1906 Belgian general election

1906 Belgian general election

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85 of the 166 seats in the Chamber of Representatives
First party Second party Third party   Leader Paul de Smet de Naeyer Paul Hymans Émile Vandervelde Party Catholic Party Liberal Party Belgian Labour Party Seats won 41 15 6 Popular vote 526,856 207,341 72,224 Percentage 44.92% 17.68% 22.64%   Fourth party Fifth party   Leader Paul Janson Party Liberal–Socialist Cartel PCO Seats won 12 9 Popular vote 224,357 109,590 Percentage 19.13% 9.34%
Government before election de Smet de Naeyer II Catholic Government after election de Smet de Naeyer II Catholic

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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

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