Belgian general election, 1921
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General elections were held in Belgium on 20 November 1921.[1] The result was a victory for the Catholic Party, which won 76 of the 186 seats in the Chamber of Representatives.[2] Voter turnout was 91.1% in the Chamber election and 91.0% in the Senate election.[3]
Results
Chamber of Deputies
Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
---|---|---|---|---|
Catholic Party | 768,080 | 39.8 | 76 | +3 |
Belgian Labour Party | 674,204 | 34.9 | 68 | –2 |
Liberal Party | 349,888 | 18.1 | 33 | –1 |
Catholic Dissidents | 82,509 | 4.3 | 4 | – |
Frontpartij | 54,941 | 2.8 | 4 | –1 |
Leftist Dissidents | 8,944 | 0.5 | 1 | – |
Liberal Dissidents | 5,957 | 0.3 | ||
Invalid/blank votes | 97,327 | – | – | – |
Total | 2,029,293 | 100 | 186 | 0 |
Source: Nohlen & Stöver |
Senate
Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
---|---|---|---|---|
Catholic Party | 606,799 | 32.6 | 34 | –9 |
Belgian Labour Party | 661,168 | 35.5 | 33 | –6 |
Liberal Party | 362,187 | 19.4 | 18 | +7 |
Other parties | 233,178 | 12.5 | 8 | +8 |
Invalid/blank votes | 163,408 | – | – | – |
Total | 2,026,740 | 100 | 93 | 0 |
Source: Nohlen & Stöver |