| Election Name: | 1882 Belgian general election |
| Country: | Belgium |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Previous Election: | 1880 Belgian general election |
| Previous Year: | 1880 |
| Next Election: | 1884 Belgian general election |
| Next Year: | 1884 |
| Seats For Election: | 69 of the 138 seats in the Chamber of Representatives |
| Majority Seats: | 70 |
| Leader1: | Walthère Frère-Orban |
| Leader Since1: | Candidate for PM |
| Party1: | Liberal Party (Belgium) |
| Seats Before1: | 74 seats |
| Seats1: | 49 |
| Seats After1: | 79 |
| Seat Change1: | 5 |
| Popular Vote1: | 22,001 |
| Percentage1: | 52.77% |
| Leader2: | Jules Malou |
| Leader Since2: | Candidate for PM |
| Party2: | Catholic Party (Belgium) |
| Seats Before2: | 58 seats |
| Seats2: | 20 |
| Seats After2: | 59 |
| Seat Change2: | 1 |
| Popular Vote2: | 19,681 |
| Percentage2: | 47.21% |
| Government | |
| Posttitle: | Government after election |
| Before Election: | Frère-Orban II |
| Before Party: | Liberal Party (Belgium) |
| After Election: | Frère-Orban II |
| After Party: | Liberal Party (Belgium) |
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.
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 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:[3]
| Province | Arrondissement | Seats | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | +1 | |||
| 3 | – | |||
| 3 | – | |||
| 2 | – | |||
| 1 | – | |||
| 2 | – | |||
| 4 | +1 | |||
| 3 | – | |||
| 8 | – | |||
| 1 | – | |||
| 3 | – | |||
| 3 | – | |||
| 3 | – | |||
| 2 | – | |||
| 2 | – | |||
| 4 | – | |||
| 3 | – | |||
| 1 | – | |||
| 1 | – | |||
| 1 | – | |||
| 5 | – | |||
| 16 | +2 | |||
| 4 | – | |||
| 4 | – | |||
| 2 | – | |||
| 7 | – | |||
| 3 | – | |||
| 6 | +1 | |||
| 3 | – | |||
| 2 | – | |||
| 2 | – | |||
| 9 | +1 | |||
| 4 | – | |||
| 1 | – | |||
| 1 | – | |||
| 1 | – | |||
| 1 | – | |||
| 1 | – | |||
| 4 | – | |||
| 2 | – | |||
| 2 | – | |||
| 138 | +6 |