1950 Belgian general election
First party
Second party
Third party
Leader
Jean Duvieusart
Max Buset
Roger Motz
Party
Christian Social
Socialist
Liberal
Leader since
Candidate for PM
1945
1945
Last election
105 seats, 43.55%
66 seats, 29.76%
29 seats, 15.25%
Seats won
108
73
20
Seat change
3
7
9
Popular vote
2,356,608
1,705,781
556,102
Percentage
47.68%
34.51%
11.25%
Swing
4.13%
4.76%
4.00%
Fourth party
Fifth party
Leader
Edgard Lalmand
N/A
Party
PVDA-PTB
LSK
Leader since
1943
N/A
Last election
12 seats, 7.49%
New
Seats won
7
4
Seat change
5
New
Popular vote
234,541
87,252
Percentage
4.75%
1.77%
Swing
2.74%
New
Chamber seat distribution by constituency
General elections were held in Belgium on 4 June 1950.[1] The result was a victory for the Christian Social Party , which won 108 of the 212 seats in the Chamber of Representatives and 54 of the 106 seats in the Senate .[2] Voter turnout was 92.6%.[3] This election was the last one in Belgian history where a single party achieved an absolute majority. Elections for the nine provincial councils were also held.
The elections took place a few months after the divisive referendum on returning King Leopold III from exile and restoring his monarchial duties (the Royal Question ). Following the election, a single-party Catholic government was formed with Jean Duvieusart as Prime Minister, who oversaw the return of King Leopold III, but who was quickly succeeded by Joseph Pholien as Prime Minister, following strikes and protests due to Leopold's return, which ultimately led to his abdication.
Results [ ]
Chamber of Deputies [ ]
Party
Votes
%
Seats
+/–
Christian Social Party
2,356,608
47.68
108
+3
Belgian Socialist Party
1,705,781
34.51
73
+7
Liberal Party
556,102
11.25
20
–9
Communist Party of Belgium
234,541
4.75
7
–5
Liberal-Socialist Kartels
87,252
1.77
4
+4
Cosmocraten
1,535
0.03
0
0
Belgian Patriotic Party
656
0.01
0
0
Independents
332
0.01
0
0
Invalid/blank votes
276,471
–
–
–
Total
5,219,278
100
212
0
Registered voters/turnout
5,635,452
92.62
–
–
Source: Belgian Elections
Senate [ ]
Party
Votes
%
Seats
+/–
Christian Social Party
2,210,712
47.19
54
0
Belgian Socialist Party
1,631,368
34.82
37
+4
Liberal Party
526,575
11.24
10
–4
Communist Party of Belgium
229,093
4.89
3
–2
Liberal-Socialist Kartels
86,801
1.86
2
+2
Independents
262
0.00
0
0
Invalid/blank votes
280,854
–
–
–
Total
4,965,665
100
106
0
Registered voters/turnout
5,635,452
88.11
–
–
Source: Belgian Elections
References [ ]
^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook , p289 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
^ Nohlen & Stöver, pp 309–311
^ Nohlen & Stöver, p291