Belgian general election, 1861

Belgian general election, 1861
Belgium
11 June 1861 (1861-06-11)

58 of the 116 seats in the Chamber of Representatives
57 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Party Liberal Catholic
Last election 69 seats 47 seats
Seats won 66 50
Seat change Decrease3 Increase3
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Partial general elections were held in Belgium on 11 June 1861.[1][2] In the elections for the Chamber of Representatives the result was a victory for the Liberal Party, which won 66 of the 116 seats.[2] Voter turnout was 58.4%, although only 47,555 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.

Results

Chamber of Representatives

Party Votes % Seats
Won Total +/–
Liberal Party15,97957.53666–3
Catholics11,79952.52250+3
Invalid/blank votes2,760
Total30,538100581160
Registered voters/turnout47,55558.4
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, p46
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