1886 Belgian General Election
8 June 1886 · The censitaire kingdom · 69 seats, 70 for a majority
The Catholics continued their gains, after the 1884 elections that gave them a victory over the Liberals. With the defeat of the Liberals by the Catholics in the eight-member arrondissement of Ghent, the Catholics now had all "Flemish" seats.
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
Liberal Party
37 of 69 seats
Turnout
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The result
Liberal Party
51.3% of votes · +40 seats
37
seats
Catholic Party
Auguste Beernaert · 48.7% of votes · +98 seats
32
seats