1954 Belgian general election
General elections were held in Belgium on 11 April 1954.[1] The dominant Christian Social Party won 95 of the 212 seats in the Chamber of Representatives and 49 of the 106 seats in the Senate.[2] Voter turnout was 93.2%.[3] Elections for the nine provincial councils were also held.
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The outgoing Catholic government led by Jean Van Houtte lost their majority in parliament. The two other main parties, the Socialist and Liberal Party, subsequently formed a rare "purple" government with Achille Van Acker as Prime Minister. Both parties had an anti-clerical agenda and aimed to reverse policies of the Catholic government regarding private schools. This would become known as the Second School War.
Results
Chamber of Deputies
Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
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Christian Social Party | 2,123,408 | 41.15 | 95 | –13 |
Belgian Socialist Party | 1,927,015 | 37.34 | 82 | +9 |
Liberal Party | 626,983 | 12.15 | 24 | +4 |
Communist Party of Belgium | 184,108 | 3.57 | 4 | –3 |
Christian Flemish People's Union | 113,632 | 2.20 | 1 | New |
Liberal-Socialist Kartels | 108,175 | 2.10 | 5 | +1 |
Christian Social Rally of Liberty | 42,979 | 0.83 | 1 | New |
Radio Antwerp | 10,177 | 0.20 | 0 | New |
Middle Class | 9,729 | 0.19 | 0 | New |
Universal People | 3,139 | 0.06 | 0 | New |
Veteran Combatants | 1,839 | 0.04 | 0 | New |
Van Wonterghem | 1,817 | 0.04 | 0 | New |
Liberal Dissidents | 1,807 | 0.04 | 0 | New |
Independent Social Party | 1,613 | 0.03 | 0 | New |
Hubert List | 1,143 | 0.02 | 0 | New |
Camus List | 1,001 | 0.02 | 0 | New |
Independent Union | 884 | 0.02 | 0 | New |
European Movement | 581 | 0.01 | 0 | New |
Flemish Bloc | 456 | 0.01 | 0 | New |
Mediator | 191 | 0.00 | 0 | New |
Independents | 246 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
Invalid/blank votes | 302,668 | – | – | – |
Total | 5,463,154 | 100 | 212 | 0 |
Registered voters/turnout | 5,863,092 | 93.18 | – | – |
Source: Belgian Elections |
Senate
Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
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Christian Social Party | 2,387,828 | 42.80 | 49 | –5 |
Belgian Socialist Party | 2,047,265 | 36.70 | 42 | +5 |
Liberal Party | 676,689 | 12.13 | 11 | +1 |
Communist Party of Belgium | 187,840 | 3.37 | 2 | –1 |
Liberal-Soclialist Kartels | 108,966 | 1.95 | 2 | 0 |
Christian Flemish People's Union | 82,862 | 1.49 | 0 | New |
People's Union | 36,564 | 0.66 | 0 | New |
Christian Social Rally of Liberty | 32,333 | 0.58 | 0 | New |
Other parties | 14,661 | 0.26 | 0 | – |
Invalid/blank votes | 286,541 | – | – | – |
Total | 5,965,130 | 100 | 106 | 0 |
Registered voters/turnout | 5,863,092 | 101.74 | – | – |
Source: Belgian Elections |
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References
- Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p289 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
- Nohlen & Stöver, pp309-311
- Nohlen & Stöver, p291
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