Belgian general election, 1898
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General elections were held in Belgium on 22 May 1898.[1] The result was a victory for the Catholic Party, which won 112 of the 152 seats in the Chamber of Representatives.[2]
Results
Chamber of Representatives
Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
---|---|---|---|---|
Catholic Party | 377,275 | 38.5 | 112 | +1 |
Belgian Labour Party | 213,511 | 21.8 | 27 | –1 |
Liberal Party | 177,802 | 18.1 | 13 | 0 |
Christene Volkspartij | 22,962 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 |
Liberal-Socialist Cartels | 91,947 | 9.4 | 0 | 0 |
Other parties | 96,650 | 9.9 | 0 | 0 |
Invalid/blank votes | 8,975 | – | – | – |
Total | 989,112 | 100 | 152 | 0 |
Source: Nohlen & Stöver |
Senate
Party | Votes | % | Seats |
---|---|---|---|
Catholic Party | 147,160 | 51.5 | |
Liberal Party | 134,437 | 47.0 | |
Other parties | 4,202 | 1.5 | |
Invalid/blank votes | – | – | |
Total | 285,799 | 100 | |
Source: Nohlen & Stöver |
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, p307