Belgian general election, 1912
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General elections were held in Belgium on 2 June 1912.[1] The result was a victory for the Catholic Party, which won 101 of the 186 seats in the Chamber of Representatives and 54 of the 93 seats in the Senate.[2]
Results
Chamber of Representatives
Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
---|---|---|---|---|
Catholic Party | 1,337,315 | 51.0 | 101 | +52 |
Liberal-Socialist Kartels | 710,459 | 27.1 | – | – |
Liberal Party | 290,084 | 11.1 | 44 | +29 |
Belgian Labour Party | 243,338 | 9.3 | 39 | +33 |
Christene Volkspartij | 19,317 | 0.7 | 2 | +2 |
Other parties | 20,258 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 |
Invalid/blank votes | 62,327 | – | – | – |
Total | 2,684,098 | 100 | 186 | +101 |
Source: Nohlen & Stöver |
Senate
Party | Votes | % | Seats |
---|---|---|---|
Catholic Party | 1,224,767 | 52.2 | 54 |
Liberal-Socialist Kartels | 480,457 | 20.5 | 16 |
Liberal Party | 408,043 | 17.4 | 14 |
Belgian Labour Party | 223,197 | 9.5 | 9 |
Other parties | 8,937 | 0.4 | 0 |
Invalid/blank votes | – | – | |
Total | 2,345,401 | 100 | 93 |
Source: Nohlen & Stöver |
References
- ↑ Nohlen, Dieter; Stöver, Philip (31 May 2010). Elections in Europe: A data handbook. Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft. p. 289. ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7.
- ↑ Nohlen & Stöver, pp308-310