1868 Belgian general election

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1868 Belgian general election
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  1866 9 June 1868 (1868-06-09) 1870  

63 of the 122 seats in the Chamber of Representatives
62 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
  FrereOrban.jpg 3x4.svg
Leader Walthère Frère-Orban
Party Liberal Catholic
Leader sinceCandidate for PM
Seats before70 seats52 seats
Seats won3033
Seats after7250
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 2Decrease2.svg 2
Popular vote13,61916,918
Percentage44.33%55.07%

Government before election

Frère-Orban I
Liberal

Government after election

Frère-Orban I
Liberal

General elections were held in Belgium on 9 June 1868. [1] [2] In the elections for the Chamber of Representatives the result was a victory for the Liberal Party, which won 72 of the 122 seats. [2] Voter turnout was 55.6%, although only 55,297 people were eligible to vote.

Contents

Under the alternating system, elections were only held in five out of the nine provinces: Antwerp, Brabant, Luxembourg, Namur and West Flanders. A special election was held in the arrondissement of Tongeren.

Results

Chamber of Representatives

Belgian Chamber 1868.svg
PartyVotes%Seats
WonTotal+/–
Catholics16,91855.073350–2
Liberal Party 13,61944.333072+2
Others1840.6000New
Total30,721100.00631220
Total votes30,721
Registered voters/turnout55,29755.56
Source: Mackie & Rose, [3] Sternberger et al.

References

  1. Codebook Constituency-level Elections Archive, 2003
  2. 1 2 Sternberger, D, Vogel, B & Nohlen, D (1969) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band I: Europa - Erster Halbband, p105
  3. Thomas T. Mackie & Richard Rose (1991) The International Almanac of Electoral History, Macmillan, pp48–49