Belgian general election, 1939
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General elections were held in Belgium
on 2 April 1939. The result was a victory for the Catholic Party
, which won 73 of the 202 seats in the Chamber of Representatives. Voter turnout was 93.3%.
Belgium
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on 2 April 1939. The result was a victory for the Catholic Party
Catholic Party (Belgium)
The first Catholic Party in Belgium was established in 1869 as the Confessional Catholic Party .-History:In 1852 a Union Constitutionelle et Conservatrice was founded in Ghent, in Leuven , and in Antwerp and Brussels in 1858, which were active only during elections...
, which won 73 of the 202 seats in the Chamber of Representatives. Voter turnout was 93.3%.
Chamber of Deputies
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catholic Party Catholic Party (Belgium) The first Catholic Party in Belgium was established in 1869 as the Confessional Catholic Party .-History:In 1852 a Union Constitutionelle et Conservatrice was founded in Ghent, in Leuven , and in Antwerp and Brussels in 1858, which were active only during elections... |
764,843 | 32.7 | 73 | |
| Belgian Labour Party Belgian Labour Party The Belgian Labour Party, called Belgische Werkliedenpartij in Dutch and Parti Ouvrier Belge in French, was the first socialist party in Belgium, founded in 1885.-History:... |
705,969 | 30.2 | 64 | –6 |
| Liberal Party Liberal Party (Belgium) The Liberal Party was a Belgian political party that existed from 1846 until 1961, when it became the Party for Freedom and Progress, Partij voor Vrijheid en Vooruitgang/Parti de la Liberté et du Progrès or PVV-PLP, under the leadership of Omer Vanaudenhove.-History:The Liberal Party was founded... |
401,991 | 17.2 | 33 | |
| Flemish National Union Flemish National Union The Flemish National Union was a Nationalist Flemish political party in Belgium, founded by Staf de Clercq on October 8, 1933. De Clercq became known as den Leider .-Creation:... |
185,470 | 8.3 | 17 | |
| Communist Party of Belgium Communist Party of Belgium Communist Party of Belgium was a political party in Belgium. The youth wing of KPB/PCB was known as the Communist Youth of Belgium. The party published Le Drapeau Rouge in French and De Roode Vaan in Dutch.- History :It was formed at a congress in Anderlecht on September 3-4 1921... |
125,428 | 5.4 | 9 | 0 |
| Rexist Party Rexism Rexism was a fascist political movement in the first half of the 20th century in Belgium.It was the ideology of the Rexist Party , officially called Rex, founded in 1930 by Léon Degrelle, a Walloon... |
103,821 | 4.4 | 4 | –17 |
| Other parties | 50,915 | 1.8 | 2 | 0 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 150,442 | – | – | – |
| Total | 2,488,879 | 100 | 202 | 0 |
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver | ||||
Senate
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catholic Party Catholic Party (Belgium) The first Catholic Party in Belgium was established in 1869 as the Confessional Catholic Party .-History:In 1852 a Union Constitutionelle et Conservatrice was founded in Ghent, in Leuven , and in Antwerp and Brussels in 1858, which were active only during elections... |
703,250 | 30.7 | 35 | |
| Belgian Labour Party Belgian Labour Party The Belgian Labour Party, called Belgische Werkliedenpartij in Dutch and Parti Ouvrier Belge in French, was the first socialist party in Belgium, founded in 1885.-History:... |
701,552 | 30.6 | 35 | –4 |
| Liberal Party Liberal Party (Belgium) The Liberal Party was a Belgian political party that existed from 1846 until 1961, when it became the Party for Freedom and Progress, Partij voor Vrijheid en Vooruitgang/Parti de la Liberté et du Progrès or PVV-PLP, under the leadership of Omer Vanaudenhove.-History:The Liberal Party was founded... |
402,326 | 17.6 | 16 | |
| Flemish National Union Flemish National Union The Flemish National Union was a Nationalist Flemish political party in Belgium, founded by Staf de Clercq on October 8, 1933. De Clercq became known as den Leider .-Creation:... |
177,666 | 7.8 | 8 | |
| Communist Party of Belgium Communist Party of Belgium Communist Party of Belgium was a political party in Belgium. The youth wing of KPB/PCB was known as the Communist Youth of Belgium. The party published Le Drapeau Rouge in French and De Roode Vaan in Dutch.- History :It was formed at a congress in Anderlecht on September 3-4 1921... |
115,308 | 5.0 | 3 | –1 |
| Rexist Party Rexism Rexism was a fascist political movement in the first half of the 20th century in Belgium.It was the ideology of the Rexist Party , officially called Rex, founded in 1930 by Léon Degrelle, a Walloon... |
94,543 | 4.1 | 1 | –7 |
| Catholic Flemmish People's Party | 62,976 | 2.6 | 3 | New |
| Other parties | 32,209 | 1.4 | 0 | |
| Invalid/blank votes | – | – | – | |
| Total | 2,289,830 | 100 | 101 | 0 |