1884 Belgian General Election
15 July 1884 (Senate run-off) · The censitaire kingdom · 69 seats, 70 for a majority
Regular partial elections for the Chamber of Representatives were held on Tuesday 10 June 1884, with a run-off on Tuesday 17 June. Under the alternating system, elections for the Chamber of Representatives were only held in five out of the nine provinces: Antwerp, Brabant, Luxembourg, Namur and West Flanders.
Held in wartime. This election took place while the country was engaged in Mahdist War (1881–1899). Conflicts →
A censitaire election: only taxpaying men — around one to two per cent of the population — could vote. Recorded here as history, not a mass democratic election.
Prime Minister before
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Prime Minister (continued)
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Largest force
Catholic Party
67 of 69 seats
Turnout
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