1896 Belgian general election

1896 Belgian general election

5 July 1896
77 of the 152 seats in the Chamber of Representatives
First party Second party Third party   Leader Paul de Smet de Naeyer N/A Party Catholic Liberal Liberal–Socialist Seats won 72 1 4 Popular vote 492,541 193,563 49,614 Percentage 49.68% 19.52% 5.00%
Government before election de Smet de Naeyer I Catholic Government after election de Smet de Naeyer I Catholic

Partial legislative elections were held in Belgium on 5 and 12 July 1896. 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.

The Liberal Party, who lost two-thirds of their seats in the previous elections, saw their number of seats decrease further.

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats
				Won
	Catholic Party	492,541	49.68	72
	Liberal Party	193,563	19.52	1
	Belgian Labour Party	150,260	15.16	0
	Liberal–Socialist kartels	49,614	5.00	4
	Other parties	105,394	10.63	0
Total		991,372	100.00	77
Source: Belgian Elections