1929 Belgian general election

none 1929 Belgian general election Belgium parliamentary no 1925 Belgian general election 1925 1932 Belgian general election 1932 All 187 seats in the Chamber of RepresentativesAll 93 seats in the Senate 26 May 1929 150x150px Henri Jaspar Candidate for PM Catholic Party (Belgium) 78 seats, 37.42% 71 7 788,914 35.38% 2.04% 150x150px Joseph Van Roosbroeck 1918 Belgian Labour Party 78 seats, 39.48% 70 8 803,347 36.02% 3.46% 150x150px Albert Devèze 1927 Liberal Party (Belgium) 23 seats, 14.65% 28 5 369,114 16.55% 1.90% Government Government after election Jaspar II Catholic–Liberal Jaspar II Catholic–Liberal thumb|Prime Minister Henri Jaspar General elections were held in Belgium on 26 May 1929.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p289 978-3-8329-5609-7 The result was a victory for the Catholic Party, which won 71 of the 187 seats in the Chamber of Representatives.Nohlen & Stöver, p308 Voter turnout was 94.0%.Nohlen & Stöver, p290 The incumbent Catholic-Liberal government led by Henri Jaspar continued after the election. Results Chamber of Representatives Belgian Labour Party 803347 70 –8 Catholic Party 788914 71 –7 Liberal Party 369114 28 +5 Frontpartij 132567 11 +5 Christian Workers' Alliance 52642 5 +5 Communist Party of Belgium 43237 1 –1 Lille List 12905 1 New Christian People's Party 8049 0 New Communist Opposition 6190 0 New Neutral 6030 0 0 Walloon National Party 1883 0 0 Middle Class Party 1114 0 0 Leftist dissidents 1047 0 New Flemish Liberal Democrats 1034 0 New Martin List 954 0 New Radical Socialists 402 0 0 Lambreghs List 366 0 New Catholic Democratic Union 274 0 New 116660 0 2497446 Belgian Elections,Belgian Elections Mackie & Rose Senate File:Belgium Senate 1929.svg Belgian Labour Party 781635 36 –3 Catholic Party 762459 38 0 Liberal Party 359895 13 0 Frontpartij 119632 3 +3 Christian Workers' Alliance 55237 3 +3 Communist Party of Belgium 36881 0 0 Christian People's Party 6923 0 New Walloon National Party 3413 0 0 Radical Socialists 775 0 0 164702 0 2439060 Belgian ElectionsBelgian Elections References Belgium Category:1920s elections in Belgium Category:1929 in Belgium Category:May 1929 in Europe