Belgian general election, 1914

24 May 1914

88 of the 186 seats in the Chamber of Representatives

Government before election

De Broqueville I
Catholic

Elected Government

De Broqueville I
Catholic

Prime Minister Charles de Broqueville

Partial general elections were held in Belgium on 24 May 1914.^[1] The result was a victory for the Catholic Party, which won 41 of the 88 seats up for election in the Chamber of Representatives.^[2]

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

Party	Votes	%	Seats	Change
Catholic Party	570,806	42.8	41	–2
Belgian Labour Party	404,701	30.3	26	+1
Liberal Party	326,922	24.5	20	+1
Christene Volkspartij	22,619	1.7	1	0
Other parties	9,933	0.8	0	0
Invalid/blank votes		–	–
Total	1,334,581	100	88	88
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

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
Limburg	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
Total		88

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 due to 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, Dieter; Stöver, Philip (31 May 2010). Elections in Europe: A data handbook. Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft. p. 289. ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7.
↑ Nohlen & Stöver, p308

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