Belgian general election, 1874

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Belgian general election, 1874
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61 of the 124 seats in the Chamber of Representatives
63 seats needed for a majority

 First partySecond party
  Barthelemy de Theux (03).jpg FrereOrban.jpg
Leader Barthélémy de Theux de Meylandt Walthère Frère-Orban
Party Catholic Liberal
Leader sinceCandidate for PMCandidate for PM
Seats before71 seats53 seats
Seats won2635
Seats after6856
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 3Increase2.svg 3
Popular vote15,86417,531
Percentage47.50%52.50%
Government before election

de Theux de Meylandt III
Catholic

Elected Government

de Theux de Meylandt III
Catholic

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Partial general elections were held in Belgium on 9 June 1874. [1] [2] The result was a victory for the Catholic Party, which won 68 of the 124 seats in the Chamber of Representatives and 34 of the 62 seats in the Senate. [2] Voter turnout was 64.1%, although only 52,074 people were eligible to vote.

Belgium Federal constitutional monarchy in Western Europe

Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Western Europe. It is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to the southwest, and the North Sea to the northwest. It covers an area of 30,688 square kilometres (11,849 sq mi) and has a population of more than 11.4 million. The capital and largest city is Brussels; other major cities are Antwerp, Ghent, Charleroi and Liège.

The Catholic Party was established in 1869 as the Confessional Catholic Party.

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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.

Limburg (Belgium) Province of Belgium

Limburg is a province in Belgium. It is the easternmost of the five Dutch-speaking provinces that together form the Region of Flanders, one of the three main political and cultural sub-divisions of modern Belgium.

Incumbent Head of Government Barthélémy de Theux de Meylandt was re-elected in the arrondissement of Hasselt but died on 21 August 1874. A special election was held on 27 September 1874 to replace him, which Henri de Pitteurs-Hiegaerts won.

Barthélémy de Theux de Meylandt Belgian politician

Barthélemy Théodore, Count de Theux de Meylandt, OCIII was a Belgian Roman Catholic politician who served as Prime Minister of Belgium three times.

Arrondissement of Hasselt Arrondissement in Flemish Region, Belgium

The Arrondissement of Hasselt is one of the three administrative arrondissements in the Province of Limburg, Belgium.

Additionally, a special election was held in the arrondissement of Tielt to replace Gustave de Mûelenaere, who died on 8 July 1874. Auguste Beernaert was elected to succeed him.

Arrondissement of Tielt Arrondissement in Flemish Region, Belgium

The Arrondissement of Tielt is one of the eight administrative arrondissements in the Province of West Flanders, Belgium.

Auguste Beernaert Belgian prime minister and human rights activist

Auguste Marie François Beernaert was the 14th Prime Minister of Belgium from October 1884 to March 1894.

Results

Chamber of Representatives

PartyVotes%Seats
WonTotal+/–
Liberal Party 17,53152.53556+3
Catholic Party 15,86447.52668–3
Invalid/blank votes2,687––––
Total36,082100611240
Registered voters/turnout52,07464.1–––
Source: Mackie & Rose, [3] Sternberger et al

Senate

PartyVotes%Seats
Catholic Party 34
Liberal Party 28
Total62
Sternberger et al.

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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
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