1904 Belgian General Election
29 May 1904 · Plural voting · 81 seats
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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
38 of 81 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 | 38 | — | 486,643 | 43.5% | — | |
| Liberal Party | — | 22 | — | 283,411 | 25.4% | — | |
| Belgian Labour Party | Georges Maes | 19 | — | 297,847 | 26.6% | — | |
| Christene Volkspartij | — | 1 | — | 20,761 | 1.9% | — | |
| Catholic Dissidents | Paul de Smet de Naeyer | 1 | — | 17,391 | 1.6% | — |