1866 Belgian general election
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61 of the 122 seats in the Chamber of Representatives
62 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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64 seats
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52 seats
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| Seats won
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43
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18
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| Seats after
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70
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52
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| Seat change
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 6
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| Popular vote
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20,965
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15,060
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| Percentage
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58.20%
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41.80%
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Partial general elections were held in Belgium on 12 June 1866.[1][2] In the elections for the Chamber of Representatives the result was a victory for the Liberal Party, which won 70 of the 122 seats.[2] Voter turnout was 70%, although only 51,465 people were eligible to vote.
Under the alternating system, elections were only held in four out of the nine provinces: Hainaut, Limburg, Liège and East Flanders. Special elections were held in the arrondissements of Antwerp, Brussels and Leuven.
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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| Liberal Party |
20,965 |
58.2 |
43 |
70 |
+6
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| Catholics |
15,060 |
41.8 |
18 |
52 |
0
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| Invalid/blank votes |
2,908 |
– |
– |
– |
–
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| Total |
38,933 |
100 |
61 |
122 |
+6
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| Registered voters/turnout |
51,465 |
70.0 |
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– |
–
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| Source: Mackie & Rose,[3] Sternberger et al.
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Constituencies
The distribution of seats among the electoral districts was as follows for the Chamber of Representatives, with the difference compared to the previous election due to population growth:[4]
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, pp48–49
- ^ List of members of the Chamber of Representatives (1866-1967)
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