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Belgium 1946 federal election

What was the result of the 1946 federal election in Belgium?

Christian Social Party won 92 of 202 seats with 42.5% of the vote. 90.3% 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 : Christian Social Party won 92 of 202 seats with 42.5% of the vote; 90.3% of registered voters cast a ballot.

  • Christian Social Party 92 42.5%
  • Belgian Socialist Party 66 31.6%
  • Communist Party of Belgium 23 12.7%
  • Liberal Party 16 8.9%
  • Belgian Democratic Union 1 2.2%
  • Cartel of Liberals and Socialists 4 1.6%
  • Seats won
  • Share of the vote
102 of 202 seats make a majority

Key numbers

  1. 42.5%

    Share of the vote won by Christian Social Party

    Christian Social Party won 92 of 202 seats. A majority needs 102.

  2. 90.3%

    Voter turnout

Seats and votes by party

PartySeats%Votes
Christian Social Party9242.51,006,293
Belgian Socialist Party6631.6746,738
Communist Party of Belgium2312.7300,099
Liberal Party168.9211,143
Belgian Democratic Union12.251,095
Cartel of Liberals and Socialists41.637,844
Largest party without seats00.13,360
Votes by party
  • Christian Social Party 1,006,293
  • Belgian Socialist Party 746,738
  • Communist Party of Belgium 300,099
  • Liberal Party 211,143
  • Belgian Democratic Union 51,095
  • Cartel of Liberals and Socialists 37,844
  • Largest party without seats 3,360

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.

How many people voted?

90.3% of the 2,724,796 registered voters cast a ballot (2,460,609 ballots). 2,365,638 of them were valid votes.

How do the votes compare with the seats?

  • Christian Social Party42.5% of votes45.5% of seats
  • Belgian Socialist Party31.6% of votes32.7% of seats
  • Communist Party of Belgium12.7% of votes11.4% of seats
  • Liberal Party8.9% of votes7.9% of seats
  • Cartel of Liberals and Socialists1.6% of votes2.0% of seats
  • Belgian Democratic Union2.2% of votes0.5% of seats
Each party's share of the vote (outlined) and of the seats (filled)

The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 2.8 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 3.3 by votes and 3.0 by seats; Christian Social Party led Belgian Socialist Party by 10.9 points of the vote.

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