1884 Belgian general election

Frère-Orban II Liberal Malou II Catholic Legislative elections were held in Belgium in June and July 1884, for partial Chamber and full Senate elections respectively.

[1][2] Voter turnout was 79.1% in the Chamber of Representatives elections, although only 69,276 people were eligible to vote.

The incumbent Liberal government under Walthère Frère-Orban aimed to secularize education, which sparked heavy protests from Catholics.

Under the alternating system, elections for the Chamber of Representatives were only held in five out of the nine provinces: Antwerp, Brabant, Luxembourg, Namur and West Flanders.

The Catholic Party under Jules Malou gained an absolute majority, which they would retain until the First World War.

Jules Malou, Catholic leader