1892 Belgian general election

General elections were held in Belgium on Tuesday 14 June 1892,[1][2] the first full general elections since 1870 and the last before the introduction of universal male suffrage prior to the 1894 elections. The result was a victory for the Catholic Party, which won 92 of the 152 seats in the Chamber of Representatives and 46 of the 76 seats in the Senate.[2] Only 2.2% of the country's population were eligible to vote.[2]

1892 Belgian general election

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All 152 seats in the Chamber of Representatives
77 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Auguste Beernaert
Party Catholic Liberal
Leader since Candidate for PM
Seats before 94 seats 44 seats
Seats won 92 60
Seat change Decrease 2 Increase 16
Popular vote 56,199 47,518
Percentage 53.66% 45.37%

Government before election

Beernaert
Catholic

Government after election

Beernaert
Catholic

Run-off elections were held on Tuesday 21 June 1892 in the arrondissements of Mons, Tournai, Verviers, Nivelles and Charleroi as no candidate received a majority there.[3]

Results

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Chamber of Representatives

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Catholic Party56,19953.6692–2
Liberal Party47,51845.3760+16
Belgian Labour Party1670.1600
Others8440.8100
Total104,728100.00152+14
Registered voters/turnout136,707
Source: Mackie & Rose,[4] Sternberger et al.

Senate

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PartySeats+/–
Catholic Party46–1
Liberal Party30+12
Total76+7

Constituencies

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The distribution of seats among the electoral districts was as follows for the Chamber of Representatives, with the difference compared to the previous election due to population growth:[5]

Province Arrondissement Seats Change
Antwerp Antwerp 11 +3
Mechelen 4 +1
Turnhout 3
Limburg Hasselt 3 +1
Maaseik 1
Tongeren 2
East Flanders Aalst 4
Oudenaarde 3
Gent 9 +1
Eeklo 1
Dendermonde 3
Sint-Niklaas 4 +1
West Flanders Bruges 3
Roeselare 2
Tielt 2
Kortrijk 4
Ypres 3
Veurne 1
Diksmuide 1
Ostend 2 +1
Brabant Leuven 6 +1
Brussels 18 +2
Nivelles 4
Hainaut Tournai 4
Ath 2
Charleroi 8 +1
Thuin 3
Mons 6
Soignies 3
Liège Huy 2
Waremme 2
Liège 11 +2
Verviers 4
Luxembourg Arlon 1
Marche 1
Bastogne 1
Neufchâteau 1
Virton 1
Namur Namur 4
Dinant 2
Philippeville 2
152 +14

References

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  1. ^ Codebook Constituency-level Elections Archive, 2003
  2. ^ a b c Sternberger, D, Vogel, B & Nohlen, D (1969) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band I: Europa - Erster Halbband, p105
  3. ^ Opening session of 12 July 1892
  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 (1892-1893)