1872 Belgian general election

Partial general elections were held in Belgium on Tuesday 11 June 1872. In the elections for the Chamber of Representatives the result was a victory for the Catholic Party, which won 71 of the 124 seats. Voter turnout was 55.5%, although only 54,933 people were eligible to vote.

1872 Belgian general election

11 June 1872 (1872-06-11)
63 of the 124 seats in the Chamber of Representatives 63 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Barthélémy de Theux de Meylandt Walthère Frère-Orban Party Catholic Liberal Leader since Candidate for PM Candidate for PM Seats before 72 seats 52 seats Seats won 43 20 Seats after 71 53 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 20,949 9,455 Percentage 68.75% 31.03%
Government before election de Theux de Meylandt III Catholic Government after election de Theux de Meylandt III Catholic

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

The incumbent government was a Catholic government led by Jules Malou.

Results

Chamber of Representatives

Party		Votes	%	Seats
				Won	Total	+/–
	Catholic Party	20,949	68.75	43	71	–1
	Liberal Party	9,455	31.03	20	53	+1
	Others	66	0.22	0	0	New
Total		30,470	100.00	63	124	0
Total votes		30,470	–
Registered voters/turnout		54,933	55.47
Source: Mackie & Rose, Sternberger et al.

The results exclude the voting figures for the Nivelles constituency.