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Partial general elections were held in Belgium on 22 May 1910. [1] The result was a victory for the Catholic Party, which won 49 of the 85 seats up for election in the Chamber of Representatives. [2]
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.
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Party | Votes | % | Seats won | Total seats | +/- |
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Catholic Party | 676,849 | 53.11 | 49 | 86 | +8 |
Liberal-Socialist Kartels | 243,063 | 19.07 | 17 | 20 | +5 |
Liberal Party | 236,467 | 18.55 | 15 | 36 | 0 |
Belgian Labour Party | 85,326 | 6.69 | 6 | 25 | 0 |
Christian Democratic Party | 11,494 | 0.90 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Other parties | 21,300 | 1.67 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Catholic Workers' Party | - | - | 0 | 0 | -9 |
Invalid/blank votes | 32,258 | – | – | - | - |
Total | 1,306,757 | 100 | 87 | 168 | +4 |
Source: Belgian Elections |
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