1925 Belgian general election
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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]
An extra seat in the Chamber of Representatives was assigned to the arrondissement of Verviers, after the annexation of Eupen-Malmedy.
Following the elections, Aloys Van de Vyvere formed a Catholic minority government. After he failed to receive the confidence of the other parties in parliament, a Catholic-Labour government was formed led by Prosper Poullet.
Results[]
Chamber of Representatives[]
Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |||||
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Belgian Labour Party | 821,116 | 39.48 | 78 | +10 | |||||
Catholic Party | 778,336 | 37.42 | 78 | +8 | |||||
Liberal Party | 304,757 | 14.65 | 23 | –10 | |||||
Frontpartij | 80,407 | 3.87 | 6 | +2 | |||||
Communist Party of Belgium | 34,149 | 1.64 | 2 | New | |||||
Other parties | 61,858 | 2.97 | 0 | –1 | |||||
Invalid/blank votes | 0 | – | – | – | |||||
Total | 2,080,047 | 100 | 187 | +1 | |||||
Source: Belgian Elections |
Senate[]
Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |||||
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Belgian Labour Party | 828,854 | 40.87 | 39 | +6 | |||||
Catholic Party | 757,804 | 37.36 | 38 | +4 | |||||
Liberal Party | 324,823 | 16.02 | 13 | –5 | |||||
Catholic Dissidents | 52,286 | 2.58 | 3 | New | |||||
Other parties | 64,430 | 3.18 | 0 | 0 | |||||
Invalid/blank votes | 0 | – | – | – | |||||
Total | 2,028,197 | 100 | 93 | 0 | |||||
Source: Belgian Elections |
References[]
- ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p289 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
- ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p308
- ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p290
Categories:
- 1925 elections in Europe
- 1920s elections in Belgium
- 1925 in Belgium
- April 1925 events