Technocrat Party Explained

The Technocrat Party (Dutch; Flemish: Technocratische Partij) was a political party in Belgium led by Leo Frenssen.

History

The party created a surprise by winning 21,000 votes and six seats on Antwerp city council in the 1938 municipal elections.[1] In the general elections the following year it received 0.6% of the national vote and won a single seat in the Chamber of Representatives.[2] The party did not contest any further elections.[3]

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20100826093553/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,772019,00.html BELGIUM: Technocratic Victory
  2. http://www.ibzdgip.fgov.be/result/nl/result_ko.php?date=1939-04-02&vt=CK&ko_type=KO_RK&ko=263 Results
  3. http://www.ibzdgip.fgov.be/result/nl/search_elecper.php?party_id=3444 Frenssen Technocrats