Belgian general election, 1884

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General elections were held in Belgium on 10 June 1884. The result was a victory for the Catholic Party, which won 86 of the 138 seats in the Chamber of Representatives and 43 of the 69 seats in the Senate. Voter turnout was 70.0%, although only 126,419 people (2.2% of the population) were eligible to vote.

Results

Chamber of Representatives

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
Catholic Party			86	+17
Liberal Party			52	–17
Total			138	0
Source: Sternberger et al.

Senate

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
Catholic Party			43	+11
Liberal Party			26	–11
Total			69	0
Source: Sternberger et al.