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]
^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)
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1890, belgian, general, election, partial, general, elections, were, held, belgium, june, 1890, elections, chamber, representatives, result, victory, catholic, party, which, seats, 1888, june, 1890, 1890, 1892, seats, chamber, representatives70, seats, needed,. 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 1890 Belgian general election 1888 10 June 1890 1890 06 10 1892 69 of the 138 seats in the Chamber of Representatives70 seats needed for a majority First party Second party Leader Auguste BeernaertParty Catholic LiberalLeader s seat Candidate for PMSeats before 98 seats 40 seatsSeats won 29 40Seats after 94 44Seat change 4 4Popular vote 17 253 20 829Percentage 45 15 54 51 Government before electionBeernaertCatholic Government after election BeernaertCatholicUnder the alternating system elections were held in only four out of the nine provinces Hainaut Limburg Liege and East Flanders Thus only 69 seats out of the 138 were up for election Additionally a special election was held in Neufchateau on 3 June 1890 3 Contents 1 Results 1 1 Chamber of Representatives 2 Constituencies 3 ReferencesResults editChamber of Representatives edit nbsp PartyVotes SeatsWonTotal Liberal Party20 82954 514044 4Catholic Party17 25345 152994 4Belgian Labour Party980 2600NewOthers300 08000Total38 210100 00691380Total votes38 210 Registered voters turnout59 45264 27Source Mackie amp Rose 4 Sternberger et al Constituencies editThe distribution of seats among the electoral districts was as follows 5 Province Arrondissement SeatsAntwerp Antwerp 8Mechelen 3Turnhout 3Limburg Hasselt 2Maaseik 1Tongeren 2East Flanders Aalst 4Oudenaarde 3Gent 8Eeklo 1Dendermonde 3Sint Niklaas 3West Flanders Bruges 3Roeselare 2Tielt 2Kortrijk 4Ypres 3Veurne 1Diksmuide 1Ostend 1Brabant Leuven 5Brussels 16Nivelles 4Hainaut Tournai 4Ath 2Charleroi 7Thuin 3Mons 6Soignies 3Liege Huy 2Waremme 2Liege 9Verviers 4Luxembourg Arlon 1Marche 1Bastogne 1Neufchateau 1Virton 1Namur Namur 4Dinant 2Philippeville 2References edit Codebook Constituency level Elections Archive 2003 a b Sternberger D Vogel B amp Nohlen D 1969 Die Wahl der Parlamente Band I Europa Erster Halbband p105 Opening session of 8 July 1890 Thomas T Mackie amp Richard Rose 1991 The International Almanac of Electoral History Macmillan pp50 51 List of members of the Chamber of Representatives 1890 1891 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1890 Belgian general election amp oldid 1179677556, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
