Belgian general election, 1892

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14 June 1892 (1892-06-14)

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All 152 seats in the Chamber of Representatives
77 seats needed for a majority

	First party	Second party

Party	Catholic	Liberal
Last election	94 seats	44 seats
Seats won	92	60
Seat change	2	16

Government before election

Beernaert Government
Catholic

Elected Government

Beernaert Government
Catholic

General elections were held in Belgium on Tuesday 14 June 1892, the first full general elections since 1870 and the last before the introduction of universal male suffrage prior to the 1894 elections. The result was a victory for the Catholic Party, which won 92 of the 152 seats in the Chamber of Representatives and 46 of the 76 seats in the Senate. Only 2.2% of the country's population were eligible to vote.

Run-off elections were held on Tuesday 21 June 1892 in the arrondissements of Mons, Tournai, Verviers, Nivelles and Charleroi as no candidate received a majority there.

The distribution of seats among the electoral districts was as follows for the Chamber of Representatives, with the difference compared to the previous election due to population growth:

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