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1914 Belgian general election

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Field	Value
country	Belgium
type	parliamentary
previous_election	1912 Belgian general election
previous_year	1912
next_election	1919 Belgian general election
next_year	1919
seats_for_election	88 of the 186 seats in the Chamber of Representatives
election_date	24 May 1914
image_size	130x130px
image1	DeBroqueville.jpg
leader1	Charles de Broqueville
party1	Catholic Party (Belgium)
seats1	41
popular_vote1	570,806
percentage1	42.77%
image2	3x4.svg
leader2	Laurent Vandersmissen
party2	Belgian Labour Party
seats2	26
popular_vote2	404,701
percentage2	30.32%
image3	3x4.svg
party3	Liberal Party (Belgium)
seats3	20
popular_vote3	326,922
percentage3	24.50%
title	Government
posttitle	Government after election
before_election	De Broqueville I
before_party	Catholic Party (Belgium)
after_election	De Broqueville I
after_party	Catholic Party (Belgium)

Partial general elections were held in Belgium on 24 May 1914.{{Cite book The result was a victory for the Catholic Party, which won 41 of the 88 seats up for election in the Chamber of Representatives.

The Catholics had formed the government continuously since 1884; the incumbent de Broqueville government was in office since 1911.

Under the alternating system, elections were only held in four out of the nine provinces: Hainaut, Limburg, Liège and East Flanders. This was the last time this system was applied, as the next elections in 1919 saw the introduction of full four-year terms.

The elections occurred shortly before the outbreak of World War I. The newly elected legislature met for just one day in a special session: on 4 August 1914, when King Albert I addressed the United Chambers of Parliament upon the German invasion of Belgium. The parliament met again after the war in November 1918.

Results

Seats up for election

Seats in the provinces of Antwerp, Brabant, Luxembourg, Namur and West Flanders were not up for election.

Province	Arrondissement(s)	Chamber
Limburg	Hasselt	3
Tongeren-Maaseik	4
East Flanders	Aalst	5
Oudenaarde	3
Gent-Eeklo	12
Dendermonde	4
Sint-Niklaas	4
Hainaut	Tournai-Ath	6
Charleroi	11
Thuin	3
Mons	7
Soignies	4
Liège	Huy-Waremme	4
Liège	13
Verviers	5

Elected members

Apart from the re-elected members, the following six members were newly elected:

Paul Van Hoegaerden-Braconier (liberal), elected in Liège to replace Charles Van Marcke de Lummen (liberal), who did not seek re-election.
Alfred Journez (liberal), elected in Liège to replace Ferdinand Fléchet (liberal), who was not a candidate for health reasons.
Paul-Emile Janson (liberal), elected in Tournai to replace Albert Asou (liberal), who did not seek re-election to the Chamber.
Paul Neven (liberal), elected in Tongeren-Maaseik to replace Auguste Van Ormelingen (catholic).
Clément Peten (liberal), elected in Hasselt to replace Albert de Menten de Horne (catholic).
Joseph Wauters (socialist), elected in Huy-Waremme to replace Jules Giroul (liberal).

References

Nohlen & Stöver, p308
[http://www.ibzdgip.fgov.be/result/nl/result_vt.php?date=1914-05-24&vt=CK&ko_type=KO_PR Belgian Elections]

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