1902 Belgian General Election
25 May 1902 · Plural voting · 85 seats
Under the alternating system, elections were only held in five out 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
54 of 85 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 | 54 | — | 596,382 | 56.0% | — | |
| Liberal Party | — | 20 | — | 266,891 | 25.1% | — | |
| Belgian Labour Party | August De Winne | 10 | — | 159,370 | 15.0% | — | |
| Christene Volkspartij | — | 1 | — | 26,435 | 2.5% | — |