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Belgian general election, 1890

Belgian general election, 1890
Belgium
← 1888 10 June 1890 (1890-06-10) 1892 →

69 of the 138 seats in the Chamber of Representatives
70 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Party Catholic Liberal
Last election 98 seats 40 seats
Seats won 94 44
Seat change Decrease4 Increase4

Government before election

Beernaert Government
Catholic

Elected Government

Beernaert Government
Catholic


Beernaert Government
Catholic

Beernaert Government
Catholic

Partial general elections were held in Belgium on 10 June 1890. In the elections for the Chamber of Representatives the result was a victory for the Catholic Party, which won 94 of the 138 seats.

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. Additionally, a special election was held in Neufchâteau on 3 June 1890 after the death of Edmond van der Linden d'Hooghvorst ().Winand Heynen () was elected to replace him.

The distribution of seats among the electoral districts was as follows:


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