1892 Belgian general election

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]

1892 Belgian general election

14 June 1892 (1892-06-14)

All 152 seats in the Chamber of Representatives
77 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Auguste Beernaert
Party Catholic Liberal
Leader since Candidate for PM
Seats before 94 seats 44 seats
Seats won 92 60
Seat change 2 16
Popular vote 56,199 47,518
Percentage 53.66% 45.37%

Government before election

Beernaert
Catholic

Elected Government

Beernaert
Catholic

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

Party Votes % Seats +/–
Catholic Party56,19953.792–2
Liberal Party47,51845.460+16
Belgian Labour Party1670.200
Others8440.800
Invalid/blank votes
Total104,728100152+14
Registered voters/turnout136,707
Source: Mackie & Rose,[4] Sternberger et al

Senate

Party Votes % Seats +/–
Catholic Party46–1
Liberal Party30+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
AntwerpAntwerp11+3
Mechelen4+1
Turnhout3
LimburgHasselt3+1
Maaseik1
Tongeren2
East FlandersAalst4
Oudenaarde3
Gent9+1
Eeklo1
Dendermonde3
Sint-Niklaas4+1
West FlandersBruges3
Roeselare2
Tielt2
Kortrijk4
Ypres3
Veurne1
Diksmuide1
Ostend2+1
BrabantLeuven6+1
Brussels18+2
Nivelles4
HainautTournai4
Ath2
Charleroi8+1
Thuin3
Mons6
Soignies3
LiègeHuy2
Waremme2
Liège11+2
Verviers4
LuxembourgArlon1
Marche1
Bastogne1
Neufchâteau1
Virton1
NamurNamur4
Dinant2
Philippeville2
152+14

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 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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