1936 Belgian general election

General elections were held in Belgium on 24 May 1936.[1] The result was a victory for the Belgian Labour Party, which won 70 of the 202 seats in the Chamber of Representatives and 39 of the 101 seats in the Senate.[2] Voter turnout was 94.7%.[3]

1936 Belgian general election
24 May 1936
All 202 seats in the Chamber of Representatives
All 101 seats in the Senate
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Emile Vandervelde Paul van Zeeland Léon Dens
Party Labour Catholic Liberal
Leader since 1933 Candidate for PM 1935
Last election 73 seats, 37.03% 79 seats, 38.42% 24 seats, 14.08%
Seats won 70 61 23
Seat change 3 18 1
Popular vote 758,485 653,717 292,970
Percentage 32.11% 27.67% 12.40%
Swing 4.92% 10.75% 1.68%
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Léon Degrelle Staf De Clercq Joseph Jacquemotte
Party Rexist VNV Communist
Leader since 1935 1933 1934
Last election New New 3 seats, 2.90%
Seats won 21 16 9
Seat change New New 6
Popular vote 271,481 164,253 143,223
Percentage 11.49% 7.06% 6.06%
Swing New New 3.16%
Government before election

van Zeeland I
National Unity (Catholic-Lab-Lib)

 Elected Government

van Zeeland II
National Unity (Catholic-Lab-Lib)

Prime Minister Paul van Zeeland

Despite the rise of far-right and far-left parties, Paul van Zeeland continued as Prime Minister leading a government of national unity, composed of the three major parties (Catholics, Socialists and Liberals).

Results

Chamber of Representatives
Party Votes % Seats +/–
Belgian Labour Party758,48532.1170–3
Catholic Party653,71727.6761–18
Liberal Party292,97012.4023–1
Rexist Party271,48111.4921New
Flemish National Union166,7377.0616+8
Communist Party of Belgium143,2236.069+6
Christian Democratic Party22,2240.942New
Other parties53,5992.2900
Invalid/blank votes148,810–––
Total2,511,246100202+15
Source: Belgian Elections

Senate
Party Votes % Seats +/–
Belgian Labour Party769,49833.46390
Catholic Party667,73929.0434–8
Liberal Party297,28012.93110
Rexist Party250,27210.888New
Flemish National Union160,2126.975+4
Communist Party of Belgium110,8554.824+4
Christian Democratic Party19,4770.8500
Other parties24,1751.0500
Invalid/blank votes209,055–––
Total2,508,489100101+8
Source: Belgian Elections

Constituencies

The distribution of seats among the electoral districts of the Chamber of Representatives was as follows.[4] Several arrondissements got one or more additional seats. Roeselare-Tielt lost one seat, which was a rare occurrence since population generally increased throughout the Belgian territory with each census.

ProvinceArrondissement(s)SeatsChange
AntwerpAntwerp18+3
Mechelen6+1
Turnhout5+1
LimburgHasselt4+1
Tongeren-Maaseik5+1
East FlandersAalst6+1
Oudenaarde3–
Gent-Eeklo12–
Dendermonde4–
Sint-Niklaas4–
West FlandersBruges4–
Roeselare-Tielt4–1
Kortrijk6+1
Ypres3–
Veurne-Diksmuide-Ostend5–
BrabantLeuven7–
Brussels30+4
Nivelles5+1
HainautTournai-Ath6–
Charleroi11–
Thuin4+1
Mons7–
Soignies3–
LiègeHuy-Waremme4–
Liège14+1
Verviers5–
LuxembourgArlon-Marche-Bastogne3–
Neufchâteau-Virton3–
NamurNamur5–
Dinant-Philippeville4–
Total202+15

References
  1. Nohlen, Dieter; Stöver, Philip (31 May 2010). Elections in Europe: A data handbook. Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft. p. 289. ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7.
  2. Nohlen & Stöver, pp308-310
  3. Nohlen & Stöver, p290
  4. List of members of the Chamber of Representatives (1936)
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