page_title: 1914 Belgian general election
hierarchical_section_title: 1914 Belgian general election
caption_attribution_description: Français&#160;: Charles de Broqueville ministre de la guerre de Belgique
context_page_description: Partial general elections were held in Belgium 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.
  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.
context_section_description: Partial general elections were held in Belgium 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.
  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.
caption: Prime Minister Charles de Broqueville
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