1888 Belgian General Election
12 June 1888 · The censitaire kingdom · 69 seats, 70 for a majority
Catholic Party finished first with 66 of 69 seats on 58.4% of the vote.
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
66 of 69 seats
Turnout
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The result
Catholic Party
Auguste Beernaert · 58.4% of votes · +98 seats
66
seats
Liberal Party
37.3% of votes · +40 seats
3
seats