Belgium 1902 federal election
What was the result of the 1902 federal election in Belgium?
Catholic Party won 54 of 85 seats with 56.0% of the vote. 95.7% of registered voters cast a ballot.
Belgium- Held:
- Final result
- ParlGov, read 5 October 2026
Which party won the most seats?
Final results from ParlGov, read : Catholic Party won 54 of 85 seats with 56.0% of the vote; 95.7% of registered voters cast a ballot.
- Catholic Party 54 56.0%
- Liberal Party 20 25.1%
- Belgian Labour Party 10 15.0%
- Christene Volkspartij 1 2.5%
- Seats won
- Share of the vote
- Catholic Party54
- Liberal Party20
- Belgian Labour Party10
- Christene Volkspartij1
Key numbers
56.0%
Share of the vote won by Catholic Party
Catholic Party won 54 of 85 seats. A majority needs 43.
95.7%
Voter turnout
Seats and votes by party
| Party | Seats | % | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catholic Party | 54 | 56.0 | 596,382 |
| Liberal Party | 20 | 25.1 | 266,891 |
| Belgian Labour Party | 10 | 15.0 | 159,370 |
| Christene Volkspartij | 1 | 2.5 | 26,435 |
Votes by party
- Catholic Party 596,382
- Liberal Party 266,891
- Belgian Labour Party 159,370
- Christene Volkspartij 26,435
ParlGov lists parties with at least 1 percent of the vote or 2 seats, so the rows do not add up to the valid votes.
ParlGov marks results before 1945 as experimental: they may need revision, so we compare them with no other election.
How many people voted?
95.7% of the 1,153,587 registered voters cast a ballot (1,103,568 ballots). 1,064,926 of them were valid votes.
How do the votes compare with the seats?
- Catholic Party56.0% of votes63.5% of seats
- Liberal Party25.1% of votes23.5% of seats
- Belgian Labour Party15.0% of votes11.8% of seats
- Christene Volkspartij2.5% of votes1.2% of seats
The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 6.0 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 2.5 by votes and 2.1 by seats; Catholic Party led Liberal Party by 30.9 points of the vote.
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