1890 Belgian general election

none 1890 Belgian general election Belgium parliamentary 1888 Belgian general election 1888 1892 Belgian general election 1892 69 of the 138 seats in the Chamber of Representatives 70 1890 06 10 yes 150x150px Auguste Beernaert Candidate for PM Catholic Party (Belgium) 98 seats 29 94 4 17,253 45.15% 100x100px Liberal Party (Belgium) 40 seats 40 44 4 20,829 54.51% Government Government after election Beernaert Catholic Party (Belgium) Beernaert Catholic Party (Belgium) Partial general elections were held in Belgium on 10 June 1890.Codebook Constituency-level Elections Archive, 2003Sternberger, D, Vogel, B & Nohlen, D (1969) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band I: Europa - Erster Halbband, p105 In the elections for the Chamber of Representatives the result was a victory for the Catholic Party, which won 94 of the 138 seats. 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.Opening session of 8 July 1890 Results Chamber of Representatives File:Belgian Chamber 1890.svg Won Total +/– Liberal Party 20829 40 44 +4 Catholic Party 17253 29 94 –4 Belgian Labour Party 98 0 0 New Others 30 0 0 0 0 38210 59452 Mackie & Rose,Thomas T. Mackie & Richard Rose (1991) The International Almanac of Electoral History, Macmillan, pp50–51 Sternberger et al. Constituencies The distribution of seats among the electoral districts was as follows:List of members of the Chamber of Representatives (1890-1891) 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 Category:1890s elections in Belgium General Belgium Belgium