1892 Belgian general election

none 1892 Belgian general election Belgium parliamentary 1890 Belgian general election 1890 1894 Belgian general election 1894 All 152 seats in the Chamber of Representatives 77 1892 06 14 yes 150x150px Auguste Beernaert Candidate for PM Catholic Party (Belgium) 94 seats 92 2 56,199 53.66% 100x100px Liberal Party (Belgium) 44 seats 60 16 47,518 45.37% Government Government after election Beernaert Catholic Party (Belgium) Beernaert Catholic Party (Belgium) General elections were held in Belgium on Tuesday 14 June 1892,Codebook Constituency-level Elections Archive, 2003Sternberger, D, Vogel, B & Nohlen, D (1969) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band I: Europa - Erster Halbband, p105 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. Only 2.2% of the country's population were eligible to vote. 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.Opening session of 12 July 1892 Results Chamber of Representatives File:Belgian Chamber 1892.svg Catholic Party 56199 92 –2 Liberal Party 47518 60 +16 Belgian Labour Party 167 0 0 Others 844 0 0 +14 136707 Mackie & Rose,Thomas T. Mackie & Richard Rose (1991) The International Almanac of Electoral History, Macmillan, pp50–51 Sternberger et al. Senate 250px Catholic Party 46 –1 Liberal Party 30 +12 +7 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:List of members of the Chamber of Representatives (1892-1893) Province Arrondissement Seats Change 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 References Category:1890s elections in Belgium General Belgium Belgium