1919 Belgian general election

none Belgium 1914 1921 All 186 seats in the Chamber of RepresentativesAll 93 seats in the Senate 16 November 1919 yes Chamber of Representatives Belgian Labour Party Joseph Van Roosbroeck 70 36.62 Catholic Party (Belgium) Léon Delacroix 70 35.19 Liberal Party (Belgium) François Prosper Hanrez 34 17.65 Frontpartij 5 3.45 Catholic dissidents 3 2.05 Middle Class Party (Belgium) 1 1.13 Combatants no 2 1.08 #AAAA00 National Renaissance no 1 1.05 #000080 Senate Catholic Party (Belgium) Léon Delacroix 43 43.30 Liberal Party (Belgium) François Prosper Hanrez 30 30.98 Belgian Labour Party Joseph Van Roosbroeck 20 24.53 Government Government after election Delacroix I National Unity (Catholic-Lab-Lib) Delacroix II National Unity (Catholic-Lab-Lib) General elections were held in Belgium on 16 November 1919.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p289 978-3-8329-5609-7 Although the Belgian Labour Party received the most votes in the Chamber of Representatives elections, the Catholic Party remained the largest party in both the Chamber and the Senate.Nohlen & Stöver, pp308-310 Voter turnout was 88.5% in the Chamber elections.Nohlen & Stöver, p290 They were the first elections after the First World War, and the first with universal single-vote suffrage (for men), a change that was sought by and benefited the Belgian Labour Party. The voting age was also lowered from 25 to 21, and the system of proportional representation was modified to use apparentment (combining votes of different arrondissements within a province). Results Chamber of Representatives File:Belgian Chamber 1919.svg Belgian Labour Party 645124 70 Catholic Party 619911 70 Liberal Party 310876 34 Frontpartij 60814 5 Catholic dissidents 36063 3 Middle Class Party 19939 1 #0000A0 Combatants 19075 2 #AAAA00 National Renaissance 18546 1 #000080 Christene Volkspartij 5825 0 Socialist dissidents 1181 0 Other parties 24446 0 1761802 99088 2102710 Nohlen & Stöver, Belgian ElectionsThe number of valid votes is two higher than the number of votes cast for parties Senate File:Belgium Senate 1919.svg Catholic Party 685041 43 Liberal Party 490046 30 Belgian Labour Party 388011 20 Middle Class Party 10601 0 #0000A0 National Union 5245 0 National Renaissance 3068 0 #000080 2102710 Belgian ElectionsBelgian Elections Constituencies The distribution of seats among the electoral districts was as follows:List of members of the Chamber of Representatives (1919-1920)List of members of the Senate (1919-1920) Province Arrondissement(s) Chamber Senate Antwerp Antwerp 15 7 Mechelen 5 5 Turnhout 4 Elected by the provincial council 3 Limburg Hasselt 3 4 Tongeren-Maaseik 4 Elected by the provincial council 2 East Flanders Aalst 5 4 Oudenaarde 3 Gent-Eeklo 12 6 Dendermonde 4 4 Sint-Niklaas 4 Elected by the provincial council 4 West Flanders Bruges 4 2 Roeselare-Tielt 5 3 Kortrijk 5 4 Ypres 3 Veurne-Diksmuide-Ostend 5 2 Elected by the provincial council 3 Brabant Leuven 7 3 Brussels 26 13 Nivelles 4 2 Elected by the provincial council 4 Hainaut Tournai-Ath 6 3 Charleroi 11 7 Thuin 3 Mons 7 5 Soignies 4 Elected by the provincial council 4 Liège Huy-Waremme 4 2 Liège 13 7 Verviers 5 2 Elected by the provincial council 3 Luxembourg Arlon-Marche-Bastogne 3 3 Neufchâteau-Virton 3 Elected by the provincial council 2 Namur Namur 5 5 Dinant-Philippeville 4 Elected by the provincial council 2 Total 186 93 + 27 Notes References Belgium Category:1910s elections in Belgium General Belgium