| Election Name: | 1936 Belgian general election |
| Country: | Belgium |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1932 Belgian general election |
| Previous Year: | 1932 |
| Next Election: | 1939 Belgian general election |
| Next Year: | 1939 |
| Seats For Election: | All 202 seats in the Chamber of Representatives All 101 seats in the Senate |
| Election Date: | 24 May 1936 |
| Leader1: | Emile Vandervelde |
| Leader Since1: | 1933 |
| Party1: | Belgian Labour Party |
| Last Election1: | 73 seats, 37.03% |
| Seats1: | 70 |
| Seat Change1: | 3 |
| Popular Vote1: | 758,485 |
| Percentage1: | 32.11% |
| Swing1: | 4.92% |
| Leader2: | Paul van Zeeland |
| Leader Since2: | Candidate for PM |
| Party2: | Catholic Party (Belgium) |
| Last Election2: | 79 seats, 38.42% |
| Seats2: | 61 |
| Seat Change2: | 18 |
| Popular Vote2: | 653,717 |
| Percentage2: | 27.67% |
| Swing2: | 10.75% |
| Leader3: | Léon Dens |
| Leader Since3: | 1935 |
| Party3: | Liberal Party (Belgium) |
| Last Election3: | 24 seats, 14.08% |
| Seats3: | 23 |
| Seat Change3: | 1 |
| Popular Vote3: | 292,970 |
| Percentage3: | 12.40% |
| Swing3: | 1.68% |
| Leader4: | Léon Degrelle |
| Leader Since4: | 1935 |
| Party4: | Rexist |
| Last Election4: | New |
| Seats4: | 21 |
| Seat Change4: | New |
| Popular Vote4: | 271,481 |
| Percentage4: | 11.49% |
| Swing4: | New |
| Color4: | 000000 |
| Leader5: | Staf De Clercq |
| Leader Since5: | 1933 |
| Party5: | VNV |
| Last Election5: | New |
| Seats5: | 16 |
| Seat Change5: | New |
| Popular Vote5: | 164,253 |
| Percentage5: | 7.06% |
| Swing5: | New |
| Color5: | FFA500 |
| Leader6: | Joseph Jacquemotte |
| Leader Since6: | 1934 |
| Party6: | Communist Party of Belgium |
| Last Election6: | 3 seats, 2.90% |
| Seats6: | 9 |
| Seat Change6: | 6 |
| Popular Vote6: | 143,223 |
| Percentage6: | 6.06% |
| Swing6: | 3.16% |
| Government | |
| Posttitle: | Government after election |
| Before Election: | van Zeeland I |
| Before Party: | National Unity (Catholic-Lab-Lib) |
| After Election: | van Zeeland II |
| After Party: | National Unity (Catholic-Lab-Lib) |
General elections were held in Belgium on 24 May 1936.[1] 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.[2] Voter turnout was 94.7%.[3]
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).
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. 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | +3 | |||
| 6 | +1 | |||
| 5 | +1 | |||
| 4 | +1 | |||
| 5 | +1 | |||
| 6 | +1 | |||
| 3 | – | |||
| 12 | – | |||
| 4 | – | |||
| 4 | – | |||
| 4 | – | |||
| 4 | –1 | |||
| 6 | +1 | |||
| 3 | – | |||
| 5 | – | |||
| 7 | – | |||
| 30 | +4 | |||
| 5 | +1 | |||
| 6 | – | |||
| 11 | – | |||
| 4 | +1 | |||
| 7 | – | |||
| 3 | – | |||
| 4 | – | |||
| 14 | +1 | |||
| 5 | – | |||
| 3 | – | |||
| 3 | – | |||
| 5 | – | |||
| 4 | – | |||
| Total | 202 | +15 | ||
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