1890 Belgian general election

Partial general elections were held in Belgium on 10 June 1890.[1][2] In the elections for the Chamber of Representatives the result was a victory for the Catholic Party, which won 94 of the 138 seats.[2]

1890 Belgian general election

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69 of the 138 seats in the Chamber of Representatives
70 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Auguste Beernaert
Party Catholic Liberal
Leader's seat Candidate for PM
Seats before 98 seats 40 seats
Seats won 29 40
Seats after 94 44
Seat change Decrease 4 Increase 4
Popular vote 17,253 20,829
Percentage 45.15% 54.51%

Government before election

Beernaert
Catholic

Government after election

Beernaert
Catholic

Under the alternating system, elections were held in only four out of the nine provinces: Hainaut, Limburg, Liège and East Flanders. Thus, only 69 seats out of the 138 were up for election. Additionally, a special election was held in Neufchâteau on 3 June 1890.[3]

Results

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Chamber of Representatives

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PartyVotes%Seats
WonTotal+/–
Liberal Party20,82954.514044+4
Catholic Party17,25345.152994–4
Belgian Labour Party980.2600New
Others300.08000
Total38,210100.00691380
Total votes38,210
Registered voters/turnout59,45264.27
Source: Mackie & Rose,[4] Sternberger et al.

Constituencies

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The distribution of seats among the electoral districts was as follows:[5]

Province Arrondissement Seats
Antwerp Antwerp 8
Mechelen 3
Turnhout 3
Limburg Hasselt 2
Maaseik 1
Tongeren 2
East Flanders Aalst 4
Oudenaarde 3
Gent 8
Eeklo 1
Dendermonde 3
Sint-Niklaas 3
West Flanders Bruges 3
Roeselare 2
Tielt 2
Kortrijk 4
Ypres 3
Veurne 1
Diksmuide 1
Ostend 1
Brabant Leuven 5
Brussels 16
Nivelles 4
Hainaut Tournai 4
Ath 2
Charleroi 7
Thuin 3
Mons 6
Soignies 3
Liège Huy 2
Waremme 2
Liège 9
Verviers 4
Luxembourg Arlon 1
Marche 1
Bastogne 1
Neufchâteau 1
Virton 1
Namur Namur 4
Dinant 2
Philippeville 2

References

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  1. ^ Codebook Constituency-level Elections Archive, 2003
  2. ^ a b Sternberger, D, Vogel, B & Nohlen, D (1969) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band I: Europa - Erster Halbband, p105
  3. ^ Opening session of 8 July 1890
  4. ^ Thomas T. Mackie & Richard Rose (1991) The International Almanac of Electoral History, Macmillan, pp50–51
  5. ^ List of members of the Chamber of Representatives (1890-1891)