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Belgium 1932 federal election

What was the result of the 1932 federal election in Belgium?

Catholic Party won 79 of 187 seats with 38.5% of the vote. 94.3% of registered voters cast a ballot.

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  • Final result
  • ParlGov, read 5 October 2026

Which party won the most seats?

Final results from ParlGov, read : Catholic Party won 79 of 187 seats with 38.5% of the vote; 94.3% of registered voters cast a ballot.

  • Catholic Party 79 38.5%
  • Belgian Labour Party 73 37.1%
  • Liberal Party 24 14.3%
  • Front Party / Flemish National Union 8 5.6%
  • Communist Party of Belgium 3 2.8%
  • Seats won
  • Share of the vote
94 of 187 seats make a majority

Key numbers

  1. 38.5%

    Share of the vote won by Catholic Party

    Catholic Party won 79 of 187 seats. A majority needs 94.

  2. 94.3%

    Voter turnout

Seats and votes by party

PartySeats%Votes
Catholic Party7938.5899,887
Belgian Labour Party7337.1866,817
Liberal Party2414.3333,567
Front Party / Flemish National Union85.6130,755
Communist Party of Belgium32.865,694
Votes by party
  • Catholic Party 899,887
  • Belgian Labour Party 866,817
  • Liberal Party 333,567
  • Front Party / Flemish National Union 130,755
  • Communist Party of Belgium 65,694

ParlGov lists parties with at least 1 percent of the vote or 2 seats, so the rows do not add up to the valid votes.

ParlGov marks results before 1945 as experimental: they may need revision, so we compare them with no other election.

How many people voted?

94.3% of the 2,554,843 registered voters cast a ballot (2,409,553 ballots). 2,335,192 of them were valid votes.

How do the votes compare with the seats?

  • Catholic Party38.5% of votes42.2% of seats
  • Belgian Labour Party37.1% of votes39.0% of seats
  • Liberal Party14.3% of votes12.8% of seats
  • Front Party / Flemish National Union5.6% of votes4.3% of seats
  • Communist Party of Belgium2.8% of votes1.6% of seats
Each party's share of the vote (outlined) and of the seats (filled)

The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 3.4 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 3.2 by votes and 2.9 by seats; Catholic Party led Belgian Labour Party by 1.4 points of the vote.

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