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General elections were held in Belgium on 26 May 1929. [1] The result was a victory for the Catholic Party, which won 71 of the 187 seats in the Chamber of Representatives. [2] Voter turnout was 94.0%. [3]
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 Catholic Party was established in 1869 as the Confessional Catholic Party.
The incumbent Catholic-Liberal government led by Henri Jaspar continued after the election.
Henri Jaspar was a Belgian Catholic Party politician.
Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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Belgian Labour Party | 803,347 | 36.02 | 70 | –8 | |
Catholic Party | 788,914 | 35.38 | 71 | –7 | |
Liberal Party | 369,114 | 16.55 | 28 | +5 | |
Frontpartij | 132,567 | 5.94 | 11 | +5 | |
Christian Workers' Alliance | 52,642 | 2.36 | 5 | +5 | |
Communist Party of Belgium | 43,237 | 1.94 | 1 | –1 | |
Lille List | 12,905 | 0.58 | 1 | New | |
Other parties | 27,343 | 1.22 | 0 | 0 | |
Invalid/blank votes | 116,660 | – | – | – | |
Total | 2,346,729 | 100 | 187 | 0 | |
Source: Belgian Elections |
Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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Belgian Labour Party | 781,635 | 36.75 | 36 | –3 | |
Catholic Party | 762,459 | 35.85 | 38 | 0 | |
Liberal Party | 359,895 | 16.92 | 13 | 0 | |
Frontpartij | 119,632 | 5.62 | 3 | +3 | |
Christian Workers' Alliance | 55,237 | 2.60 | 3 | +3 | |
Communist Party of Belgium | 36,881 | 1.73 | 0 | 0 | |
Other parties | 11,111 | 0.52 | 0 | 0 | |
Invalid/blank votes | 164,702 | – | – | – | |
Total | 2,291,577 | 100 | 93 | 0 | |
Source: Belgian Elections |
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