Belgian general election, 1921

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Belgian general election, 1921
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186 seats in the Chamber of Representatives
93 seats in the Senate

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Leader Georges Theunis Joseph Van Roosbroeck Albert Mechelynck
Party Catholic Labour Liberal
Leader sinceCandidate for PM19181920
Last election70 seats, 35.19%70 seats, 36.62%34 seats, 17.65%
Seats won706833
Seat changeSteady2.svgDecrease2.svg 2Decrease2.svg 1
Popular vote657,245672,478343,959
Percentage34.02%34.81%17.80%
SwingDecrease2.svg 1.17%Decrease2.svg 1.81%Increase2.svg 0.15%
Government before election

Carton de Wiart
National Unity (Catholic-Lab-Lib)

Elected Government

Theunis I
Catholic-Liberal

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General elections were held in Belgium on 20 November 1921. [1] The result was a victory for the Catholic Party, which won 70 of the 186 seats in the Chamber of Representatives. [2] Voter turnout was 91.1% in the Chamber election and 91.0% 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 Catholic Party was established in 1869 as the Confessional Catholic Party.

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Elections to the nine provincial councils were held one week later, on 27 November 1921.

A Catholic–Liberal government led by Georges Theunis was formed following the elections.

Georges Theunis Belgian former prime minister

Georges (George) Emile Léonard Theunis was the 24th Prime Minister of Belgium from 16 December 1921 to 13 May 1925 and again from 20 November 1934 to 25 March 1935. He was governor of the National Bank of Belgium (NBB) from 1941 until 1944.

Results

Chamber of Representatives

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Belgian Labour Party 672,47834.8168–2
Catholic Party 657,24534.02700
Liberal Party 343,95917.8033–1
Frontpartij 58,7903.044–1
Christene Volkspartij 57,1832.966New
Catholic Dissidents42,8562.2230
Christian Workers' Alliance26,3921.371New
Combatants19,4010.31-1
Other parties53,6622.7800
Invalid/blank votes95,349–––
Total2,027,3151001860
Source: Belgian Elections

Senate

A constitutional change eased the requirements to be a candidate for the Senate. As a compensation, the number of senators elected by provincial councils was increased from 27 to 40 and a new type of senators was introduced: 20 co-opted senators. This gives a total of 153 senators.

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Belgian Labour Party 661,16835.4833+13
Catholic Party 606,79932.5734–9
Liberal Party 362,18719.4418-12
United Catholics Party93,0614.995New
Christene Volkspartij 51,9282.792New
Catholic Workers' Alliance16,5880.891New
Other parties71,6013.8400
Invalid/blank votes0–––
Total1,863,332100930
Source: Belgian Elections

Constituencies

The distribution of seats among the electoral districts was as follows: [4] [5]

ProvinceArrondissement(s)ChamberSenate
Antwerp Antwerp 157
Mechelen 55
Turnhout 4
Elected by the provincial council5
Limburg Hasselt 34
Tongeren-Maaseik 4
Elected by the provincial council3
East Flanders Aalst 54
Oudenaarde 3
Gent-Eeklo 126
Dendermonde 44
Sint-Niklaas 4
Elected by the provincial council5
West Flanders Bruges 42
Roeselare-Tielt 53
Kortrijk 54
Ypres 3
Veurne-Diksmuide-Ostend 52
Elected by the provincial council4
Brabant Leuven 73
Brussels 2613
Nivelles 42
Elected by the provincial council7
Hainaut Tournai-Ath 63
Charleroi 117
Thuin 3
Mons 75
Soignies 4
Elected by the provincial council6
Liège Huy-Waremme 42
Liège 137
Verviers 52
Elected by the provincial council4
Luxembourg Arlon-Marche-Bastogne 33
Neufchâteau-Virton 3
Elected by the provincial council3
Namur Namur 55
Dinant-Philippeville 4
Elected by the provincial council3
Total18693 + 40

Additionally, 20 senators were co-opted.

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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
  4. ↑ List of members of the Chamber of Representatives (1921-1922)
  5. ↑ List of members of the Senate (1921-1922)
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