1896 Belgian general election

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. Thus, 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]

1896 Belgian general election

5 July 1896
77 of the 152 seats in the Chamber of Representatives
First party Second party   Leader Paul de Smet de Naeyer Grégoire Serwy Party Catholic Labour Leader since Candidate for PM 1893 Seats before 102 seats 27 seats Seats won 72 0 Seats after 108 27 Seat change 6 Popular vote 492,541 150,260 Percentage 49.68% 15.16%   Third party Fourth party   Leader N/A Party Liberal LSK Leader since N/A Seats before 17 seats 4 seats Seats won 1 4 Seats after 11 4 Seat change 6 Popular vote 193,563 49,614 Percentage 19.52% 5.00%
Government before election de Smet de Naeyer I Catholic Elected Government de Smet de Naeyer I Catholic

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