Belgian general election, 1910

Belgian general election, 1910

22 May 1910

85 of the 166 seats in the Chamber of Representatives

Partial general elections were held in Belgium on 22 May 1910.[1] The result was a victory for the Catholic Party, which won 49 of the 85 seats up for election 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.

Results

Liberal Adolphe May defeated Catholic Emile de Lalieux de La Rocq in Nivelles and socialist Joseph Bologne defeated liberal Léopold Gillard in Namur. All other representatives were either re-elected, or succeeded by candidates of the same party. Notably, Camille Huysmans (socialist of Antwerp) was elected for the first time.

Party Votes % Seats
Catholic Party676,84953.149
Liberal-Socialist Kartels243,06319.115
Liberal Party236,46718.615
Belgian Labour Party85,3266.76
Christene Volkspartij26,0542.10
Other parties6,7400.50
Invalid/blank votes32,255
Total1,306,75410085
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

References

  1. Nohlen, Dieter; Stöver, Philip (31 May 2010). Elections in Europe: A data handbook. Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft. p. 289. ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7.
  2. Nohlen & Stöver, p308
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