1892 Belgian general election

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All 152 seats in the Chamber of Representatives 77 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Auguste Beernaert Party Catholic Liberal Leader since Candidate for PM Seats before 94 seats 44 seats Seats won 92 60 Seat change 2 16 Popular vote 56,199 47,518 Percentage 53.66% 45.37%
Government before election Beernaert Catholic Government after election Beernaert Catholic

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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]