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Partial general elections were held in Belgium on 13 June 1882. [1] [2] The result was a victory for the Liberal Party, which won 79 of the 138 seats in the Chamber of Representatives and 37 of the 69 seats in the Senate. [2] Voter turnout was 75.1%, although only 55,517 people were eligible to vote.
Under the alternating system, elections for the Chamber of Representatives were only held in four out of the nine provinces: Hainaut, Limburg, Liège and East Flanders. Special elections were also held in the arrondissements of Antwerp, Philippeville, Brussels, Nivelles and Namur.
Run-off elections were held a week later, on 20 June 1882.
A special election was also held in Liège on 16 October 1882 following the death of Dieudonné Mouton on 17 September.
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Party | Votes | % | Seats | |||||
Won | Total | +/– | ||||||
Liberal Party | 22,001 | 52.77 | 49 | 79 | +5 | |||
Catholic Party | 19,681 | 47.21 | 20 | 59 | +1 | |||
Others | 7 | 0.02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Total | 41,689 | 100.00 | 69 | 138 | +6 | |||
Total votes | 41,689 | – | ||||||
Registered voters/turnout | 55,517 | 75.09 | ||||||
Source: Mackie & Rose, [3] Sternberger et al. |
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Party | Seats | |
Liberal Party | 37 | |
Catholic Party | 32 | |
Total | 69 | |
Source: Sternberger et al. |
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: [4]
Province | Arrondissement | Seats | Change |
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Antwerp | Antwerp | 8 | +1 |
Mechelen | 3 | – | |
Turnhout | 3 | – | |
Limburg | Hasselt | 2 | – |
Maaseik | 1 | – | |
Tongeren | 2 | – | |
East Flanders | Aalst | 4 | +1 |
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 | +2 | |
Nivelles | 4 | – | |
Hainaut | Tournai | 4 | – |
Ath | 2 | – | |
Charleroi | 7 | – | |
Thuin | 3 | – | |
Mons | 6 | +1 | |
Soignies | 3 | – | |
Liège | Huy | 2 | – |
Waremme | 2 | – | |
Liège | 9 | +1 | |
Verviers | 4 | – | |
Luxembourg | Arlon | 1 | – |
Marche | 1 | – | |
Bastogne | 1 | – | |
Neufchâteau | 1 | – | |
Virton | 1 | – | |
Namur | Namur | 4 | – |
Dinant | 2 | – | |
Philippeville | 2 | – | |
138 | +6 |
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