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 10 8 10 Popular vote 821,116 778,366 304,757 Percentage 39.48% 37.42% 14.65% Swing 4.47% 3.40% 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

Chamber of Representatives

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Belgian Labour Party	821,116	39.46	78	+10
	Catholic Party	778,366	37.41	78	0
	Liberal Party	304,757	14.65	23	–10
	Frontpartij	80,407	3.86	6	+2
	Communist Party of Belgium	34,149	1.64	2	+2
	Christian Workers' Alliance	19,642	0.94	0	0
	Farmers	16,106	0.77	0	–
	Middle Class Party	9,999	0.48	0	0
	Christian Democrats	4,450	0.21	0	–
	Legionnaires	4,005	0.19	0	–
	Agricultural Unions	2,966	0.14	0	–
	Radical Socialists	2,117	0.10	0	–
	National Legion	919	0.04	0	–
	Neutral	731	0.04	0	–
	Walloon National Party	642	0.03	0	–
	Independents	281	0.01	0	–
Total		2,080,653	100.00	187	+1
Registered voters/turnout		2,346,096	–
Source: Nohlen & Stöver, Belgian Elections

Senate

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Belgian Labour Party	828,854	40.87	39	+6
	Catholic Party	757,804	37.36	38	+4
	Liberal Party	324,823	16.02	13	–5
	Catholic dissidents	52,286	2.58	3	New
	Frontpartij	46,417	2.29	0	0
	Farmers	5,800	0.29	0	New
	Middle Class Party	1,965	0.10	0	0
	Radical Socialists	1,486	0.07	0	New
	Catholic National Party	1,332	0.07	0	New
	Walloon National Party	654	0.03	0	New
	Independents	6,776	0.33	0	New
Total		2,028,197	100.00	93	0
Registered voters/turnout		2,346,096	–
Source: Belgian Elections

References

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