1906 Belgian general election

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1906 Belgian general election
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  1904 27 May 1906 1908  

85 of the 166 seats in the Chamber of Representatives
 First partySecond partyThird party
  Paul de Smet de Naeyer.jpg Paul Hymans 01.jpg Emile Vandervelde (1866-1938) 1927 (c) Georg Fayer (1892-1950) OeNB 10449449.jpg
Leader Paul de Smet de Naeyer Paul Hymans Émile Vandervelde
Party Catholic Party Liberal Party Belgian Labour Party
Seats won41156
Popular vote526,856207,34172,224
Percentage44.92%17.68%22.64%

 Fourth partyFifth party
  Janson Paul 070518.jpg
Leader Paul Janson
Party Liberal–Socialist Cartel PCO
Seats won129
Popular vote224,357109,590
Percentage19.13%9.34%

Government before election

de Smet de Naeyer II
Catholic

Government after election

de Smet de Naeyer II
Catholic

Partial general elections were held in Belgium on 27 May 1906. [1] The result was a victory for the Catholic Party, which won 50 of the 85 seats in the Chamber of Representatives. [2]

Under the alternating system, elections were only held in five out of the nine provinces: Antwerp, Brabant, Luxembourg, Namur and West Flanders.

The Catholic Party lost its majority in the Chamber of Representatives for the first time since 1884.

Results

PartyVotes%Seats
Won
Catholic Party 526,85644.9241
LiberalSocialist kartels224,35719.1312
Liberal Party 207,34117.6815
Catholic Workers' Party 109,5909.349
Belgian Labour Party 72,2246.166
Christene Volkspartij 9,8000.840
Merchants5,2310.450
Catholic dissidents2,7240.230
Flemish People's Party1,2840.110
Workers' Party8020.070
Socialist dissidents4280.040
Independents12,1911.040
Total1,172,828100.0083
Source: Belgian Elections

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References

  1. Nohlen, Dieter; Stöver, Philip (31 May 2010). Elections in Europe: A data handbook. Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft. p. 289. ISBN   978-3-8329-5609-7.
  2. Nohlen & Stöver, p308