1886 Belgian general election

none 1886 Belgian general election Belgium parliamentary 1884 Belgian general election 1884 1888 Belgian general election 1888 69 of the 138 seats in the Chamber of Representatives 70 1886 06 08 yes 150x150px Auguste Beernaert Candidate for PM Catholic Party (Belgium) 86 seats 32 98 12 17,979 48.67% 100x100px Liberal Party (Belgium) 52 seats 37 40 12 18,965 51.33% Government Government after election Beernaert Catholic Party (Belgium) Beernaert Catholic Party (Belgium) Partial general elections were held in Belgium on 8 June 1886.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 98 of the 138 seats. Under the alternating system, elections were only held in four out of the nine provinces: Hainaut, Limburg, Liège and East Flanders. The Catholics continued their gains, after the 1884 elections that gave them a victory over the Liberals. With the defeat of the Liberals by the Catholics in the eight-member arrondissement of Ghent, the Catholics now had all "Flemish" seats. Catholics also gained both seats of the arrondissement of Waremme and two out of seven in the arrondissement of Charleroi. Results Chamber of Representatives File:Belgian Chamber 1886.svg Won Total +/– Liberal Party 18965 37 40 –12 Catholic Party 17979 32 98 +12 0 36944 57962 Mackie & Rose,Thomas T. Mackie & Richard Rose (1991) The International Almanac of Electoral History, Macmillan, pp50–51 Sternberger et al. References Category:1880s elections in Belgium General Belgium Belgium