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Belgium 1954 federal election

What was the result of the 1954 federal election in Belgium?

Christian Social Party won 95 of 212 seats with 41.1% of the vote. 93.2% 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 95 of 212 seats with 41.1% of the vote; 93.2% of registered voters cast a ballot, up 0.6 points on 1950.

  • Christian Social Party 95 −13 seats 41.1% −6.6 points
  • Belgian Socialist Party 82 +9 seats 37.3% +2.8 points
  • Liberal Party 24 +4 seats 12.1% +0.8 points
  • Communist Party of Belgium 4 −3 seats 3.6% −1.1 points
  • People's Union 1 2.2%
  • Cartel of Liberals and Socialists 5 +1 seat 2.1% +0.3 points
  • Catholics Lists 1 0.8%
  • 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 1950 federal election, party by party.

107 of 212 seats make a majority

Key numbers

  1. 41.1%

    Share of the vote won by Christian Social Party

    Christian Social Party won 95 of 212 seats. A majority needs 107.

  2. +9 seats

    Seats gained by Belgian Socialist Party

    The largest gain in seats compared with 1950. Christian Social Party lost 13 seats.

  3. 93.2%

    Voter turnout

    Up 0.6 points on 1950.

Seats and votes by party

PartySeats± seats%± pointsVotes
Christian Social Party95−1341.1−6.62,123,408
Belgian Socialist Party82+937.3+2.81,927,015
Liberal Party24+412.1+0.8626,983
Communist Party of Belgium4−33.6−1.1184,108
People's Union12.2113,632
Cartel of Liberals and Socialists5+12.1+0.3108,175
Catholics Lists10.842,979
Largest party without seats000.2+0.210,177

± is the change against the Belgium 1950 federal election, party by party.

Votes by party
  • Christian Social Party 2,123,408
  • Belgian Socialist Party 1,927,015
  • Liberal Party 626,983
  • Communist Party of Belgium 184,108
  • People's Union 113,632
  • Cartel of Liberals and Socialists 108,175
  • Catholics Lists 42,979
  • Largest party without seats 10,177

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?

93.2% of the 5,863,092 registered voters cast a ballot (5,463,154 ballots), up 0.6 points on 1950. 5,160,486 of them were valid votes.

How do the votes compare with the seats?

  • Christian Social Party41.1% of votes44.8% of seats
  • Belgian Socialist Party37.3% of votes38.7% of seats
  • Liberal Party12.1% of votes11.3% of seats
  • Cartel of Liberals and Socialists2.1% of votes2.4% of seats
  • Communist Party of Belgium3.6% of votes1.9% of seats
  • People's Union2.2% of votes0.5% of seats
  • Catholics Lists0.8% of votes0.5% of seats
Each party's share of the vote (outlined) and of the seats (filled)

The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 3.3 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 3.1 by votes and 2.7 by seats; Christian Social Party led Belgian Socialist Party by 3.8 points of the vote.

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