General elections were held in Belgium on Tuesday 14 June 1892,[1][2] the first full general elections since 1870 and the last before the introduction of universal male suffrage prior to the 1894 elections. The result was a victory for the Catholic Party, which won 92 of the 152 seats in the Chamber of Representatives and 46 of the 76 seats in the Senate.[2] Only 2.2% of the country's population were eligible to vote.[2]
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Run-off elections were held on Tuesday 21 June 1892 in the arrondissements of Mons, Tournai, Verviers, Nivelles and Charleroi as no candidate received a majority there.[3]
Results
Chamber of Representatives
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Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
Catholic Party | 56,199 | 53.66 | 92 | –2 | |
Liberal Party | 47,518 | 45.37 | 60 | +16 | |
Belgian Labour Party | 167 | 0.16 | 0 | 0 | |
Others | 844 | 0.81 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 104,728 | 100.00 | 152 | +14 | |
Registered voters/turnout | 136,707 | – | |||
Source: Mackie & Rose,[4] Sternberger et al. |
Senate
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Party | Seats | +/– | |
Catholic Party | 46 | –1 | |
Liberal Party | 30 | +12 | |
Total | 76 | +7 |
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:[5]
Province | Arrondissement | Seats | Change |
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Antwerp | Antwerp | 11 | +3 |
Mechelen | 4 | +1 | |
Turnhout | 3 | – | |
Limburg | Hasselt | 3 | +1 |
Maaseik | 1 | – | |
Tongeren | 2 | – | |
East Flanders | Aalst | 4 | – |
Oudenaarde | 3 | – | |
Gent | 9 | +1 | |
Eeklo | 1 | – | |
Dendermonde | 3 | – | |
Sint-Niklaas | 4 | +1 | |
West Flanders | Bruges | 3 | – |
Roeselare | 2 | – | |
Tielt | 2 | – | |
Kortrijk | 4 | – | |
Ypres | 3 | – | |
Veurne | 1 | – | |
Diksmuide | 1 | – | |
Ostend | 2 | +1 | |
Brabant | Leuven | 6 | +1 |
Brussels | 18 | +2 | |
Nivelles | 4 | – | |
Hainaut | Tournai | 4 | – |
Ath | 2 | – | |
Charleroi | 8 | +1 | |
Thuin | 3 | – | |
Mons | 6 | – | |
Soignies | 3 | – | |
Liège | Huy | 2 | – |
Waremme | 2 | – | |
Liège | 11 | +2 | |
Verviers | 4 | – | |
Luxembourg | Arlon | 1 | – |
Marche | 1 | – | |
Bastogne | 1 | – | |
Neufchâteau | 1 | – | |
Virton | 1 | – | |
Namur | Namur | 4 | – |
Dinant | 2 | – | |
Philippeville | 2 | – | |
152 | +14 |
References
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