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Belgium 1914 federal election

What was the result of the 1914 federal election in Belgium?

Catholic Party won 41 of 88 seats with 42.8% of the vote.

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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 41 of 88 seats with 42.8% of the vote.

  • Catholic Party 41 42.8%
  • Belgian Labour Party 26 30.3%
  • Liberal Party 20 24.5%
  • Christene Volkspartij 1 1.7%
  • Seats won
  • Share of the vote
  • Catholic Party41
  • Belgian Labour Party26
  • Liberal Party20
  • Christene Volkspartij1
45 of 88 seats make a majority

Key numbers

  1. 42.8%

    Share of the vote won by Catholic Party

    Catholic Party won 41 of 88 seats. A majority needs 45.

Seats and votes by party

PartySeats%Votes
Catholic Party4142.8570,806
Belgian Labour Party2630.3404,701
Liberal Party2024.5326,922
Christene Volkspartij11.722,619
Votes by party
  • Catholic Party 570,806
  • Belgian Labour Party 404,701
  • Liberal Party 326,922
  • Christene Volkspartij 22,619

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?

1,334,581 votes were valid.

How do the votes compare with the seats?

  • Catholic Party42.8% of votes46.6% of seats
  • Belgian Labour Party30.3% of votes29.5% of seats
  • Liberal Party24.5% of votes22.7% of seats
  • Christene Volkspartij1.7% of votes1.1% of seats
Each party's share of the vote (outlined) and of the seats (filled)

The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 3.0 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 3.0 by votes and 2.8 by seats; Catholic Party led Belgian Labour Party by 12.5 points of the vote.

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