1886 Belgian general election

1886 Belgian general election

8 June 1886(1886-06-08)
69 of the 138 seats in theChamber of Representatives 70 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Leader Auguste Beernaert Party Catholic Liberal Leader since Candidate for PM Seats before 86 seats 52 seats Seats won 32 37 Seats after 98 40 Seat change 12 12 Popular vote 17,979 18,965 Percentage 48.67% 51.33%
Governmentbefore election Beernaert Catholic Government after election Beernaert Catholic

Partial general elections were held inBelgiumon 8 June 1886.In the elections for theChamber of Representativesthe result was a victory for theCatholic Party,which won 98 of the 138 seats.

Under the alternating system, elections were only held in four out of the nine provinces:Hainaut,Limburg,LiègeandEast Flanders.

The Catholics continued their gains, after the1884 electionsthat gave them a victory over the Liberals. With the defeat of the Liberals by the Catholics in the eight-memberarrondissement of Ghent,the Catholics now had all "Flemish" seats. Catholics also gained both seats of thearrondissement of Waremmeand two out of seven in thearrondissement of Charleroi.

Results

Chamber of Representatives

Party		Votes	%	Seats
				Won	Total	+/–
	Liberal Party	18,965	51.33	37	40	–12
	Catholic Party	17,979	48.67	32	98	+12
Total		36,944	100.00	69	138	0
Total votes		36,944	–
Registered voters/turnout		57,962	63.74
Source: Mackie & Rose,Sternbergeret al.