1868 Belgian general election

General elections were held in Belgium on 9 June 1868.[1][2] In the elections for the Chamber of Representatives the result was a victory for the Liberal Party, which won 72 of the 122 seats.[2] Voter turnout was 55.6%, although only 55,297 people were eligible to vote.

1868 Belgian general election

← 1866 9 June 1868 (1868-06-09) 1870 →

63 of the 122 seats in the Chamber of Representatives
62 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Walthère Frère-Orban
Party Liberal Catholic
Leader since Candidate for PM
Seats before 70 seats 52 seats
Seats won 30 33
Seats after 72 50
Seat change Increase 2 Decrease 2
Popular vote 13,619 16,918
Percentage 44.33% 55.07%

Government before election

Frère-Orban I
Liberal

Government after election

Frère-Orban I
Liberal

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

Results

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Chamber of Representatives

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PartyVotes%Seats
WonTotal+/–
Catholics16,91855.073350–2
Liberal Party13,61944.333072+2
Others1840.6000New
Total30,721100.00631220
Total votes30,721
Registered voters/turnout55,29755.56
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, pp48–49