1896 Belgian general election

Belgian general election, 1896

5 July 1896
77 of the 152 seats in the Chamber of Representatives

Partial legislative elections were held in Belgium on 5 and 12 July 1896. Under the alternating system, elections were held in only five out of the nine provinces: Antwerp, Brabant, Luxembourg, Namur and West Flanders. Thus, only 77 seats out of the 152 seats in the Chamber of Representatives were up for election. The Catholic Party retained their absolute majority.

The Liberal Party, who lost two-thirds of their seats in the previous elections, saw their number of seats decrease further.

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
Catholic Party	492,541	49.7	111	+7
Liberal Party	193,563	19.5	13	–7
Belgian Labour Party	150,260	15.2	28	0
Christene Volkspartij	73,077	7.4	0	0
Liberal-Socialist Cartels	49,614	5.0	0	0
Other parties	32,317	3.3	0	0
Invalid/blank votes		–	–	–
Total	991,372	100	152	0
Source: Nohlen & Stöver