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Belgium 1908 federal election

What was the result of the 1908 federal election in Belgium?

Catholic Party won 37 of 82 seats with 43.1% of the vote. 95.0% of registered voters cast a ballot.

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  • Final result
  • ParlGov, read 5 October 2026

Which party won the most seats?

Final results from ParlGov, read : Catholic Party won 37 of 82 seats with 43.1% of the vote; 95.0% of registered voters cast a ballot.

  • Catholic Party 37 43.1%
  • Liberal Party 22 27.6%
  • Belgian Labour Party 19 22.6%
  • Cartel of Liberals and Socialists 3 3.3%
  • Christene Volkspartij 1 2.7%
  • Seats won
  • Share of the vote
42 of 82 seats make a majority

Key numbers

  1. 43.1%

    Share of the vote won by Catholic Party

    Catholic Party won 37 of 82 seats. A majority needs 42.

  2. 95.0%

    Voter turnout

Seats and votes by party

PartySeats%Votes
Catholic Party3743.1517,679
Liberal Party2227.6331,981
Belgian Labour Party1922.6271,870
Cartel of Liberals and Socialists33.340,068
Christene Volkspartij12.732,046
Votes by party
  • Catholic Party 517,679
  • Liberal Party 331,981
  • Belgian Labour Party 271,870
  • Cartel of Liberals and Socialists 40,068
  • Christene Volkspartij 32,046

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?

95.0% of the 1,304,864 registered voters cast a ballot (1,239,631 ballots). 1,200,906 of them were valid votes.

How do the votes compare with the seats?

  • Catholic Party43.1% of votes45.1% of seats
  • Liberal Party27.6% of votes26.8% of seats
  • Belgian Labour Party22.6% of votes23.2% of seats
  • Cartel of Liberals and Socialists3.3% of votes3.7% of seats
  • Christene Volkspartij2.7% of votes1.2% of seats
Each party's share of the vote (outlined) and of the seats (filled)

The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 1.9 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 3.2 by votes and 3.0 by seats; Catholic Party led Liberal Party by 15.5 points of the vote.

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