Belgian general election, 1929

26 May 1929

All 187 seats in the Chamber of Representatives All 93 seats in the Senate

Prime Minister Henri Jaspar

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]

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

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Catholic Party	816,098	36.6	71	–4
	Belgian Labour Party	803,347	36.0	70	–8
	Liberal Party	369,114	16.6	28	+5
Frontpartij		132,567	5.9	11	+5
Catholic Dissidents		42,804	1.9	6	+3
Communist Party of Belgium		43,237	1.9	1	–1
Other parties		22,902	1.0	0	0
Invalid/blank votes		116,660	–	–	–
Total		2,346,729	100	187	0
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
Valid votes	2,178,973	100
Invalid/blank votes	167,663	–	–	–
Total	2,346,636	100
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

↑ Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p289 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
↑ Nohlen & Stöver, p308
↑ Nohlen & Stöver, p290

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