1882 Belgian general election

Partial general elections were held in Belgium on 13 June 1882.[1][2] 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.[2] Voter turnout was 75.1%, although only 55,517 people were eligible to vote.

1882 Belgian general election

13 June 1882 (1882-06-13)

69 of the 138 seats in the Chamber of Representatives
70 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Walthère Frère-Orban Jules Malou
Party Liberal Catholic
Leader since Candidate for PM Candidate for PM
Seats before 74 seats 58 seats
Seats won 49 20
Seats after 79 59
Seat change Increase 5 Increase 1
Popular vote 22,001 19,681
Percentage 52.77% 47.21%

Government before election

Frère-Orban II
Liberal

Government after election

Frère-Orban II
Liberal

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 on 17 September.

Results

Chamber of Representatives

PartyVotes%Seats
WonTotal+/–
Liberal Party22,00152.774979+5
Catholic Party19,68147.212059+1
Others70.02000
Total41,689100.0069138+6
Total votes41,689
Registered voters/turnout55,51775.09
Source: Mackie & Rose,[3] Sternberger et al.

Senate

PartySeats
Liberal Party37
Catholic Party32
Total69
Source: 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:[4]

ProvinceArrondissementSeatsChange
AntwerpAntwerp8+1
Mechelen3
Turnhout3
LimburgHasselt2
Maaseik1
Tongeren2
East FlandersAalst4+1
Oudenaarde3
Gent8
Eeklo1
Dendermonde3
Sint-Niklaas3
West FlandersBruges3
Roeselare2
Tielt2
Kortrijk4
Ypres3
Veurne1
Diksmuide1
Ostend1
BrabantLeuven5
Brussels16+2
Nivelles4
HainautTournai4
Ath2
Charleroi7
Thuin3
Mons6+1
Soignies3
LiègeHuy2
Waremme2
Liège9+1
Verviers4
LuxembourgArlon1
Marche1
Bastogne1
Neufchâteau1
Virton1
NamurNamur4
Dinant2
Philippeville2
138+6

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. Thomas T. Mackie & Richard Rose (1991) The International Almanac of Electoral History, Macmillan, pp48–49
  4. List of members of the Chamber of Representatives (1882-1883)
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