1908 Belgian General Election
24 May 1908 · Plural voting · 81 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
37 of 81 seats
Turnout
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The result
| Share of the Chamber of Representatives | |||||||
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| Catholic Party | Frans Schollaert | 37 | — | 517,679 | 43.1% | — | |
| Liberal Party | — | 21 | — | 331,981 | 27.6% | — | |
| Belgian Labour Party | Georges Maes | 19 | — | 271,870 | 22.6% | — | |
| Liberal–Socialist kartels | — | 3 | — | 40,068 | 3.3% | — | |
| Christene Volkspartij | — | 1 | — | 25,167 | 2.1% | — |