1902 Belgian general election
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85+6 of 166 seats in the Chamber of Representatives | ||
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Partial general elections were held in Belgium on 25 May 1902.[1] The result was a victory for the Catholic Party, which won 54 of the 85 seats up for election in the Chamber of Representatives.[2] Voter turnout was 95.7%.[3]
Under the alternating system, elections were only held in five out of the nine provinces: Antwerp, Brabant, Luxembourg, Namur and West Flanders. In addition to the regular elections for these 85 seats, elections were held for one seat (6 in total) in Ghent-Eeklo, Aalst, Soignies, Charleroi, Liège and Verviers because the number of representatives increased for these electoral arrondissements following the population census.
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catholic Party | 596,382 | 56.0 | 54 |
| Liberal Party | 266,891 | 25.1 | 20 |
| Belgian Labour Party | 159,370 | 15.0 | 10 |
| Christene Volkspartij | 26,435 | 2.5 | 1 |
| Other parties | 15,848 | 1.5 | 0 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 38,642 | – | – |
| Total | 1,103,568 | 100 | 85 |
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver | |||
Constituencies
The distribution of seats among the electoral districts was as follows.[4] Several arrondissements got one or more additional seats, following the population census.
| Province | Arrondissement(s) | Seats | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antwerp | Antwerp | 13 | +2 |
| Mechelen | 4 | – | |
| Turnhout | 3 | – | |
| Limburg | Hasselt | 3 | – |
| Tongeren-Maaseik | 3 | – | |
| East Flanders | Aalst | 5 | +1 |
| Oudenaarde | 3 | – | |
| Gent-Eeklo | 11 | +1 | |
| Dendermonde | 3 | – | |
| Sint-Niklaas | 4 | – | |
| West Flanders | Bruges | 4 | +1 |
| Roeselare-Tielt | 4 | – | |
| Kortrijk | 5 | +1 | |
| Ypres | 3 | – | |
| Veurne-Diksmuide-Ostend | 4 | – | |
| Brabant | Leuven | 6 | – |
| Brussels | 21 | +3 | |
| Nivelles | 4 | – | |
| Hainaut | Tournai-Ath | 6 | – |
| Charleroi | 9 | +1 | |
| Thuin | 3 | – | |
| Mons | 6 | – | |
| Soignies | 3 | +1 | |
| Liège | Huy-Waremme | 4 | – |
| Liège | 12 | +1 | |
| Verviers | 5 | +1 | |
| Luxembourg | Arlon-Marche-Bastogne | 3 | – |
| Neufchâteau-Virton | 2 | – | |
| Namur | Namur | 5 | – |
| Dinant-Philippeville | 4 | – | |
| Total | 166 | +14 | |
References
- ^ Nohlen, Dieter; Stöver, Philip (31 May 2010). Elections in Europe: A data handbook. Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft. p. 289. ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7.
- ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p308
- ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p295
- ^ List of members of the Chamber of Representatives (1920-1921)
