1904 Belgian general election

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81 of the 166 seats in the Chamber of Representatives
43 of 87 seats in the Senate
  First party Second party Third party
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Leader Paul de Smet de Naeyer Georges Maes
Party Catholic Liberal Labour
Seats won 38 22 19
Popular vote 486,643 283,411 297,847
Percentage 43.53% 25.35% 26.64%

Government before election

de Smet de Naeyer II
Catholic

Government after election

de Smet de Naeyer II
Catholic

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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

Chamber

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Senate

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References

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  2. Nohlen & Stöver, p308
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