Belgian general election, 1892

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Belgian general election, 1892
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All 152 seats in the Chamber of Representatives
77 seats needed for a majority

 First partySecond party
 
Party Catholic Liberal
Seats before94 seats44 seats
Seats won9260
Seat changeDecrease2.svg2Increase2.svg16
Government before election

Beernaert Government
Catholic

Elected Government

Beernaert Government
Catholic

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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]

Belgium Federal constitutional monarchy in Western Europe

Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Western Europe. It is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to the southwest, and the North Sea to the northwest. It covers an area of 30,688 square kilometres (11,849 sq mi) and has a population of more than 11.4 million. The capital and largest city is Brussels; other major cities are Antwerp, Ghent, Charleroi and Liège.

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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

Chamber of Representatives

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Catholic Party 56,19953.792–2
Liberal Party 47,51845.460+16
Belgian Labour Party 1670.200
Others8440.800
Invalid/blank votes–––
Total104,728100152+14
Registered voters/turnout136,707––
Source: Mackie & Rose, [4] Sternberger et al

Senate

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Catholic Party 46–1
Liberal Party 30+12
Total76+7
Sternberger et al.

Constituencies

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]

ProvinceArrondissementSeatsChange
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

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References

  1. ↑ Codebook Constituency-level Elections Archive, 2003
  2. 1 2 3 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)
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