Early general elections were held in Belgium on 2 August 1870, the second that year after the partial elections in June had ended with both the Catholic Party and the Liberal Party holding 61 seats each.[1] The result was a victory for the Catholic Party, which won 72 of the 124 seats in the Chamber of Representatives and 34 of the 62 seats in the Senate.[1] Voter turnout was 68%,[2] although only 107,099 people (2.1% of the population) were eligible to vote.[1]
Results
Chamber of Representatives
| Party
|
Votes
|
%
|
Seats
|
+/–
|
|---|
| Catholic Party |
39,705 |
54.5 |
72 |
+11
|
| Liberal Party |
32,448 |
44.5 |
52 |
–9
|
| Others |
720 |
1.0 |
0 |
New
|
| Invalid/blank votes |
6,210 |
– |
– |
–
|
| Total |
79,083 |
100 |
124 |
+2
|
| Registered voters/turnout |
107,099 |
68.0 |
– |
–
|
| Source: Mackie & Rose,[2] Sternberger et al.
|
Senate
See also
References
- ^ a b c Sternberger, D, Vogel, B & Nohlen, D (1969) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band I: Europa - Erster Halbband, p105
- ^ a b Thomas T Mackie & Richard Rose (1991) The International Almanac of Electoral History, Macmillan, pp48–49
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