Belgian general election, 1890

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Belgian general election, 1890
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69 of the 138 seats in the Chamber of Representatives
70 seats needed for a majority

  First party Second party
 
Party Catholic Liberal
Last election 98 seats 40 seats
Seats won 94 44
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Government before election

Beernaert Government
Catholic

Elected Government

Beernaert Government
Catholic

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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]

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.

The Catholic Party was established in 1869 as the Confessional Catholic Party.

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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 after the death of Edmond van der Linden d'Hooghvorst (d). [3] Winand Heynen (d) was elected to replace him.

Limburg (Belgium) Province of Belgium

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Results

Chamber of Representatives

PartyVotes%Seats
WonTotal+/–
Liberal Party 20,82954.54044+4
Catholic Party 17,25345.22994–4
Belgian Labour Party 980.300New
Others300.1000
Invalid/blank votes––––
Total38,210100691380
Registered voters/turnout59,452–––
Source: Mackie & Rose, [4] Sternberger et al.

Constituencies

The distribution of seats among the electoral districts was as follows: [5]

Province Arrondissement Seats
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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References

  1. ↑ Codebook Constituency-level Elections Archive, 2003
  2. 1 2 Sternberger, D, Vogel, B & Nohlen, D (1969) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band I: Europa - Erster Halbband, p105
  3. ↑ Opening session of 8 July 1890
  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 (1890-1891)
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