1908 Belgian general election|
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| First party | Second party | | | | Leader | Frans Schollaert | | Party | Catholic | Liberal | Seats won | 37 | 15 | Popular vote | 517,679 | 331,981 | Percentage | 43.11% | 27.64% | | | Third party | Fourth party | | | | Leader | Georges Maes | N/A | Party | Labour | Liberal–Socialist | Seats won | 19 | 3 | Popular vote | 271,870 | 40,068 | Percentage | 22.64% | 3.34% | |
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Partial general elections were held in Belgium on 24 May 1908.[1] The result was a victory for the Catholic Party, which won 37 of the 82 seats in the Chamber of Representatives.[2] The François Schollaert government remained in office.
Under the alternating system, elections were only held in four out of the nine provinces: Hainaut, Limburg, Liège and East Flanders.
Results[edit]
Chamber[edit]
Party | Votes | % | Seats |
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Won |
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| Catholic Party | 517,679 | 43.10 | 37 |
| Liberal Party | 331,981 | 27.64 | 21 |
| Belgian Labour Party | 271,870 | 22.64 | 19 |
| Liberal–Socialist kartels | 40,068 | 3.34 | 3 |
| Christene Volkspartij | 25,167 | 2.10 | 1 |
| Catholic dissidents | 6,879 | 0.57 | 0 |
| Merchants | 1,094 | 0.09 | 0 |
| Socialist dissidents | 913 | 0.08 | 0 |
| Other parties | 2,534 | 0.21 | 0 |
| Independents | 2,821 | 0.23 | 0 |
Total | 1,201,006 | 100.00 | 81 |
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Valid votes | 1,201,006 | 96.88 | |
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Invalid/blank votes | 38,725 | 3.12 | |
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Total votes | 1,239,731 | 100.00 | |
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Source: Belgian Elections |
Party | Votes | % | Seats |
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| Catholic Party | 492,211 | 46.48 | 21 |
| Liberal Party | 308,282 | 29.11 | 11 |
| Belgian Labour Party | 258,445 | 24.41 | 8 |
Total | 1,058,938 | 100.00 | 40 |
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Valid votes | 1,058,938 | 95.20 | |
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Invalid/blank votes | 53,360 | 4.80 | |
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Total votes | 1,112,298 | 100.00 | |
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Source: Belgian Elections |
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