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Belgium 1929 federal election

What was the result of the 1929 federal election in Belgium?

Catholic Party won 71 of 187 seats with 36.6% of the vote. 93.9% 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 71 of 187 seats with 36.6% of the vote; 93.9% of registered voters cast a ballot.

  • Catholic Party 71 36.6%
  • Belgian Labour Party 70 36.0%
  • Liberal Party 28 16.6%
  • Front Party / Flemish National Union 11 5.9%
  • Communist Party of Belgium 1 1.9%
  • Seats won
  • Share of the vote
94 of 187 seats make a majority

Key numbers

  1. 36.6%

    Share of the vote won by Catholic Party

    Catholic Party won 71 of 187 seats. A majority needs 94.

  2. 93.9%

    Voter turnout

Seats and votes by party

PartySeats%Votes
Catholic Party7136.6816,098
Belgian Labour Party7036.0803,347
Liberal Party2816.6369,114
Front Party / Flemish National Union115.9132,567
Communist Party of Belgium11.943,237
Unnamed party with one seat61.942,804
Votes by party
  • Catholic Party 816,098
  • Belgian Labour Party 803,347
  • Liberal Party 369,114
  • Front Party / Flemish National Union 132,567
  • Communist Party of Belgium 43,237
  • Unnamed party with one seat 42,804

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?

93.9% of the 2,498,446 registered voters cast a ballot (2,346,729 ballots). 2,230,069 of them were valid votes.

How do the votes compare with the seats?

  • Catholic Party36.6% of votes38.0% of seats
  • Belgian Labour Party36.0% of votes37.4% of seats
  • Liberal Party16.6% of votes15.0% of seats
  • Front Party / Flemish National Union5.9% of votes5.9% of seats
  • Communist Party of Belgium1.9% of votes0.5% of seats
Each party's share of the vote (outlined) and of the seats (filled)

The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 2.3 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 3.4 by votes and 3.2 by seats; Catholic Party led Belgian Labour Party by 0.6 points of the vote.

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