1902 Belgian general election

none Belgium parliamentary 1900 Belgian general election 1900 1904 Belgian general election 1904 85 of the 162 seats in the Chamber of Representatives 25 May 1902 130x130px Paul_de_Smet_de_Naeyer.jpg Paul de Smet de Naeyer Catholic Party (Belgium) 54 596,382 56.00% 3x4.svg Liberal Party (Belgium) 20 266,891 25.06% 3x4.svg August De Winne Belgian Labour Party 10 159,370 14.97% Government Government after election de Smet de Naeyer II Catholic Party (Belgium) de Smet de Naeyer II Catholic Party (Belgium) Partial general elections were held in Belgium on 25 May 1902. Elections in Europe: A data handbook Nohlen Dieter Dieter Nohlen Stöver Philip 31 May 2010 Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft 289 978-3-8329-5609-7 The result was a victory for the Catholic Party, which won 54 of the 85 seats up for election in the Chamber of Representatives.Nohlen & Stöver, p308 Voter turnout was 95.7%.Nohlen & Stöver, p295 Under the alternating system, elections were only held in five out of the nine provinces: Antwerp, Brabant, Luxembourg, Namur and West Flanders. In addition to the regular elections for these 85 seats, elections were held for one seat (6 in total) in Ghent-Eeklo, Aalst, Soignies, Charleroi, Liège and Verviers because the number of representatives increased for these electoral arrondissements following the population census. A month earlier, a general strike was held, aimed at forcing electoral reform and notably the end of the system of plural voting. However, it was unsuccessful. The Catholic Party, being against reform, even strengthened its majority in the elections. Results Won Total +/– Catholic Party 596382 54 Liberal Party 266891 20 Belgian Labour Party 159370 10 Christene Volkspartij 26435 1 Merchants 6027 0 Independents 9821 0 Belgian ElectionsBelgian Elections Constituencies The distribution of seats among the electoral districts was as follows.List of members of the Chamber of Representatives (1920-1921) Several arrondissements got one or more additional seats, following the population census. Province Arrondissement(s) Seats Change Antwerp Antwerp 13 +2 Mechelen 4 – Turnhout 3 – Limburg Hasselt 3 – Tongeren-Maaseik 3 – East Flanders Aalst 5 +1 Oudenaarde 3 – Gent-Eeklo 11 +1 Dendermonde 3 – Sint-Niklaas 4 – West Flanders Bruges 4 +1 Roeselare-Tielt 4 – Kortrijk 5 +1 Ypres 3 – Veurne-Diksmuide-Ostend 4 – Brabant Leuven 6 – Brussels 21 +3 Nivelles 4 – Hainaut Tournai-Ath 6 – Charleroi 9 +1 Thuin 3 – Mons 6 – Soignies 3 +1 Liège Huy-Waremme 4 – Liège 12 +1 Verviers 5 +1 Luxembourg Arlon-Marche-Bastogne 3 – Neufchâteau-Virton 2 – Namur Namur 5 – Dinant-Philippeville 4 – Total 166 +14 References Belgium Category:1900s elections in Belgium General Belgium