1890 Belgian General Election
10 June 1890 · The censitaire kingdom · 69 seats, 70 for a majority
Under the alternating system, elections were held in only four out of the nine provinces: Hainaut, Limburg, Liège and East Flanders. Thus, only 69 seats out of the 138 were up for election.
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
40 of 69 seats
Turnout
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The result
Liberal Party
54.5% of votes · +44 seats
40
seats
Catholic Party
Auguste Beernaert · 45.1% of votes · +94 seats
29
seats