1929 Belgian general election
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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]
The incumbent Catholic-Liberal government led by Henri Jaspar continued after the election.
Results[]
Chamber of Representatives[]
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 | |||||
52,642 | 2.36 | 5 | +5 | ||||||
Communist Party of Belgium | 43,237 | 1.94 | 1 | –1 | |||||
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 |
Senate[]
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 |
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:
- 1929 elections in Europe
- 1920s elections in Belgium
- 1929 in Belgium
- May 1929 events