1912 Belgian General Election
2 June 1912 · Plural voting · 186 seats
Catholics had formed the government continuously since 1884. Minister Schollaert had drafted a controversial education law, because of which he was forced to resign in June 1911.
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
101 of 186 seats
Turnout
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The result
| Share of the Chamber of Representatives | |||||||
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| Catholic Party | Charles de Broqueville | 101 | — | 1,337,315 | 51.0% | — | |
| Liberal–Socialist kartels | — | 45 | — | 710,459 | 27.1% | — | |
| Liberal Party | — | 21 | — | 291,084 | 11.1% | — | |
| Belgian Labour Party | Laurent Vandersmissen | 18 | — | 243,338 | 9.3% | — | |
| Christene Volkspartij | — | 1 | — | 19,317 | 0.7% | — | |
| CVP | — | 1 | — | 19,317 | 0.7% | — |