General elections were held in Belgium on 24 May 1936. 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.Nohlen & Stöver, pp308-310 Voter turnout was 94.7%.Nohlen & Stöver, p290
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
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 (1936) 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.
Province Arrondissement(s) Seats Change Antwerp Antwerp 18 +3 Mechelen 6 +1 Turnhout 5 +1 Limburg Hasselt 4 +1 Tongeren-Maaseik 5 +1 East Flanders Aalst 6 +1 Oudenaarde 3 – Gent-Eeklo 12 – Dendermonde 4 – Sint-Niklaas 4 – West Flanders Bruges 4 – Roeselare-Tielt 4 –1 Kortrijk 6 +1 Ypres 3 – Veurne-Diksmuide-Ostend 5 – Brabant Leuven 7 – Brussels 30 +4 Nivelles 5 +1 Hainaut Tournai-Ath 6 – Charleroi 11 – Thuin 4 +1 Mons 7 – Soignies 3 – Liège Huy-Waremme 4 – Liège 14 +1 Verviers 5 – Luxembourg Arlon-Marche-Bastogne 3 – Neufchâteau-Virton 3 – Namur Namur 5 – Dinant-Philippeville 4 – Total 202 +15
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