1906 Belgian general election

Partial general elections were held in Belgium on 27 May 1906. The Catholic Party won 41 of the 83 seats up for election in the Chamber of Representatives.

1906 Belgian general election

27 May 1906
83 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

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

Party		Votes	%	Seats
				Won
	Catholic Party	526,856	44.92	41
	Liberal–Socialist kartels	224,357	19.13	12
	Liberal Party	207,341	17.68	15
	Catholic Workers' Party	109,590	9.34	9
	Belgian Labour Party	72,224	6.16	6
	Christene Volkspartij	9,800	0.84	0
	Merchants	5,231	0.45	0
	Catholic dissidents	2,724	0.23	0
	Flemish People's Party	1,284	0.11	0
	Workers' Party	802	0.07	0
	Socialist dissidents	428	0.04	0
	Independents	12,191	1.04	0
Total		1,172,828	100.00	83
Source: Belgian Elections