1925 Belgian general election

General elections were held in Belgium on 5 April 1925.[1] The result was a victory for the Belgian Labour Party, which won 78 of the 187 seats in the Chamber of Representatives.[2] Voter turnout was 92.8% in the Chamber election and 92.7% in the Senate election.[3]

1925 Belgian general election

← 1921 5 April 1925 1929 →

187 seats in the Chamber of Representatives
93 seats in the Senate
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Joseph Van Roosbroeck Aloys Van de Vyvere Édouard Pecher
Party Labour Catholic Liberal
Leader since 1918 Candidate for PM 1924
Last election 68 seats, 34.81% 70 seats, 34.02% 33 seats, 17.80%
Seats won 78 78 23
Seat change Increase 10 Increase 8 Decrease 10
Popular vote 821,116 778,366 304,757
Percentage 39.48% 37.42% 14.65%
Swing Increase 4.47% Increase 3.40% Decrease 3.15%

Government before election

Theunis I
Catholic-Liberal

Government after election

Van de Vyvere
Catholic

An extra seat in the Chamber of Representatives was assigned to the arrondissement of Verviers, after the annexation of Eupen-Malmedy.

Following the elections, Aloys Van de Vyvere formed a Catholic minority government. After he failed to receive the confidence of the other parties in parliament, a Catholic-Labour government was formed led by Prosper Poullet.

Results

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Chamber of Representatives

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Belgian Labour Party821,11639.4678+10
Catholic Party778,36637.41780
Liberal Party304,75714.6523–10
Frontpartij80,4073.866+2
Communist Party of Belgium34,1491.642+2
Christian Workers' Alliance19,6420.9400
Farmers16,1060.770
Middle Class Party9,9990.4800
Christian Democrats4,4500.210
Legionnaires4,0050.190
Agricultural Unions2,9660.140
Radical Socialists2,1170.100
National Legion9190.040
Neutral7310.040
Walloon National Party6420.030
Independents2810.010
Total2,080,653100.00187+1
Registered voters/turnout2,346,096
Source: Nohlen & Stöver, Belgian Elections

Senate

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Belgian Labour Party828,85440.8739+6
Catholic Party757,80437.3638+4
Liberal Party324,82316.0213–5
Catholic dissidents52,2862.583New
Frontpartij46,4172.2900
Farmers5,8000.290New
Middle Class Party1,9650.1000
Radical Socialists1,4860.070New
Catholic National Party1,3320.070New
Walloon National Party6540.030New
Independents6,7760.330New
Total2,028,197100.00930
Registered voters/turnout2,346,096
Source: Belgian Elections

References

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  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p289 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p308
  3. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p290