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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]
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]
Party | Votes | % | Seats | |||||
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Won | Total | +/– | ||||||
Liberal Party | 20,829 | 54.51 | 40 | 44 | +4 | |||
Catholic Party | 17,253 | 45.15 | 29 | 94 | –4 | |||
Belgian Labour Party | 98 | 0.26 | 0 | 0 | New | |||
Others | 30 | 0.08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Total | 38,210 | 100.00 | 69 | 138 | 0 | |||
Total votes | 38,210 | – | ||||||
Registered voters/turnout | 59,452 | 64.27 | ||||||
Source: Mackie & Rose, [4] Sternberger et al. |
The distribution of seats among the electoral districts was as follows: [5]
Province | Arrondissement | Seats |
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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 |
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