1896 Belgian general election

none Belgium parliamentary 1894 Belgian general election 1894 1898 Belgian general election 1898 77 of the 152 seats in the Chamber of Representatives 5 July 1896 130x130px Paul_de_Smet_de_Naeyer.jpg Paul de Smet de Naeyer Catholic Party (Belgium) 72 492,541 49.68% 3x4.svg Liberal Party (Belgium) 1 193,563 19.52% 3x4.svg N/A Liberal–Socialist 4 49,614 5.00% 800080 Government Government after election de Smet de Naeyer I Catholic Party (Belgium) de Smet de Naeyer I Catholic Party (Belgium) Partial legislative elections were held in Belgium on 5 and 12 July 1896. 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 were held in only five of the nine provinces: Antwerp, Brabant, Luxembourg, Namur and West Flanders. Only 77 seats of the 152 seats in the Chamber of Representatives were up for election. The Catholic Party retained their absolute majority.Nohlen & Stöver, p307 The Liberal Party, who lost two-thirds of their seats in the previous elections, saw their number of seats decrease further. Results Won Total +/– Catholic Party 492541 72 Liberal Party 193563 1 Belgian Labour Party 150260 0 Liberal–Socialist kartels 49614 4 purple Other parties 105394 0 Belgian ElectionsBelgian Elections References Belgium Category:1890s elections in Belgium General Belgium