1904 Belgian general election explained

Country:Belgium
Type:parliamentary
Previous Election:1902 Belgian general election
Previous Year:1902
Next Election:1906 Belgian general election
Next Year:1906
Seats For Election:81 of the 166 seats in the Chamber of Representatives
43 of 87 seats in the Senate
Election Date:29 May 1904
Image1:Paul_de_Smet_de_Naeyer.jpg
Leader1:Paul de Smet de Naeyer
Party1:Catholic Party (Belgium)
Seats1:38
Popular Vote1:486,643
Percentage1:43.53%
Party2:Liberal Party (Belgium)
Seats2:22
Popular Vote2:283,411
Percentage2:25.35%
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Leader3:Georges Maes
Party3:Belgian Labour Party
Seats3:19
Popular Vote3:297,847
Percentage3:26.64%
Government
Posttitle:Government after election
Before Election:de Smet de Naeyer II
Before Party:Catholic Party (Belgium)
After Election:de Smet de Naeyer II
After Party:Catholic Party (Belgium)

Partial general elections were held in Belgium on 29 May 1904.[1] The result was a victory for the Catholic Party, which won 38 of the 81 seats in the Chamber of Representatives.[2]

Under the alternating system, Chamber elections were only held in the provinces of Hainaut, Limburg, Liège and East Flanders and Senate elections were only held in the remaining five provinces, being Antwerp, Brabant, Luxembourg, Namur and West 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

Senate

Notes and References

  1. Book: Dieter Nohlen

    . Elections in Europe: A data handbook . Nohlen . Dieter . Dieter Nohlen . Stöver . Philip . 31 May 2010 . Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft . 289 . 978-3-8329-5609-7.

  2. Nohlen & Stöver, p308
  3. Garner. J. W.. 1904. Record of Political Events. Political Science Quarterly. 19. 4. 746. 10.2307/2140340. 0032-3195.