The party was formed in 1936 following the defeat of the
Catholic Party at the
1936 general elections as a Flemish faction of the party. Together with the Francophone Catholic Social Party, the two factions formed the Catholic Bloc. In the
1939 general elections the combined Catholic Bloc won 67 seats. The KVV won a further six seats in the
Chamber of Representatives and three seats in the
Senate running alone. It did not contest any further elections, as following
World War II the two parties merged into the
Christian Social Party. ==References==