1908 Belgian general election

Belgian general election, 1908

24 May 1908
81 of the 166 seats in the Chamber of Representatives

Partial general elections were held in Belgium on 24 May 1908. Although the Catholic Party lost their absolute majority in Parliament, they remained the governing party, with François Schollaert retaining the post of Prime Minister. Both the Liberal Party and the Belgian Labour Party gained seats.

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

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats
Catholic Party	517,679	43.1	37
Liberal Party	331,981	27.6	22
Belgian Labour Party	271,870	22.6	19
Liberal-Socialist Kartels	40,068	3.3	3
Christene Volkspartij	32,046	2.7	1
Other parties	7,262	0.6	0
Invalid/blank votes	38,725	–	–
Total	1,239,631	100	82
Source: Nohlen & Stöver