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1892 Belgian general election
All 152 seats in the Chamber of Representatives; 77 seats needed for a majority
Government before election; Beernaert; Catholic	Government after election ; Beernaert; Catholic

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]

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



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



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
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

^ Codebook Constituency-level Elections Archive, 2003
^ ^a ^b ^c Sternberger, D, Vogel, B & Nohlen, D (1969) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band I: Europa - Erster Halbband, p105
^ Opening session of 12 July 1892
^ Thomas T. Mackie & Richard Rose (1991) The International Almanac of Electoral History, Macmillan, pp50–51
^ List of members of the Chamber of Representatives (1892-1893)