1925 Belgian general election

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1925 Belgian general election
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  1921 5 April 1925 1929  

187 seats in the Chamber of Representatives
93 seats in the Senate
 First partySecond partyThird party
  Joseph Van Roosbroeck (1926).jpg Brussels, Palais de la Nation, Aloys Van de Vyvere (cropped).jpg No image.png
LeaderJoseph Van Roosbroeck Aloys Van de Vyvere Édouard Pecher
Party Labour Catholic Liberal
Leader since1918Candidate for PM1924
Last election68 seats, 34.81%70 seats, 34.02%33 seats, 17.80%
Seats won787823
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 10Increase2.svg 8Decrease2.svg 10
Popular vote821,116778,366304,757
Percentage39.48%37.42%14.65%
SwingIncrease2.svg 4.47%Increase2.svg 3.40%Decrease2.svg 3.15%

Government before election

Theunis I
Catholic-Liberal

Government after election

Van de Vyvere
Catholic

General elections were held in Belgium on 5 April 1925. [1] The result was a victory for the Belgian Labour Party, which won 78 of the 187 seats in the Chamber of Representatives. [2] Voter turnout was 92.8% in the Chamber election and 92.7% in the Senate election. [3]

Contents

An extra seat in the Chamber of Representatives was assigned to the arrondissement of Verviers, after the annexation of Eupen-Malmedy.

Following the elections, Aloys Van de Vyvere formed a Catholic minority government. After he failed to receive the confidence of the other parties in parliament, a Catholic-Labour government was formed led by Prosper Poullet.

Results

Chamber of Representatives

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Belgian Labour Party 821,11639.4678+10
Catholic Party 778,36637.41780
Liberal Party 304,75714.6523–10
Frontpartij 80,4073.866+2
Communist Party of Belgium 34,1491.642+2
Christian Workers' Alliance 19,6420.9400
Farmers16,1060.770
Middle Class Party 9,9990.4800
Christian Democrats4,4500.210
Legionnaires4,0050.190
Agricultural Unions2,9660.140
Radical Socialists2,1170.100
National Legion9190.040
Neutral7310.040
Walloon National Party6420.030
Independents2810.010
Total2,080,653100.00187+1
Registered voters/turnout2,346,096
Source: Nohlen & Stöver, Belgian Elections [4]

Senate

Belgium Senate 1925.svg
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Belgian Labour Party 828,85440.8739+6
Catholic Party 757,80437.3638+4
Liberal Party 324,82316.0213–5
Catholic dissidents52,2862.583New
Frontpartij 46,4172.2900
Farmers5,8000.290New
Middle Class Party 1,9650.1000
Radical Socialists1,4860.070New
Catholic National Party1,3320.070New
Walloon National Party6540.030New
Independents6,7760.330New
Total2,028,197100.00930
Registered voters/turnout2,346,096
Source: Belgian Elections [5]

References

  1. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p289 ISBN   978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. Nohlen & Stöver, p308
  3. Nohlen & Stöver, p290
  4. "Wahlergebnisse Abgeordnetenkammer 15 April 1925". wahlergebnisse.belgium.be.
  5. "Wahlergebnisse Senat 15 April 1925". wahlergebnisse.belgium.be.