1904 Belgian general election
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
Party Votes % Seats Won Catholic Party 486,643 43.53 38 Belgian Labour Party 297,847 26.64 19 Liberal Party 283,411 25.35 22 Catholic Dissidents17,391 1.56 1 Christene Volkspartij 20,761 1.86 1 Socialist dissidents5,449 0.49 0 Agricultural Federation 3,254 0.29 0 Independents 3,184 0.28 0 Total 1,117,940 100.00 81 Source: Belgian Elections
Senate
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