1904 Belgian general election
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81 of the 166 seats in theChamber of Representatives 43 of 87 seats in theSenate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Partial general elections were held inBelgiumon 29 May 1904.[1] The result was a victory for theCatholic Party,which won 38 of the 81 seats in theChamber of Representatives.[2]
Under the alternating system, Chamber elections were only held in the provinces ofHainaut,Limburg,LiègeandEast Flandersand Senate elections were only held in the remaining five provinces, beingAntwerp,Brabant,Luxembourg,NamurandWest Flanders.
The main issue in the election was "the hostility of the Liberals to the growth of clerical influence, particularly in educational and political affairs."[3]
Results[edit]
Chamber[edit]
Party | Votes | % | Seats | |||||
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Won | ||||||||
Catholic Party | 486,643 | 43.53 | 38 | |||||
Belgian Labour Party | 297,847 | 26.64 | 19 | |||||
Liberal Party | 283,411 | 25.35 | 22 | |||||
CatholicDissidents | 17,391 | 1.56 | 1 | |||||
Christene Volkspartij | 20,761 | 1.86 | 1 | |||||
Socialistdissidents | 5,449 | 0.49 | 0 | |||||
Agricultural Federation | 3,254 | 0.29 | 0 | |||||
Independents | 3,184 | 0.28 | 0 | |||||
Total | 1,117,940 | 100.00 | 81 | |||||
Source:Belgian Elections |
Senate[edit]
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Party | Votes | % | Seats | |||||
Won | Total | |||||||
Catholic Party | 511,745 | 55.54 | 25 | 37 | ||||
Liberal Party | 352,028 | 38.21 | 16 | 39 | ||||
Belgian Labour Party | 37,570 | 4.08 | 1 | 5 | ||||
National Independents | 19,991 | 2.17 | 1 | 1 | ||||
Radical Party | 0 | 4 | ||||||
Social Radical Party | 0 | 1 | ||||||
Total | 921,334 | 100.00 | 43 | 87 | ||||
Source:Belgian Elections |
References[edit]
- ^Nohlen, Dieter;Stöver, Philip (31 May 2010).Elections in Europe: A data handbook.Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft. p. 289.ISBN978-3-8329-5609-7.
- ^Nohlen & Stöver, p308
- ^Garner, J. W. (1904)."Record of Political Events".Political Science Quarterly.19(4): 746.doi:10.2307/2140340.ISSN0032-3195.