1888 Belgian general election
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69 of the 138 seats in the Chamber of Representatives
70 seats needed for a majority |
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First party
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Second party
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| | Leader
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Auguste Beernaert
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| Party
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Catholic
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Liberal
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| Leader since
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Candidate for PM
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| Seats before
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98 seats
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40 seats
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| Seats won
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66
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3
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| Seats after
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98
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40
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| Seat change
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 |
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| Popular vote
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31,273
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19,967
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| Percentage
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58.44%
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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
Chamber of Representatives
| Party
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Votes
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%
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Seats
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| Won
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Total
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+/–
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| Catholic Party |
31,273 |
58.4 |
66 |
98 |
0
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| Liberal Party |
19,967 |
37.3 |
3 |
40 |
0
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| Others |
2,277 |
4.3 |
0 |
0 |
New
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| Invalid/blank votes |
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– |
– |
– |
–
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| Total |
53,517 |
100 |
69 |
138 |
0
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| Registered voters/turnout |
73,276 |
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– |
– |
–
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| Source: Mackie & Rose,[3] Sternberger et al
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Senate
References
- ^ 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
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