Partial general elections were held in

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on 24 May 1914. The result was a victory for the Catholic Party, which won 41 of the 88 seats up for election in the Chamber of Representatives.Nohlen & Stöver, p308 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,

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and

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. 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

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. The newly elected legislature met for just one day in a special session: on 4 August 1914, when King

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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.

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. *

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(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). *

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(socialist), elected in Huy-Waremme to replace Jules Giroul (liberal).

References

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