1906 Belgian general election
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Partial general elections were held in Belgium on 27 May 1906.[1] The result was a victory for the Catholic Party, which won 50 of the 85 seats in the Chamber of Representatives.[2]
Under the alternating system, elections were only held in five out of the nine provinces: Antwerp, Brabant, Luxembourg, Namur and West Flanders.
The Catholic Party lost its majority in the Chamber of Representatives for the first time since 1884.
Results[]
Party | Votes | % | Seats won | Total seats | +/- |
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Catholic Party | 526,856 | 44.92 | 41 | 79 | -13 |
Liberal-Socialist Kartels | 224,357 | 19.13 | 12 | 12 | New |
Liberal Party | 207,341 | 17.68 | 15 | 37 | -5 |
Catholic Workers' Party | 109,590 | 9.34 | 9 | 9 | New |
Belgian Labour Party | 72,224 | 6.16 | 6 | 25 | -4 |
Christian Democratic Party | 9,800 | 0.84 | 0 | 0 | -1 |
Catholic Dissidents | 2,724 | 0.23 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Christene Volkspartij | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Other parties | 29,736 | 2.54 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Invalid/blank votes | 0 | – | – | - | - |
Total | 1,117,940 | 100 | 83 | 164 | -2 |
Source: Belgian Elections |
References[]
- ^ Nohlen, Dieter; Stöver, Philip (31 May 2010). Elections in Europe: A data handbook. Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft. p. 289. ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7.
- ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p308
Categories:
- 1906 elections in Europe
- 1900s elections in Belgium
- 1906 in Belgium
- May 1906 events