| Election Name: | 1949 Belgian general election |
| Country: | Belgium |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Previous Election: | 1946 Belgian general election |
| Previous Year: | 1946 |
| Next Election: | 1950 Belgian general election |
| Next Year: | 1950 |
| Seats For Election: | All 212 seats in the Chamber of Representatives 106 seats in the Senate |
| Majority Seats: | 107 (Chamber) |
| Leader1: | Gaston Eyskens |
| Leader Since1: | Candidate for PM |
| Party1: | Christian Social Party (Belgium, defunct) |
| Last Election1: | 92 seats, 42.54% |
| Seats1: | 105 |
| Seat Change1: | 13 |
| Popular Vote1: | 2,190,895 |
| Percentage1: | 43.55% |
| Swing1: | 1.01% |
| Leader2: | Paul-Henri Spaak |
| Leader Since2: | Candidate for PM |
| Party2: | Belgian Socialist Party |
| Last Election2: | 69 seats, 31.57% |
| Seats2: | 66 |
| Seat Change2: | 3 |
| Popular Vote2: | 1,496,539 |
| Percentage2: | 29.76% |
| Swing2: | 1.81% |
| Leader4: | Roger Motz |
| Leader Since4: | 1945 |
| Party4: | Liberal Party (Belgium) |
| Last Election4: | 17 seats, 8.93% |
| Seats4: | 29 |
| Seat Change4: | 12 |
| Popular Vote4: | 767,180 |
| Percentage4: | 15.25% |
| Swing4: | 6.32% |
| Leader5: | Julien Lahaut |
| Leader Since5: | 1945 |
| Party5: | Communist Party of Belgium |
| Last Election5: | 23 seats, 12.69% |
| Seats5: | 12 |
| Seat Change5: | 11 |
| Popular Vote5: | 376,765 |
| Percentage5: | 7.49% |
| Swing5: | 5.20% |
| Government | |
| Posttitle: | Government after election |
| Before Election: | Spaak IV |
| Before Party: | BSP/PSB-CVP/PSC |
| After Election: | G. Eyskens I |
| After Party: | CVP/PSC-Lib |
General elections were held in Belgium on 26 June 1949.[1] 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.[2] Voter turnout was 94.4%.[3]
The distribution of seats among the electoral districts of the Chamber of Representatives was as follows.[4] Several arrondissements got one or more additional seats.
| Province | Arrondissement(s) | Seats | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | +2 | |||
| 6 | – | |||
| 6 | +1 | |||
| 5 | +1 | |||
| 6 | +1 | |||
| 6 | – | |||
| 3 | – | |||
| 13 | +1 | |||
| 4 | – | |||
| 4 | – | |||
| 5 | +1 | |||
| 5 | +1 | |||
| 6 | – | |||
| 3 | – | |||
| 5 | – | |||
| 7 | – | |||
| 32 | +2 | |||
| 5 | – | |||
| 6 | – | |||
| 11 | – | |||
| 4 | – | |||
| 7 | – | |||
| 3 | – | |||
| 4 | – | |||
| 14 | – | |||
| 5 | – | |||
| 3 | – | |||
| 3 | – | |||
| 5 | – | |||
| 4 | – | |||
| Total | 212 | +10 | ||