Belgian general election, 1866

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Belgian general election, 1866
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61 of the 122 seats in the Chamber of Representatives
62 seats needed for a majority

 First partySecond party
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Leader Charles Rogier
Party Liberal Catholic
Leader sinceCandidate for PM
Seats before64 seats52 seats
Seats won4318
Seats after7052
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 6Steady2.svg
Popular vote20,96515,060
Percentage58.20%41.80%
Government before election

Rogier II
Liberal

Elected Government

Rogier II
Liberal

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Partial general elections were held in Belgium on 12 June 1866. [1] [2] In the elections for the Chamber of Representatives the result was a victory for the Liberal Party, which won 70 of the 122 seats. [2] Voter turnout was 70%, although only 51,465 people were eligible to vote.

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Under the alternating system, elections were only held in four out of the nine provinces: Hainaut, Limburg, Liège and East Flanders. Special elections were held in the arrondissements of Antwerp, Brussels and Leuven.

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Results

Chamber of Representatives

PartyVotes%Seats
WonTotal+/–
Liberal Party 20,96558.24370+6
Catholics15,06041.818520
Invalid/blank votes2,908––––
Total38,93310061122+6
Registered voters/turnout51,46570.0–––
Source: Mackie & Rose, [3] Sternberger et al.

Constituencies

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]

ProvinceArrondissementSeatsChange
Antwerp Antwerp 6+1
Mechelen 3–
Turnhout 3–
Limburg Hasselt 2–
Maaseik 1–
Tongeren 2–
East Flanders Aalst 3–
Oudenaarde 3–
Gent 8–
Eeklo 1–
Dendermonde 3–
Sint-Niklaas 3–
West Flanders Bruges 3–
Roeselare 2–
Tielt 2–
Kortrijk 4–
Ypres 3–
Veurne 1–
Diksmuide 1–
Ostend 1–
Brabant Leuven 5+1
Brussels 13+2
Nivelles 4–
Hainaut Tournai 4–
Ath 2–
Charleroi 5+1
Thuin 3+1
Mons 5–
Soignies 3–
Liège Huy 2–
Waremme 1–
Liège 8+1
Verviers 3–
Luxembourg Arlon 1–
Marche 1–
Bastogne 1–
Neufchâteau 1–
Virton 1–
Namur Namur 4–
Dinant 2–
Philippeville 2+1
124+8

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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
  4. ↑ List of members of the Chamber of Representatives (1866-1967)
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