1908 Belgian general election

none Belgium parliamentary 1906 Belgian general election 1906 1910 Belgian general election 1910 81 of the 166 seats in the Chamber of Representatives43 of 80 seats in the Senate 24 May 1908 Frans_Schollaert.jpg Frans Schollaert Catholic Party (Belgium) 37 517,679 43.11% 3x4.svg Liberal Party (Belgium) 15 331,981 27.64% 3x4.svg Georges Maes Belgian Labour Party 19 271,870 22.64% N/A Liberal–Socialist 3 40,068 3.34% 800080 Government Government after election Schollaert Catholic Party (Belgium) Schollaert Catholic Party (Belgium) Partial general elections were held in Belgium on 24 May 1908. Elections in Europe: A data handbook Nohlen Dieter Dieter Nohlen Stöver Philip 31 May 2010 Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft 289 978-3-8329-5609-7 The result was a victory for the Catholic Party, which won 37 of the 82 seats in the Chamber of Representatives.Nohlen & Stöver, p308 The François Schollaert government remained in office. Under the alternating system, elections were only held in four out of the nine provinces: Hainaut, Limburg, Liège and East Flanders. Results Chamber Won Total +/– Catholic Party 517679 37 Liberal Party 331981 21 Belgian Labour Party 271870 19 Liberal–Socialist kartels 40068 3 purple Christene Volkspartij 25167 1 Catholic dissidents 6879 0 Merchants 1094 0 Socialist dissidents 913 0 Other parties 2534 0 Independents 2821 0 38725 Belgian ElectionsBelgian Elections Senate Catholic Party 492211 21 Liberal Party 308282 11 Belgian Labour Party 258445 8 53360 Belgian ElectionsBelgian Elections References Belgium Category:1900s elections in Belgium General Belgium