General elections were held in Belgium on 20 November 1921.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p289 The Catholic Party, emerged as the largest party, winning 70 of the 186 seats in the Chamber of Representatives.Nohlen & Stöver, p308 Voter turnout was 91%.Nohlen & Stöver, p290
Elections to the nine provincial councils were held one week later, on 27 November 1921.
A Catholic–Liberal government led by Georges Theunis was formed following the elections.
Results Chamber of Representatives
Senate A constitutional change eased the requirements to be a candidate for the Senate. As a compensation, the number of senators elected by provincial councils was increased from 27 to 40 and a new type of senators was introduced: 20 co-opted senators. This gives a total of 153 senators.
Constituencies The distribution of seats among the electoral districts was as follows:List of members of the Chamber of Representatives (1921-1922)List of members of the Senate (1921-1922)
Province Arrondissement(s) Chamber Senate Antwerp Antwerp 15 7 Mechelen 5 5 Turnhout 4 Elected by the provincial council 5 Limburg Hasselt 3 4 Tongeren-Maaseik 4 Elected by the provincial council 3 East Flanders Aalst 5 4 Oudenaarde 3 Gent-Eeklo 12 6 Dendermonde 4 4 Sint-Niklaas 4 Elected by the provincial council 5 West Flanders Bruges 4 2 Roeselare-Tielt 5 3 Kortrijk 5 4 Ypres 3 Veurne-Diksmuide-Ostend 5 2 Elected by the provincial council 4 Brabant Leuven 7 3 Brussels 26 13 Nivelles 4 2 Elected by the provincial council 7 Hainaut Tournai-Ath 6 3 Charleroi 11 7 Thuin 3 Mons 7 5 Soignies 4 Elected by the provincial council 6 Liège Huy-Waremme 4 2 Liège 13 7 Verviers 5 2 Elected by the provincial council 4 Luxembourg Arlon-Marche-Bastogne 3 3 Neufchâteau-Virton 3 Elected by the provincial council 3 Namur Namur 5 5 Dinant-Philippeville 4 Elected by the provincial council 3 Total 186 93 + 40
Additionally, 20 senators were co-opted.
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