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Belgium 1950 federal election

What was the result of the 1950 federal election in Belgium?

Christian Social Party won 108 of 212 seats with 47.7% of the vote. 92.6% 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 108 of 212 seats with 47.7% of the vote; 92.6% of registered voters cast a ballot, down 1.8 points on 1949.

  • Christian Social Party 108 +3 seats 47.7% +4.2 points
  • Belgian Socialist Party 73 +7 seats 34.5% +4.8 points
  • Liberal Party 20 −9 seats 11.3% −4.0 points
  • Communist Party of Belgium 7 −5 seats 4.7% −2.8 points
  • Cartel of Liberals and Socialists 4 1.8%
  • 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 1949 federal election, party by party.

107 of 212 seats make a majority

Key numbers

  1. 47.7%

    Share of the vote won by Christian Social Party

    Christian Social Party won 108 of 212 seats. A majority needs 107.

  2. +7 seats

    Seats gained by Belgian Socialist Party

    The largest gain in seats compared with 1949. Liberal Party lost 9 seats.

  3. 92.6%

    Voter turnout

    Down 1.8 points on 1949.

Seats and votes by party

PartySeats± seats%± pointsVotes
Christian Social Party108+347.7+4.22,356,608
Belgian Socialist Party73+734.5+4.81,705,781
Liberal Party20−911.3−4.0556,102
Communist Party of Belgium7−54.7−2.8234,541
Cartel of Liberals and Socialists41.887,252
Largest party without seats00.01,535

± is the change against the Belgium 1949 federal election, party by party.

Votes by party
  • Christian Social Party 2,356,608
  • Belgian Socialist Party 1,705,781
  • Liberal Party 556,102
  • Communist Party of Belgium 234,541
  • Cartel of Liberals and Socialists 87,252
  • Largest party without seats 1,535

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?

92.6% of the 5,635,452 registered voters cast a ballot (5,219,278 ballots), down 1.8 points on 1949. 4,942,807 of them were valid votes.

How do the votes compare with the seats?

  • Christian Social Party47.7% of votes50.9% of seats
  • Belgian Socialist Party34.5% of votes34.4% of seats
  • Liberal Party11.3% of votes9.4% of seats
  • Communist Party of Belgium4.7% of votes3.3% of seats
  • Cartel of Liberals and Socialists1.8% of votes1.9% 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 2.8 by votes and 2.6 by seats; Christian Social Party led Belgian Socialist Party by 13.2 points of the vote.

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