1882 Belgian general election

none 1882 Belgian general election Belgium parliamentary 1880 Belgian general election 1880 1884 Belgian general election 1884 69 of the 138 seats in the Chamber of Representatives 70 1882 06 13 yes 150x150px Walthère Frère-Orban Candidate for PM Liberal Party (Belgium) 74 seats 49 79 5 22,001 52.77% 150x150px Jules Malou Candidate for PM Catholic Party (Belgium) 58 seats 20 59 1 19,681 47.21% Government Government after election Frère-Orban II Liberal Party (Belgium) Frère-Orban II Liberal Party (Belgium) Partial general elections were held in Belgium on 13 June 1882.Codebook Constituency-level Elections Archive, 2003Sternberger, D, Vogel, B & Nohlen, D (1969) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band I: Europa - Erster Halbband, p105 The result was a victory for the Liberal Party, which won 79 of the 138 seats in the Chamber of Representatives and 37 of the 69 seats in the Senate. Voter turnout was 75.1%, although only 55,517 people were eligible to vote. Under the alternating system, elections for the Chamber of Representatives were only held in four out of the nine provinces: Hainaut, Limburg, Liège and East Flanders. Special elections were also held in the arrondissements of Antwerp, Philippeville, Brussels, Nivelles and Namur. Run-off elections were held a week later, on 20 June 1882. A special election was also held in Liège on 16 October 1882 following the death of Dieudonné Mouton nl on 17 September. Results Chamber of Representatives File:Belgian Chamber 1882.svg Won Total +/– Liberal Party 22001 49 79 +5 Catholic Party 19681 20 59 +1 Others 7 0 0 0 +6 41689 55517 Mackie & Rose,Thomas T. Mackie & Richard Rose (1991) The International Almanac of Electoral History, Macmillan, pp48–49 Sternberger et al. Senate 250px Liberal Party 37 Catholic Party 32 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:List of members of the Chamber of Representatives (1882-1883) Province Arrondissement Seats Change Antwerp Antwerp 8 +1 Mechelen 3 – Turnhout 3 – Limburg Hasselt 2 – Maaseik 1 – Tongeren 2 – East Flanders Aalst 4 +1 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 +2 Nivelles 4 – Hainaut Tournai 4 – Ath 2 – Charleroi 7 – Thuin 3 – Mons 6 +1 Soignies 3 – Liège Huy 2 – Waremme 2 – Liège 9 +1 Verviers 4 – Luxembourg Arlon 1 – Marche 1 – Bastogne 1 – Neufchâteau 1 – Virton 1 – Namur Namur 4 – Dinant 2 – Philippeville 2 – 138 +6 References Category:1880s elections in Belgium General Belgium Belgium