Partial general elections were held in Belgium on 10 June 1890.[1][2] In the elections for the Chamber of Representatives the result was a victory for the Catholic Party, which won 94 of the 138 seats.[2]
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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.[3]
Results
editChamber of Representatives
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |||||
| Won | Total | +/– | ||||||
| Liberal Party | 20,829 | 54.51 | 40 | 44 | +4 | |||
| Catholic Party | 17,253 | 45.15 | 29 | 94 | –4 | |||
| Belgian Labour Party | 98 | 0.26 | 0 | 0 | New | |||
| Others | 30 | 0.08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 38,210 | 100.00 | 69 | 138 | 0 | |||
| Total votes | 38,210 | – | ||||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 59,452 | 64.27 | ||||||
| Source: Mackie & Rose,[4] Sternberger et al. | ||||||||
Constituencies
editThe distribution of seats among the electoral districts was as follows:[5]
| 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
edit- ^ Codebook Constituency-level Elections Archive, 2003
- ^ a b Sternberger, D, Vogel, B & Nohlen, D (1969) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band I: Europa - Erster Halbband, p105
- ^ Opening session of 8 July 1890
- ^ Thomas T. Mackie & Richard Rose (1991) The International Almanac of Electoral History, Macmillan, pp50–51
- ^ List of members of the Chamber of Representatives (1890-1891)