1861 Belgian general election

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.

1861 Belgian general election

← 1859 11 June 1861 (1861-06-11) 1863 →

58 of the 116 seats in the Chamber of Representatives
57 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Charles Rogier
Party Liberal Catholic
Leader since Candidate for PM
Seats before 69 seats 47 seats
Seats won 36 22
Seats after 66 50
Seat change Decrease 3 Increase 3
Popular vote 15,979 11,799
Percentage 57.52% 42.48%

Government before election

Rogier II
Liberal

Government after election

Rogier II
Liberal

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

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Chamber of Representatives

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PartyVotes%Seats
WonTotal+/–
Liberal Party15,97957.523666–3
Catholics11,79942.482250+3
Total27,778100.00581160
Total votes27,778
Registered voters/turnout47,55558.41
Source: Mackie & Rose,[3] Sternberger et al.

References

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  1. ^ Codebook Constituency-level Elections Archive, 2003
  2. ^ a b 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