1888 Belgian general election|
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| First party | Second party | | | | Leader | Auguste Beernaert | | Party | Catholic | Liberal | Leader since | Candidate for PM | | Seats before | 98 seats | 40 seats | Seats won | 66 | 3 | Seats after | 98 | 40 | Seat change | | | Popular vote | 31,273 | 19,967 | Percentage | 58.44% | 37.31% | |
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Partial general elections were held in Belgium on 12 June 1888.[1][2] The result was a victory for the Catholic Party, which won 98 of the 138 seats in the Chamber of Representatives and 47 of the 69 seats in the Senate.[2]
Under the alternating system, elections were held in only five out of the nine provinces: Antwerp, Brabant, Luxembourg, Namur and West Flanders.
Results[edit]
Chamber of Representatives[edit]
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Party | Votes | % | Seats |
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Won | Total | +/– |
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| Catholic Party | 31,273 | 58.44 | 66 | 98 | 0 |
| Liberal Party | 19,967 | 37.31 | 3 | 40 | 0 |
| Others | 2,277 | 4.25 | 0 | 0 | New |
Total | 53,517 | 100.00 | 69 | 138 | 0 |
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Total votes | 53,517 | – | |
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Registered voters/turnout | 73,276 | 73.03 | |
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Source: Mackie & Rose,[3] Sternberger et al. |
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
- ^ Thomas T. Mackie & Richard Rose (1991) The International Almanac of Electoral History, Macmillan, pp50–51