Belgian general election, 1925

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Belgian general election, 1925
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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

Elected Government

Van de Vyvere
Catholic

Kingdom of Belgium
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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]

Belgium Federal constitutional monarchy in Western Europe

Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Western Europe. It is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to the southwest, and the North Sea to the northwest. It covers an area of 30,688 square kilometres (11,849 sq mi) and has a population of more than 11.4 million. The capital and largest city is Brussels; other major cities are Antwerp, Ghent, Charleroi and Liège.

The Belgian Labour Party or Belgian Workers' Party was the first major socialist party in Belgium. Founded in 1885, the party was officially disbanded in 1940 and superseded by the Belgian Socialist Party in 1945.

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

Arrondissement of Verviers Arrondissement in Wallonia, Belgium

The Arrondissement of Verviers is one of the four administrative arrondissements in the Province of Liège, Belgium.

Eupen-Malmedy geographic region

Eupen-Malmedy or Eupen-Malmédy is a small, predominantly German-speaking region in eastern Belgium. It consists of three administrative cantons around the small cities of Eupen, Malmedy, and Sankt Vith which encompass some 730 square kilometres (280 sq mi). In the area itself, the region is referred to as Ostbelgien. Elsewhere in Belgium, the region is commonly referred to as the East Cantons.

Results

Chamber of Representatives

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Belgian Labour Party 821,11639.4878+10
Catholic Party 778,33637.4278+8
Liberal Party 304,75714.6523–10
Frontpartij 80,4073.876+2
Communist Party of Belgium 34,1491.642New
Other parties61,8582.970–1
Invalid/blank votes0–––
Total2,080,047100187+1
Source: Belgian Elections

Senate

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
Other parties64,4303.1800
Invalid/blank votes0–––
Total2,028,197100930
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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