Belgian general election, 1890

Belgian general election, 1890

10 June 1890

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 Seat change 4 4

Government before election Beernaert Government Catholic Elected Government Beernaert Government Catholic

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

Results

Chamber of Representatives

Party	Votes	%	Seats
			Won	Total	+/–
Liberal Party	20,829	54.5	40	44	+4
Catholic Party	17,253	45.2	29	94	–4
Belgian Labour Party	98	0.3	0	0	New
Others	30	0.1	0	0	0
Invalid/blank votes		–	–	–	–
Total	38,210	100	69	138	0
Registered voters/turnout	59,452		–	–	–
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

References

1. Codebook Constituency-level Elections Archive, 2003
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)