1896 Belgian general election

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77 of the 152 seats in the Chamber of Representatives
First party Second party Third party   Leader Paul de Smet de Naeyer N/A Party Catholic Liberal Liberal–Socialist Seats won 72 1 4 Popular vote 492,541 193,563 49,614 Percentage 49.68% 19.52% 5.00%
Government before election de Smet de Naeyer I Catholic Government after election de Smet de Naeyer I Catholic

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Partial legislative elections were held in Belgium on 5 and 12 July 1896.^[1] Under the alternating system, elections were held in only five out of the nine provinces: Antwerp, Brabant, Luxembourg, Namur and West Flanders. Only 77 seats out of the 152 seats in the Chamber of Representatives were up for election. The Catholic Party retained their absolute majority.^[2]

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

Results