Partial general elections were held in Belgium on 13 June 1882.^[1][2] The result was a victory for the Liberal Party, which won 79 of the 138 seats in the Chamber of Representatives and 37 of the 69 seats in the Senate.^[2] Voter turnout was 75.1%, although only 55,517 people were eligible to vote.

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1882 Belgian general election

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69 of the 138 seats in the Chamber of Representatives 70 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Walthère Frère-Orban Jules Malou Party Liberal Catholic Leader since Candidate for PM Candidate for PM Seats before 74 seats 58 seats Seats won 49 20 Seats after 79 59 Seat change 5 1 Popular vote 22,001 19,681 Percentage 52.77% 47.21%
Government before election Frère-Orban II Liberal Government after election Frère-Orban II Liberal

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Under the alternating system, elections for the Chamber of Representatives were only held in four out of the nine provinces: Hainaut, Limburg, Liège and East Flanders. Special elections were also held in the arrondissements of Antwerp, Philippeville, Brussels, Nivelles and Namur.

Run-off elections were held a week later, on 20 June 1882.

A special election was also held in Liège on 16 October 1882 following the death of Dieudonné Mouton [nl] on 17 September.

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:^[4]