1929 Belgian general election

General elections were held in Belgium on 26 May 1929.[1] The result was a victory for the Catholic Party, which won 71 of the 187 seats in the Chamber of Representatives.[2] Voter turnout was 94.0%.[3]

1929 Belgian general election

26 May 1929
All 187 seats in the Chamber of Representatives All 93 seats in the Senate
First party Second party Third party   Leader Henri Jaspar Joseph Van Roosbroeck Albert Devèze Party Catholic Labour Liberal Leader since Candidate for PM 1918 1927 Last election 78 seats, 37.42% 78 seats, 39.48% 23 seats, 14.65% Seats won 71 70 28 Seat change 7 8 5 Popular vote 788,914 803,347 369,114 Percentage 35.38% 36.02% 16.55% Swing 2.04% 3.46% 1.90%
Government before election Jaspar II Catholic–Liberal Elected Government Jaspar II Catholic–Liberal

Prime Minister Henri Jaspar

The incumbent Catholic-Liberal government led by Henri Jaspar continued after the election.

Results

Chamber of Representatives

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Belgian Labour Party	803,347	36.02	70	–8
	Catholic Party	788,914	35.38	71	–7
	Liberal Party	369,114	16.55	28	+5
Frontpartij		132,567	5.94	11	+5
Christian Workers' Alliance		52,642	2.36	5	+5
Communist Party of Belgium		43,237	1.94	1	–1
Lille List		12,905	0.58	1	New
Other parties		27,343	1.22	0	0
Invalid/blank votes		116,660	–	–	–
Total		2,346,729	100	187	0
Source: Belgian Elections

Senate

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Belgian Labour Party	781,635	36.75	36	–3
	Catholic Party	762,459	35.85	38	0
	Liberal Party	359,895	16.92	13	0
Frontpartij		119,632	5.62	3	+3
Christian Workers' Alliance		55,237	2.60	3	+3
Communist Party of Belgium		36,881	1.73	0	0
Other parties		11,111	0.52	0	0
Invalid/blank votes		164,702	–	–	–
Total		2,291,577	100	93	0
Source: Belgian Elections

References

1. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p289 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
2. Nohlen & Stöver, p308
3. Nohlen & Stöver, p290