1896 Belgian General Election
5 July 1896 · Plural voting · 77 seats
Partial legislative elections were held in Belgium on 5 and 12 July 1896. Under the alternating system, elections were held in only five of the nine provinces: Antwerp, Brabant, Luxembourg, Namur and West Flanders.
Universal male suffrage weighted by plural voting: wealthier and propertied men cast two or three votes each, which manufactured the Catholic majorities of this era.
Prime Minister before
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Prime Minister (continued)
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Largest force
Catholic Party
72 of 77 seats
Turnout
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The result
| Share of the Chamber of Representatives | |||||||
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| Catholic Party | Paul de Smet de Naeyer | 72 | — | 492,541 | 49.7% | — | |
| Liberal–Socialist kartels | — | 4 | — | 49,614 | 5.0% | — | |
| Liberal Party | — | 1 | — | 193,563 | 19.5% | — |