Election Name: | 1929 Belgian general election |
Country: | Belgium |
Type: | parliamentary |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1925 Belgian general election |
Previous Year: | 1925 |
Next Election: | 1932 Belgian general election |
Next Year: | 1932 |
Seats For Election: | All 187 seats in the Chamber of Representatives All 93 seats in the Senate |
Election Date: | 26 May 1929 |
Leader1: | Henri Jaspar |
Leader Since1: | Candidate for PM |
Party1: | Catholic Party (Belgium) |
Last Election1: | 78 seats, 37.42% |
Seats1: | 71 |
Seat Change1: | 7 |
Popular Vote1: | 788,914 |
Percentage1: | 35.38% |
Swing1: | 2.04% |
Leader2: | Joseph Van Roosbroeck |
Leader Since2: | 1918 |
Party2: | Belgian Labour Party |
Last Election2: | 78 seats, 39.48% |
Seats2: | 70 |
Seat Change2: | 8 |
Popular Vote2: | 803,347 |
Percentage2: | 36.02% |
Swing2: | 3.46% |
Leader3: | Albert Devèze |
Leader Since3: | 1927 |
Party3: | Liberal Party (Belgium) |
Last Election3: | 23 seats, 14.65% |
Seats3: | 28 |
Seat Change3: | 5 |
Popular Vote3: | 369,114 |
Percentage3: | 16.55% |
Swing3: | 1.90% |
Government | |
Posttitle: | Government after election |
Before Election: | Jaspar II |
Before Party: | Catholic–Liberal |
After Election: | Jaspar II |
After Party: | Catholic–Liberal |
General elections were held in Belgium on 26 May 1929.[1] The result was a victory for the Catholic Party, which won 71 of the 187 seats in the Chamber of Representatives.[2] Voter turnout was 94.0%.[3]
The incumbent Catholic-Liberal government led by Henri Jaspar continued after the election.