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1919 Belgian general election
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| country | Belgium |
| previous_election | 1914 |
| next_election | 1921 |
| seats_for_election | All 186 seats in the Chamber of Representatives |
| All 93 seats in the Senate | |
| election_date | 16 November 1919 |
| first_election | yes |
| heading1 | Chamber of Representatives |
| party1 | Belgian Labour Party |
| leader1 | Joseph Van Roosbroeck |
| seats1 | 70 |
| percentage1 | 36.62 |
| party2 | Catholic Party (Belgium) |
| leader2 | Léon Delacroix |
| seats2 | 70 |
| percentage2 | 35.19 |
| party3 | Liberal Party (Belgium) |
| leader3 | François Prosper Hanrez |
| seats3 | 34 |
| percentage3 | 17.65 |
| party4 | Frontpartij |
| seats4 | 5 |
| percentage4 | 3.45 |
| party5 | Catholic dissidents |
| seats5 | 3 |
| percentage5 | 2.05 |
| party6 | Middle Class Party (Belgium) |
| seats6 | 1 |
| percentage6 | 1.13 |
| party7 | Combatants |
| party7_link | no |
| seats7 | 2 |
| percentage7 | 1.08 |
| color7 | #AAAA00 |
| party8 | National Renaissance |
| party8_link | no |
| seats8 | 1 |
| percentage8 | 1.05 |
| color8 | #000080 |
| heading9 | Senate |
| party9 | Catholic Party (Belgium) |
| leader9 | Léon Delacroix |
| seats9 | 43 |
| percentage9 | 43.30 |
| party10 | Liberal Party (Belgium) |
| leader10 | François Prosper Hanrez |
| seats10 | 30 |
| percentage10 | 30.98 |
| party11 | Belgian Labour Party |
| leader11 | Joseph Van Roosbroeck |
| seats11 | 20 |
| percentage11 | 24.53 |
| title | Government |
| posttitle | Government after election |
| before_election | Delacroix I |
| before_party | National Unity (Catholic-Lab-Lib) |
| after_election | Delacroix II |
| after_party | National Unity (Catholic-Lab-Lib) |
All 93 seats in the Senate
General elections were held in Belgium on 16 November 1919. 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. Voter turnout was 88.5% in the Chamber elections.
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
Senate
Constituencies
The distribution of seats among the electoral districts was as follows:
| Province | Arrondissement(s) | Chamber | Senate | Total | 186 | 93 + 27 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Notes
References
References
- [[Dieter Nohlen]] & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p289 {{ISBN. 978-3-8329-5609-7
- Nohlen & Stöver, pp308-310
- Nohlen & Stöver, p290
- [http://www.ibzdgip.fgov.be/result/nl/result_ko.php?date=1919-11-16&vt=SE&ko_type=KO_RK&ko=263 Belgian Elections]
- [http://www.dekamer.be/digidoc/DPS/K3068/K30680079/K30680079.PDF List of members of the Chamber of Representatives (1919-1920)]
- [http://senate.be/lexdocs/S0668/S06680028.pdf List of members of the Senate (1919-1920)]
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