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.
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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 (replacing Georges de Baillet Latour), 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
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Won | Total | +/– | |||
| Liberal Party | 22,001 | 52.8 | 49 | 79 | +5 |
| Catholic Party | 19,681 | 47.2 | 20 | 59 | +1 |
| Others | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 4,987 | – | – | – | – |
| Total | 46,676 | 100 | 69 | 138 | +6 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 55,517 | 75.1 | – | – | – |
| Source: Mackie & Rose,[3] Sternberger et al | |||||
Senate
| Party | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Party | 37 | ||
| Catholic Party | 32 | ||
| Total | 69 | ||
| 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]
| Province | Arrondissement | Seats | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antwerp | Antwerp | 8 | +1 |
| Mechelen | 3 | – | |
| Turnhout | 3 | – | |
| Limburg | Hasselt | 2 | – |
| Maaseik | 1 | – | |
| Tongeren | 2 | – | |
| East Flanders | Aalst | 4 | +1 |
| 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 | +2 | |
| Nivelles | 4 | – | |
| Hainaut | Tournai | 4 | – |
| Ath | 2 | – | |
| Charleroi | 7 | – | |
| Thuin | 3 | – | |
| Mons | 6 | +1 | |
| Soignies | 3 | – | |
| Liège | Huy | 2 | – |
| Waremme | 2 | – | |
| Liège | 9 | +1 | |
| Verviers | 4 | – | |
| Luxembourg | Arlon | 1 | – |
| Marche | 1 | – | |
| Bastogne | 1 | – | |
| Neufchâteau | 1 | – | |
| Virton | 1 | – | |
| Namur | Namur | 4 | – |
| Dinant | 2 | – | |
| Philippeville | 2 | – | |
| 138 | +6 |
References
- Codebook Constituency-level Elections Archive, 2003
- Sternberger, D, Vogel, B & Nohlen, D (1969) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band I: Europa - Erster Halbband, p105
- Thomas T Mackie & Richard Rose (1991) The International Almanac of Electoral History, Macmillan, pp48–49
- List of members of the Chamber of Representatives (1882-1883)