1914 Belgian general election

none Belgium parliamentary 1912 Belgian general election 1912 1919 Belgian general election 1919 88 of the 186 seats in the Chamber of Representatives 24 May 1914 130x130px DeBroqueville.jpg Charles de Broqueville Catholic Party (Belgium) 41 570,806 42.77% 3x4.svg Laurent Vandersmissen Belgian Labour Party 26 404,701 30.32% 3x4.svg Liberal Party (Belgium) 20 326,922 24.50% Government Government after election De Broqueville I Catholic Party (Belgium) De Broqueville I Catholic Party (Belgium) thumb|Prime Minister Charles de Broqueville Partial general elections were held in Belgium on 24 May 1914. 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 41 of the 88 seats up for election in the Chamber of Representatives.Nohlen & Stöver, p308 The Catholics had formed the government continuously since 1884; the incumbent de Broqueville government was in office since 1911. Under the alternating system, elections were only held in four out of the nine provinces: Hainaut, Limburg, Liège and East Flanders. This was the last time this system was applied, as the next elections in 1919 saw the introduction of full four-year terms. The elections occurred shortly before the outbreak of World War I. The newly elected legislature met for just one day in a special session: on 4 August 1914, when King Albert I addressed the United Chambers of Parliament upon the German invasion of Belgium. The parliament met again after the war in November 1918. Results Won Total +/– Catholic Party 570806 41 Belgian Labour Party 404701 26 Liberal Party 326922 20 Christene Volkspartij 22219 1 Socialist dissidents 2052 0 Catholic dissidents 1786 0 Independents 6095 0 Belgian ElectionsBelgian Elections Seats up for election Seats in the provinces of Antwerp, Brabant, Luxembourg, Namur and West Flanders were not up for election. Province Arrondissement(s) Chamber Limburg Hasselt 3 Tongeren-Maaseik 4 East Flanders Aalst 5 Oudenaarde 3 Gent-Eeklo 12 Dendermonde 4 Sint-Niklaas 4 Hainaut Tournai-Ath 6 Charleroi 11 Thuin 3 Mons 7 Soignies 4 Liège Huy-Waremme 4 Liège 13 Verviers 5 Total 88 Elected members Apart from the re-elected members, the following six members were newly elected: Paul Van Hoegaerden-Braconier (liberal), elected in Liège to replace Charles Van Marcke de Lummen (liberal), who did not seek re-election. Alfred Journez (liberal), elected in Liège to replace Ferdinand Fléchet (liberal), who was not a candidate for health reasons. Paul-Emile Janson (liberal), elected in Tournai to replace Albert Asou (liberal), who did not seek re-election to the Chamber. Paul Neven (liberal), elected in Tongeren-Maaseik to replace Auguste Van Ormelingen (catholic). Clément Peten (liberal), elected in Hasselt to replace Albert de Menten de Horne (catholic). Joseph Wauters (socialist), elected in Huy-Waremme to replace Jules Giroul (liberal). References Belgium Category:1910s elections in Belgium General Belgium