1894 Belgian General Election
Plural voting's debut14 October 1894 · Plural voting · 152 seats, 77 for a majority
The elections followed several major reforms: they were the first held under universal male suffrage for those over the age of 25. This followed the abolition of tax qualifications, and increased the number of voters tenfold.
Universal male suffrage weighted by plural voting: wealthier and propertied men cast two or three votes each, which manufactured the Catholic majorities of this era.
Prime Minister before
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Prime Minister (continued)
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Largest force
Catholic Party
102 of 152 seats
Turnout
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The result
| Share of the Chamber of Representatives | |||||||
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| Catholic Party | Jules de Burlet | 102 | +10 | 926,987 | 50.0% | — | |
| Belgian Labour Party | Grégoire Serwy | 27 | +27 | 301,940 | 16.3% | — | |
| Liberal Party | — | 17 | +43 | 515,808 | 27.9% | — | |
| Liberal–Socialist kartels | — | 4 | — | 32,914 | 1.8% | — | |
| Other parties | — | 1 | +1 | 48,354 | 2.6% | — | |
| Christene Volkspartij | — | 1 | +1 | 26,224 | 1.4% | — |