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1908 Belgian general election|
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First party
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Second party
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| Leader
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Frans Schollaert
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| Party
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Catholic
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Liberal
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| Leader since
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Candidate for PM
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| Seats before
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79 seats
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37 seats
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| Seats won
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37
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15
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| Seats after
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78
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36
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| Seat change
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 1
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1
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| Popular vote
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517,679
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331,981
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| Percentage
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43.11%
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27.64%
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Third party
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Fourth party
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| Leader
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Georges Maes
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N/A
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| Party
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Labour
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LSK
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| Leader since
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1903
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N/A
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| Seats before
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25 seats
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12 seats
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| Seats won
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19
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3
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| Seats after
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25
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15
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| Seat change
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 3
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| Popular vote
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271,870
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40,068
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| Percentage
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22.64%
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3.34%
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Partial general elections were held in Belgium on 24 May 1908.[1] The result was a victory for the Catholic Party, which won 37 of the 82 seats in the Chamber of Representatives.[2] The François Schollaert government remained in office.
Under the alternating system, elections were only held in four out of the nine provinces: Hainaut, Limburg, Liège and East Flanders.
Results
| Party
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Votes
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%
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Seats won
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Total seats
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+/-
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| Catholic Party |
517,679 |
43.11 |
37 |
78 |
-1
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| Liberal Party |
331,981 |
27.64 |
21 |
36 |
-1
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| Belgian Labour Party |
271,870 |
22.64 |
19 |
25 |
0
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| Liberal-Socialist Kartels |
40,068 |
3.34 |
3 |
15 |
+3
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| Christian Democratic Party |
25,167 |
2.11 |
1 |
1 |
+1
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| Catholic Dissidents |
6,879 |
0.57 |
0 |
0 |
-1
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| Other parties |
7,262 |
0.60 |
0 |
0 |
0
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| Catholic Workers' Party |
- |
– |
0 |
9 |
0
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| Christene Volkspartij |
- |
– |
0 |
0 |
-1
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| Invalid/blank votes |
38,725 |
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– |
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-
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| Total |
1,239,631 |
100 |
82 |
164 |
0
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| Source: Belgian Elections
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References
Belgium portal