1925 Belgian general election

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1925 Belgian general election
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187 seats in the Chamber of Representatives
93 seats in the Senate
 First partySecond partyThird party
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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

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

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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
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