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Belgium 1921 federal election

What was the result of the 1921 federal election in Belgium?

Catholic Party won 76 of 186 seats with 39.8% of the vote. 91.1% 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 76 of 186 seats with 39.8% of the vote; 91.1% of registered voters cast a ballot.

  • Catholic Party 76 39.8%
  • Belgian Labour Party 68 34.9%
  • Liberal Party 33 18.1%
  • Catholic Dissidents 4 4.3%
  • Front Party / Flemish National Union 4 2.8%
  • Seats won
  • Share of the vote
  • Catholic Party76
  • Belgian Labour Party68
  • Liberal Party33
  • Catholic Dissidents4
  • Front Party / Flemish National Union4
  • Unnamed party with one seat1
94 of 186 seats make a majority

Key numbers

  1. 39.8%

    Share of the vote won by Catholic Party

    Catholic Party won 76 of 186 seats. A majority needs 94.

  2. 91.1%

    Voter turnout

Seats and votes by party

PartySeats%Votes
Catholic Party7639.8768,080
Belgian Labour Party6834.9674,204
Liberal Party3318.1349,888
Catholic Dissidents44.382,509
Front Party / Flemish National Union42.854,941
Unnamed party with one seat10.58,944
Largest party without seats0.35,957
Votes by party
  • Catholic Party 768,080
  • Belgian Labour Party 674,204
  • Liberal Party 349,888
  • Catholic Dissidents 82,509
  • Front Party / Flemish National Union 54,941
  • Unnamed party with one seat 8,944
  • Largest party without seats 5,957

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?

91.1% of the 2,226,797 registered voters cast a ballot (2,029,293 ballots). 1,931,966 of them were valid votes.

How do the votes compare with the seats?

  • Catholic Party39.8% of votes40.9% of seats
  • Belgian Labour Party34.9% of votes36.6% of seats
  • Liberal Party18.1% of votes17.7% of seats
  • Catholic Dissidents4.3% of votes2.2% of seats
  • Front Party / Flemish National Union2.8% of votes2.2% of seats
Each party's share of the vote (outlined) and of the seats (filled)

The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 2.1 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); Catholic Party led Belgian Labour Party by 4.9 points of the vote.

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