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Belgium 1949 federal election

What was the result of the 1949 federal election in Belgium?

Christian Social Party won 105 of 212 seats with 43.5% of the vote. 94.4% of registered voters cast a ballot.

  • Belgium
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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 105 of 212 seats with 43.5% of the vote; 94.4% of registered voters cast a ballot, up 4.1 points on 1946.

  • Christian Social Party 105 +13 seats 43.5% +1.0 points
  • Belgian Socialist Party 66 0 seats 29.8% −1.9 points
  • Liberal Party 29 +13 seats 15.3% +6.3 points
  • Communist Party of Belgium 12 −11 seats 7.5% −5.2 points
  • People's Union 0 2.1%
  • Seats won
  • Change on the previous election at the right
  • Share of the vote
  • Share at the previous election
  • Change in points at the right

Changes are against the Belgium 1946 federal election, party by party.

107 of 212 seats make a majority

Key numbers

  1. 43.5%

    Share of the vote won by Christian Social Party

    Christian Social Party won 105 of 212 seats. A majority needs 107.

  2. +13 seats

    Seats gained by Christian Social Party

    The largest gain in seats compared with 1946. Communist Party of Belgium lost 11 seats.

  3. 94.4%

    Voter turnout

    Up 4.1 points on 1946.

Seats and votes by party

PartySeats± seats%± pointsVotes
Christian Social Party105+1343.5+1.02,190,895
Belgian Socialist Party66029.8−1.91,496,539
Liberal Party29+1315.3+6.3767,180
Communist Party of Belgium12−117.5−5.2376,765
People's Union02.1103,896

± is the change against the Belgium 1946 federal election, party by party.

Votes by party
  • Christian Social Party 2,190,895
  • Belgian Socialist Party 1,496,539
  • Liberal Party 767,180
  • Communist Party of Belgium 376,765
  • People's Union 103,896

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?

94.4% of the 5,635,452 registered voters cast a ballot (5,320,216 ballots), up 4.1 points on 1946. 5,030,883 of them were valid votes.

How do the votes compare with the seats?

  • Christian Social Party43.5% of votes49.5% of seats
  • Belgian Socialist Party29.8% of votes31.1% of seats
  • Liberal Party15.3% of votes13.7% of seats
  • Communist Party of Belgium7.5% of votes5.7% of seats
  • People's Union2.1% of votes0.0% of seats
Each party's share of the vote (outlined) and of the seats (filled)

The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 4.9 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 3.3 by votes and 2.7 by seats; Christian Social Party led Belgian Socialist Party by 13.8 points of the vote.

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