General elections were held in Belgium on 26 June 1949.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p289 Several reforms took effect prior to the elections; they were the first after the introduction of universal women's suffrage; the number of seats in the Chamber of Representatives was increased from 202 to 212, and from now on, elections for the nine provincial councils were held simultaneously with parliamentary elections. The number of Chamber seats and the simultaneous provincial and parliamentary elections would remain unchanged until state reforms in 1993.
The result was a victory for the Christian Social Party, which won 105 of the 212 seats in the Chamber of Representatives and 54 of the 106 seats in the Senate.Nohlen & Stöver, pp309-311 Voter turnout was 94.4%.Nohlen & Stöver, p290
Results Chamber of Deputies
Senate
Constituencies The distribution of seats among the electoral districts of the Chamber of Representatives was as follows.List of members of the Chamber of Representatives (1949-1950) Several arrondissements got one or more additional seats.
Province Arrondissement(s) Seats Change Antwerp Antwerp 20 +2 Mechelen 6 – Turnhout 6 +1 Limburg Hasselt 5 +1 Tongeren-Maaseik 6 +1 East Flanders Aalst 6 – Oudenaarde 3 – Gent-Eeklo 13 +1 Dendermonde 4 – Sint-Niklaas 4 – West Flanders Bruges 5 +1 Roeselare-Tielt 5 +1 Kortrijk 6 – Ypres 3 – Veurne-Diksmuide-Ostend 5 – Brabant Leuven 7 – Brussels 32 +2 Nivelles 5 – Hainaut Tournai-Ath 6 – Charleroi 11 – Thuin 4 – Mons 7 – Soignies 3 – Liège Huy-Waremme 4 – Liège 14 – Verviers 5 – Luxembourg Arlon-Marche-Bastogne 3 – Neufchâteau-Virton 3 – Namur Namur 5 – Dinant-Philippeville 4 – Total 212 +10
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