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1904 Belgian general election

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Field	Value
country	Belgium
type	parliamentary
previous_election	1902 Belgian general election
previous_year	1902
next_election	1906 Belgian general election
next_year	1906
seats_for_election	81 of the 166 seats in the Chamber of Representatives
43 of 87 seats in the Senate
election_date	29 May 1904
image_size	130x130px
image1	Paul_de_Smet_de_Naeyer.jpg
leader1	Paul de Smet de Naeyer
party1	Catholic Party (Belgium)
seats1	38
popular_vote1	486,643
percentage1	43.53%
image2	3x4.svg
party2	Liberal Party (Belgium)
seats2	22
popular_vote2	283,411
percentage2	25.35%
image3	3x4.svg
leader3	Georges Maes
party3	Belgian Labour Party
seats3	19
popular_vote3	297,847
percentage3	26.64%
title	Government
posttitle	Government after election
before_election	de Smet de Naeyer II
before_party	Catholic Party (Belgium)
after_election	de Smet de Naeyer II
after_party	Catholic Party (Belgium)

43 of 87 seats in the Senate

Partial general elections were held in Belgium on 29 May 1904.{{Cite book The result was a victory for the Catholic Party, which won 38 of the 81 seats in the Chamber of Representatives.

Under the alternating system, Chamber elections were only held in the provinces of Hainaut, Limburg, Liège and East Flanders and Senate elections were only held in the remaining five provinces, being Antwerp, Brabant, Luxembourg, Namur and West Flanders.

The main issue in the election was "the hostility of the Liberals to the growth of clerical influence, particularly in educational and political affairs."

Results

Chamber

Senate

References

Nohlen & Stöver, p308
Garner, J. W.. (1904). "Record of Political Events". Political Science Quarterly.
[http://www.ibzdgip.fgov.be/result/nl/result_ko.php?date=1904-05-29&vt=CK&ko_type=KO_RK&ko=263 Belgian Elections]
[http://www.ibzdgip.fgov.be/result/nl/result_ko.php?date=1904-05-29&vt=SE&ko_type=KO_RK&ko=263 Belgian Elections]

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