "purple" government with Achille Van Acker as Prime Minister. Both parties had an anti-clerical agenda and aimed to reverse policies of the Catholic government regarding private schools. This would become known as the Second School War.
Results
Chamber of Deputies
Senate
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, p291
- [https://wahlergebnisse.belgium.be/de/election-results/abgeordnetenkammer/1954/k%C3%B6nigreich/157226 Belgian Elections]
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