Partial legislative elections were held in Belgium on 5 and 12 July 1896.[1]
Under the alternating system, elections were held in only five out of the nine provinces: Antwerp, Brabant, Luxembourg, Namur and West Flanders. Thus, only 77 seats out of the 152 seats in the Chamber of Representatives were up for election.
The Catholic Party retained their absolute majority.[2]
The Liberal Party, who lost two-thirds of their seats in the previous elections, saw their number of seats decrease further.