1898 Belgian general election

none Belgium parliamentary 1896 Belgian general election 1896 1900 Belgian general election 1900 75 of the 152 seats in the Chamber of Representatives 22 May 1898 Paul_de_Smet_de_Naeyer.jpg Paul de Smet de Naeyer Catholic Party (Belgium) 36 377,275 38.49% 3x4.svg Grégoire Serwy Belgian Labour Party 15 213,511 21.78% Liberal Party (Belgium) 12 177,802 18.14% 3x4.svg N/A Liberal–Socialist 8 91,947 9.38% 800080 Government Government after election de Smet de Naeyer I Catholic Party (Belgium) de Smet de Naeyer I Catholic Party (Belgium)thumb|Paul de Smet de Naeyer, the re-elected representative for Ghent and incumbent head of government Partial legislative elections were held in Belgium on 22 May 1898, with run-off elections held on 29 May. Elections in Europe: A data handbook Nohlen Dieter Dieter Nohlen Stöver Philip 31 May 2010 Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft 289 978-3-8329-5609-7 Under the alternating system, elections for the Chamber of Representatives were held in only four of the nine provinces: Hainaut, Limburg, Liège and East Flanders, with only 75 seats out of the 152 seats in the Chamber of Representatives up for election. The Catholic Party retained their absolute majority.Nohlen & Stöver, p307 Adolf Daens, who was elected in 1894 for Aalst and served one term, was convinced not to run for re-election. His fight for a social Christian Democratic party was opposed by conservative Catholics, especially fellow Aalst MP Charles Woeste. None of the other "Daensists" (Christene Volkspartij) who ran were elected. A special election in Bastogne was held on 24 July 1898. Henry Delvaux de Fenffe was elected to replace Emile Van Hoorde, who became a provincial senator. They were the last regular legislative elections under a majority system; the next elections in 1900 saw the introduction of a proportional system. The newly elected legislature met in regular session on 8 November 1898. Results Chamber of Representatives Won Total +/– Catholic Party 377275 36 Belgian Labour Party 213511 15 Liberal Party 177802 12 Liberal–Socialist kartels 91947 8 purple Christene Volkspartij 22962 1 Left kartels 17724 1 Dissident Catholics 15804 0 Other parties 63122 2 Belgian ElectionsBelgian Elections Senate Catholic Party 147160 Liberal Party 134437 Other parties 4202 Nohlen & Stöver Constituencies Province Arrondissement Chamber Won by Limburg Hasselt 3 Catholic hold (unopposed re-election) Maaseik 1 Catholic hold Tongeren 2 Catholic hold East Flanders Aalst 4 Catholic hold Oudenaarde 3 Catholic hold Gent 9 Catholic hold Eeklo 1 Catholic hold (unopposed re-election) Dendermonde 3 Catholic hold Sint-Niklaas 4 Catholic hold Hainaut Tournai 4 Catholic hold Ath 2 Liberal gain from Catholic Charleroi 8 Socialist hold Thuin 3 Socialist gain (from 1 Catholic, 1 liberal and 1 socialist) Mons 6 Socialist hold Soignies 3 Socialist hold Liège Huy 2 1 liberal hold, 1 socialist gain from liberal Waremme 2 Catholic hold Liège 11 Socialist (6) and liberal (5) hold Verviers 4 Catholic gain from socialist Liberals gained two seats from Catholics in Ath, socialists gained a seat from Catholics and a seat from liberals in Thuin, socialists gained a seat from liberals in Huy and Catholics gained four seats from socialists in Verviers, resulting in a total of one seat changing from socialists to Catholics. References Belgium Category:1890s elections in Belgium General Belgium