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Belgium Parliamentary Election in Belgium: Results, Seat Distribution, and Coalition Options

Election Winner
PSC-CVP
42.5 % of votes
Parties in Parliament
6
-1 compared to 1939
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Belgium's Parliamentary Election: Final Official Results

The bars show each party's vote share. Belgium's Parliamentary Election Results, Held on 17 February 1946

PSC-CVP
42.5
BSP-PSB
31.6
KPB — PCB
12.7
LP-PL
8.9
UDB
2.2
KLS
1.6
Other
0.5
Government could remain in office

The incumbent governing parties achieved 52.0% of the seats.

Belgium's Parliamentary Election: Post-Election Seat Distribution

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Who Governed Belgium: Post-Election Cabinets

Election Day 17/02/1946 Government formation 24 days Spaak II 13/03/1946 – 31/03/1946 Van Acker III 31/03/1946 – 03/08/1946 Huysmans 03/08/1946 – 20/03/1947 Spaak III 20/03/1947 – 26/11/1948 Spaak IV 26/11/1948 – 11/08/1949

Spaak II

 13 March 1946 – 31 March 1946
66 of 202 seats

Van Acker III

 31 March 1946 – 3 August 1946 · 4 months 3 days
105 of 202 seats

Huysmans

 3 August 1946 – 20 March 1947 · 7 months 17 days
105 of 202 seats

Spaak III

 20 March 1947 – 26 November 1948 · 1 year 8 months
158 of 202 seats

Spaak IV

 26 November 1948 – 11 August 1949 · 8 months 16 days
158 of 202 seats
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Every party in detail: votes, gains and losses

Orientation Party Votes Seats Link
Centre-Right PSC-CVP 42.5 % – 92 –
Left Socialistes 31.6 % – 66 –
Far-Left KPB-PCB 12.7 % – 23 –
Liberal Liberale Partij 8.9 % – 16 –
Centre-Left UDB 2.2 % – 1 –
Center Kartel LS 1.6 % – 4 –
Unknown Other Parties 0.5 % – 0 –

Belgium's Parliamentary Election: The Contenders

Political Alignment
Conservative
Social
Market
Progressive
PSC-CVP Christian Democratic Socialistes Social Democratic KPB-PCB Left Liberale Partij Liberal UDB Centre-Left Kartel LS Social Democratic Show all parties
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Belgium's Parliamentary Election: A Historical Comparison

1946
1939
1936
1946: PSC-CVP 42.5%, BSP-PSB 31.6%, KPB — PCB 12.7%, LP-PL 8.9%, UDB 2.2%, KLS 1.6%. 1939: KPB — PCB 4.7%, LP-PL 17.2%. 1936: KPB — PCB 6.1%, LP-PL 12.4%
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