1906 Belgian general election
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 |
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| Catholic Party | 526,856 | 44.92 | 41 |
| Liberal–Socialist kartels | 224,357 | 19.13 | 12 |
| Liberal Party | 207,341 | 17.68 | 15 |
| Catholic Workers' Party | 109,590 | 9.34 | 9 |
| Belgian Labour Party | 72,224 | 6.16 | 6 |
| Christene Volkspartij | 9,800 | 0.84 | 0 |
| Merchants | 5,231 | 0.45 | 0 |
| Catholic dissidents | 2,724 | 0.23 | 0 |
| Flemish People's Party | 1,284 | 0.11 | 0 |
| Workers' Party | 802 | 0.07 | 0 |
| Socialist dissidents | 428 | 0.04 | 0 |
| Independents | 12,191 | 1.04 | 0 |
Total | 1,172,828 | 100.00 | 83 |
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Source: Belgian Elections |
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