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1904 Belgian general election|
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First party
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Second party
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Third party
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Leader
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Paul de Smet de Naeyer
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Georges Maes
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Party
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Catholic
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Liberal
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Labour
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Leader since
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Candidate for PM
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1903
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Seats before
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93 seats
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33 seats
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32 seats
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Seats won
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38
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22
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19
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Seats after
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92
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42
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29
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Seat change
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1
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9
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3
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Popular vote
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486,643
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283,411
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297,847
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Percentage
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43.53%
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25.35%
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26.64%
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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.
Results
Chamber
Party
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Votes
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%
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Seats won
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Total seats
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+/-
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Catholic Party |
486,643 |
43.53 |
38 |
92 |
-1
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Belgian Labour Party |
297,847 |
26.64 |
19 |
29 |
-3
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Liberal Party |
283,411 |
25.35 |
22 |
42 |
+9
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Catholic Dissidents |
17,391 |
1.56 |
1 |
1 |
+1
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Christian Democratic Party |
11,281 |
1.01 |
0 |
1 |
-1
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Christene Volkspartij |
9,480 |
0.85 |
1 |
1 |
New
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Other parties |
11,887 |
1.06 |
0 |
0 |
0
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Radical Party |
- |
- |
0 |
0 |
-2
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Invalid/blank votes |
0 |
- |
– |
- |
-
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Total |
1,117,940 |
100 |
81 |
166 |
+4
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Source: Belgian Elections
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Senate
References