1900 Belgian General Election
27 May 1900 · Plural voting · 152 seats
Full general elections were held in Belgium on 27 May 1900. They were the first elections under a proportional system (using the D'Hondt method) instead of a majority system, with Belgium becoming the first country in the world to adopt proportional representation for parliamentary elections.
Universal male suffrage weighted by plural voting: wealthier and propertied men cast two or three votes each, which manufactured the Catholic majorities of this era.
Prime Minister before
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Prime Minister (continued)
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Largest force
Catholic Party
86 of 152 seats
Turnout
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The result
| Share of the Chamber of Representatives | |||||||
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| Catholic Party | Paul de Smet de Naeyer | 86 | — | 993,945 | 48.5% | — | |
| Belgian Labour Party | August De Winne | 32 | — | 461,295 | 22.5% | — | |
| Liberal Party | — | 31 | — | 464,959 | 22.7% | — | |
| Radical Party | — | 2 | — | 33,840 | 1.6% | — | |
| Christene Volkspartij | — | 1 | — | 52,093 | 2.5% | — |