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1908 Belgian general election

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Summary

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Field	Value
country	Belgium
type	parliamentary
previous_election	1906 Belgian general election
previous_year	1906
next_election	1910 Belgian general election
next_year	1910
seats_for_election	81 of the 166 seats in the Chamber of Representatives
43 of 80 seats in the Senate
election_date	24 May 1908
image1	Frans_Schollaert.jpg
leader1	Frans Schollaert
party1	Catholic Party (Belgium)
seats1	37
popular_vote1	517,679
percentage1	43.11%
image2	3x4.svg
party2	Liberal Party (Belgium)
seats2	15
popular_vote2	331,981
percentage2	27.64%
image4	3x4.svg
leader4	Georges Maes
party4	Belgian Labour Party
seats4	19
popular_vote4	271,870
percentage4	22.64%
leader5	N/A
party5	Liberal–Socialist
seats5	3
popular_vote5	40,068
percentage5	3.34%
color5	800080
title	Government
posttitle	Government after election
before_election	Schollaert
before_party	Catholic Party (Belgium)
after_election	Schollaert
after_party	Catholic Party (Belgium)

43 of 80 seats in the Senate

Partial general elections were held in Belgium on 24 May 1908.{{Cite book

Under the alternating system, elections were only held in four out of the nine provinces: Hainaut, Limburg, Liège and East Flanders.

Results

Chamber

Senate

References

Nohlen & Stöver, p308
[https://resultatselection.belgium.be/fr/election-results/chambre-des-repr%C3%A9sentants/1908/royaume/164287 Belgian Elections]
[https://resultatselection.belgium.be/fr/search/s%C3%A9nat/1908/province Belgian Elections]

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