1936 Belgian General Election

The Rex shock

24 May 1936 · One man, one vote · 202 seats

The distribution of seats among the electoral districts of the Chamber of Representatives was as follows. Several arrondissements got one or more additional seats.

Prime Minister before

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Prime Minister (continued)

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Largest force

Belgian Labour Party

70 of 202 seats

Turnout

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The result

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Belgian Labour Party

Emile Vandervelde · 32.1% of votes · +3 seats

seats

Catholic Party

Paul van Zeeland · 27.7% of votes · +18 seats

seats

Liberal Party

Léon Dens · 12.4% of votes · +1 seats

seats

Rexist Party

Léon Degrelle · 11.5% of votes

seats

Vlaamsch Nationaal Verbond

Staf De Clercq · 7.1% of votes · +8 seats

seats

Communist Party of Belgium

Joseph Jacquemotte · 6.1% of votes · +6 seats

seats

Christian Democratic Party

0.9% of votes

seats


Belgian Labour Party	Emile Vandervelde	70	+3	758,485	32.1%	-4.9
Catholic Party	Paul van Zeeland	61	+18	653,717	27.7%	-10.8
Liberal Party	Léon Dens	23	+1	292,970	12.4%	-1.7
Rexist Party	Léon Degrelle	21	—	271,481	11.5%	—
Vlaamsch Nationaal Verbond	Staf De Clercq	16	+8	166,737	7.1%	—
Communist Party of Belgium	Joseph Jacquemotte	9	+6	143,223	6.1%	+3.2
Christian Democratic Party	—	2	—	22,224	0.9%	—