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1898 Belgian general election

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Field	Value
country	Belgium
type	parliamentary
previous_election	1896 Belgian general election
previous_year	1896
next_election	1900 Belgian general election
next_year	1900
seats_for_election	75 of the 152 seats in the Chamber of Representatives
election_date	22 May 1898
image1	Paul_de_Smet_de_Naeyer.jpg
leader1	Paul de Smet de Naeyer
party1	Catholic Party (Belgium)
seats1	36
popular_vote1	377,275
percentage1	38.49%
image2	3x4.svg
leader2	Grégoire Serwy
party2	Belgian Labour Party
seats2	15
popular_vote2	213,511
percentage2	21.78%
party4	Liberal Party (Belgium)
seats4	12
popular_vote4	177,802
percentage4	18.14%
image5	3x4.svg
leader5	N/A
party5	Liberal–Socialist
seats5	8
popular_vote5	91,947
percentage5	9.38%
color5	800080
title	Government
posttitle	Government after election
before_election	de Smet de Naeyer I
before_party	Catholic Party (Belgium)
after_election	de Smet de Naeyer I
after_party	Catholic Party (Belgium)

Partial legislative elections were held in Belgium on 22 May 1898, with run-off elections held on 29 May.{{Cite book The Catholic Party retained their absolute majority.

Adolf Daens, who was elected in 1894 for Aalst and served one term, was convinced not to run for re-election. His fight for a social Christian Democratic party was opposed by conservative Catholics, especially fellow Aalst MP Charles Woeste. None of the other "Daensists" (Christene Volkspartij) who ran were elected.

A special election in Bastogne was held on 24 July 1898. Henry Delvaux de Fenffe was elected to replace Emile Van Hoorde, who became a provincial senator.

They were the last regular legislative elections under a majority system; the next elections in 1900 saw the introduction of a proportional system.

The newly elected legislature met in regular session on 8 November 1898.

Results

Chamber of Representatives

Senate

Constituencies

Province	Arrondissement	Chamber	Won by
Limburg	Hasselt	3	Catholic hold (unopposed re-election)
Maaseik	1	Catholic hold
Tongeren	2	Catholic hold
East Flanders	Aalst	4	Catholic hold
Oudenaarde	3	Catholic hold
Gent	9	Catholic hold
Eeklo	1	Catholic hold (unopposed re-election)
Dendermonde	3	Catholic hold
Sint-Niklaas	4	Catholic hold
Hainaut	Tournai	4	Catholic hold
Ath	2	Liberal gain from Catholic
Charleroi	8	Socialist hold
Thuin	3	Socialist gain (from 1 Catholic, 1 liberal and 1 socialist)
Mons	6	Socialist hold
Soignies	3	Socialist hold
Liège	Huy	2	1 liberal hold, 1 socialist gain from liberal
Waremme	2	Catholic hold
Liège	11	Socialist (6) and liberal (5) hold
Verviers	4	Catholic gain from socialist

Liberals gained two seats from Catholics in Ath, socialists gained a seat from Catholics and a seat from liberals in Thuin, socialists gained a seat from liberals in Huy and Catholics gained four seats from socialists in Verviers, resulting in a total of one seat changing from socialists to Catholics.

References

Nohlen & Stöver, p307
[http://www.ibzdgip.fgov.be/result/nl/result_ko.php?date=1898-05-22&vt=CK&ko_type=KO_RK&ko=263 Belgian Elections]

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