1863 Belgian general election
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58 of the 116 seats in the Chamber of Representatives
57 seats needed for a majority |
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First party
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Second party
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| | Leader
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Charles Rogier
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| Party
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Liberal
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Catholic
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| Leader since
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Candidate for PM
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| Seats before
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66 seats
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50 seats
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| Seats won
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24
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34
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| Seats after
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59
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57
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| Seat change
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 7
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 7
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| Popular vote
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17,799
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21,310
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| Percentage
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45.51%
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54.49%
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Partial general elections were held in Belgium on 9 June 1863.[1][2] The result was a victory for the Liberal Party, which won 59 of the 116 seats in the Chamber of Representatives and 33 of the 58 seats in the Senate.[2] Voter turnout was 74.5%, although only 52,519 people were eligible to vote.
Under the alternating system, elections for the Chamber of Representatives were only held in five out of the nine provinces: Antwerp, Brabant, Luxembourg, Namur and West Flanders. Additionally, special elections were held in the arrondissements of Tournai, Ghent and Hasselt.
Results
Chamber of Representatives
| Party
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Votes
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%
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Seats
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| Won
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Total
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+/–
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| Catholics |
21,310 |
54.5 |
34 |
57 |
+7
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| Liberal Party |
17,799 |
45.5 |
24 |
59 |
–7
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| Invalid/blank votes |
1,456 |
– |
– |
– |
–
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| Total |
40,565 |
100 |
58 |
116 |
0
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| Registered voters/turnout |
52,519 |
74.5 |
– |
– |
–
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| Source: Mackie & Rose,[3] Sternberger et al
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Senate
| Party
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Votes
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%
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Seats
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| Liberal Party |
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33
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| Catholics |
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25
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| Total |
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58
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| Sternberger et al.
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References
- ^ Codebook Constituency-level Elections Archive, 2003
- ^ a b Sternberger, D, Vogel, B & Nohlen, D (1969) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band I: Europa - Erster Halbband, p105
- ^ Thomas T Mackie & Richard Rose (1991) The International Almanac of Electoral History, Macmillan, p46
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