| Country: | Belgium |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Previous Election: | 1894 Belgian general election |
| Previous Year: | 1894 |
| Next Election: | 1898 Belgian general election |
| Next Year: | 1898 |
| Seats For Election: | 77 of the 152 seats in the Chamber of Representatives |
| Election Date: | 5 July 1896 |
| Image1: | Paul_de_Smet_de_Naeyer.jpg |
| Leader1: | Paul de Smet de Naeyer |
| Party1: | Catholic Party (Belgium) |
| Seats1: | 72 |
| Popular Vote1: | 492,541 |
| Percentage1: | 49.68% |
| Party2: | Liberal Party (Belgium) |
| Seats2: | 1 |
| Popular Vote2: | 193,563 |
| Percentage2: | 19.52% |
| Image3: | 3x4.svg |
| Leader3: | N/A |
| Party3: | Liberal–Socialist |
| Seats3: | 4 |
| Popular Vote3: | 49,614 |
| Percentage3: | 5.00% |
| Color3: | 800080 |
| Government | |
| Posttitle: | Government after election |
| Before Election: | de Smet de Naeyer I |
| Before Party: | Catholic Party (Belgium) |
| After Election: | de Smet de Naeyer I |
| After Party: | Catholic Party (Belgium) |
Partial legislative elections were held in Belgium on 5 and 12 July 1896.[1] Under the alternating system, elections were held in only five out of the nine provinces: Antwerp, Brabant, Luxembourg, Namur and West Flanders. Only 77 seats out of the 152 seats in the Chamber of Representatives were up for election. The Catholic Party retained their absolute majority.[2]
The Liberal Party, who lost two-thirds of their seats in the previous elections, saw their number of seats decrease further.
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