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Belgium 1919 federal election

What was the result of the 1919 federal election in Belgium?

Catholic Party won 73 of 186 seats with 35.2% of the vote. 88.5% 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 73 of 186 seats with 35.2% of the vote; 88.5% of registered voters cast a ballot.

  • Belgian Labour Party 70 36.6%
  • Catholic Party 73 35.2%
  • Liberal Party 34 17.6%
  • Front Party / Flemish National Union 5 3.5%
  • Seats won
  • Share of the vote
  • Catholic Party73
  • Belgian Labour Party70
  • Liberal Party34
  • Front Party / Flemish National Union5
  • Unnamed party with one seat4
94 of 186 seats make a majority

Key numbers

  1. 35.2%

    Share of the vote won by Catholic Party

    Catholic Party won 73 of 186 seats. A majority needs 94.

  2. 88.5%

    Voter turnout

Seats and votes by party

PartySeats%Votes
Belgian Labour Party7036.6645,124
Catholic Party7335.2619,911
Liberal Party3417.6310,876
Other parties (seats only)4.782,006
Front Party / Flemish National Union53.560,814
Unnamed party with one seat42.441,888
Largest party without seats0.11,181
Votes by party
  • Belgian Labour Party 645,124
  • Catholic Party 619,911
  • Liberal Party 310,876
  • Other parties (seats only) 82,006
  • Front Party / Flemish National Union 60,814
  • Unnamed party with one seat 41,888
  • Largest party without seats 1,181

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?

88.5% of the 2,102,710 registered voters cast a ballot (1,860,890 ballots). 1,761,802 of them were valid votes.

How the result is shaped

Belgian Labour Party led Catholic Party by 1.4 points of the vote.

Time and source Data as of