Belgian general election, 1936

24 May 1936

All 202 seats in the Chamber of Representatives All 101 seats in the Senate

Prime Minister Paul van Zeeland

General elections were held in Belgium on 24 May 1936.^[1] The result was a victory for the Belgian Labour Party, which won 70 of the 202 seats in the Chamber of Representatives and 39 of the 101 seats in the Senate.^[2] Voter turnout was 94.7%.^[3]

Despite the rise of far-right and far-left parties, Paul van Zeeland continued as Prime Minister leading a government of national unity, composed of the three major parties (Catholics, Socialists and Liberals).

Results

Chamber of Representatives

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Belgian Labour Party	758,485	32.1	70	–3
	Catholic Party	653,717	27.7	61	–18
	Liberal Party	292,970	12.4	23	–1
Rexist Party		271,481	11.5	21	New
Flemish National Union		166,737	7.1	16	+8
Communist Party of Belgium		143,223	6.1	9	+6
Catholic Dissidents		75,823	3.2	2	+2
Other parties		75,823	3.2	0	0
Invalid/blank votes		167,830	–	–	–
Total		2,511,266	100	202	+15
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

Senate

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Belgian Labour Party	769,498	33.5	39	0
	Catholic Party	667,739	29.0	34	–8
	Liberal Party	297,280	12.9	11	0
Rexist Party		250,272	10.9	8	New
Flemish National Union		160,212	7.0	5	+4
Communist Party of Belgium		110,855	0.8	4	+4
Christene Volkspartij		19,477	0.8	0	0
Other parties		24,175	1.2	0	0
Invalid/blank votes		211,750	–	–	–
Total		2,511,258	100	101	+8
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

Constituencies

The distribution of seats among the electoral districts of the Chamber of Representatives was as follows.^[4] Several arrondissements got one or more additional seats. Roeselare-Tielt lost one seat, which was a rare occurrence since population generally increased throughout the Belgian territory with each census.

Province	Arrondissement(s)	Seats	Change
Antwerp	Antwerp	18	+3
	Mechelen	6	+1
	Turnhout	5	+1
Limburg	Hasselt	4	+1
Limburg	Tongeren-Maaseik	5	+1
East Flanders	Aalst	6	+1
	Oudenaarde	3	–
	Gent-Eeklo	12	–
	Dendermonde	4	–
	Sint-Niklaas	4	–
West Flanders	Bruges	4	–
	Roeselare-Tielt	4	–1
	Kortrijk	6	+1
	Ypres	3	–
	Veurne-Diksmuide-Ostend	5	–
Brabant	Leuven	7	–
	Brussels	30	+4
	Nivelles	5	+1
Hainaut	Tournai-Ath	6	–
	Charleroi	11	–
	Thuin	4	+1
	Mons	7	–
	Soignies	3	–
Liège	Huy-Waremme	4	–
	Liège	14	+1
	Verviers	5	–
Luxembourg	Arlon-Marche-Bastogne	3	–
Luxembourg	Neufchâteau-Virton	3	–
Namur	Namur	5	–
Namur	Dinant-Philippeville	4	–
Total		202	+15

References

↑ Nohlen, Dieter; Stöver, Philip (31 May 2010). Elections in Europe: A data handbook. Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft. p. 289. ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7.
↑ Nohlen & Stöver, pp308-310
↑ Nohlen & Stöver, p290
↑ List of members of the Chamber of Representatives (1936)

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