Belgian general election, 1898

22 May 1898

75 of the 152 seats in the Chamber of Representatives

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Legislative elections were held in Belgium on 22 May, 29 May and 24 July 1898.^[1] Under the alternating system, elections were held in only four out of the nine provinces: Hainaut, Limburg, Liège and East Flanders. Thus, only 75 seats out of the 152 seats in the Chamber of Representatives were up for election. The Catholic Party retained their absolute majority.^[2]

Results

Chamber of Representatives

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
Catholic Party	377,275	38.5	112	+1
Belgian Labour Party	213,511	21.8	27	–1
Liberal Party	177,802	18.1	13	0
Christene Volkspartij	22,962	2.3	0	0
Liberal-Socialist Cartels	91,947	9.4	0	0
Other parties	96,650	9.9	0	0
Invalid/blank votes	8,975	–	–	–
Total	989,112	100	152	0
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

Senate

Party	Votes	%	Seats
Catholic Party	147,160	51.5
Liberal Party	134,437	47.0
Other parties	4,202	1.5
Invalid/blank votes		–	–
Total	285,799	100
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

References

↑ Nohlen, Dieter; Stöver, Philip (31 May 2010). Elections in Europe: A data handbook. Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft. p. 289. ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7.
↑ Nohlen & Stöver, p307

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