1906 Belgian General Election
27 May 1906 · Plural voting · 83 seats
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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
41 of 83 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 | 41 | — | 526,856 | 44.9% | — | |
| Liberal Party | Paul Hymans | 15 | — | 207,341 | 17.7% | — | |
| Liberal–Socialist kartels | — | 12 | — | 224,357 | 19.1% | — | |
| Liberal–Socialist Cartel | Paul Janson | 12 | — | 224,357 | 19.1% | — | |
| Catholic Workers' Party | — | 9 | — | 109,590 | 9.3% | — | |
| PCO | — | 9 | — | 109,590 | 9.3% | — | |
| Belgian Labour Party | Émile Vandervelde | 6 | — | 72,224 | 6.2% | — |