1861 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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69 seats
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47 seats
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| Seats won
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36
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22
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| Seats after
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66
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50
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| Seat change
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 3
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 3
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| Popular vote
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15,979
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11,799
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| Percentage
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57.52%
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42.48%
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Partial general elections were held in Belgium on 11 June 1861.[1][2] In the elections for the Chamber of Representatives the result was a victory for the Liberal Party, which won 66 of the 116 seats.[2] Voter turnout was 58.4%, although only 47,555 people were eligible to vote.
Under the alternating system, elections for the Chamber of Representatives were only held in four out of the nine provinces: Hainaut, Limburg, Liège and East Flanders.
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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| Liberal Party |
15,979 |
57.5 |
36 |
66 |
–3
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| Catholics |
11,799 |
42.5 |
22 |
50 |
+3
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| Invalid/blank votes |
2,760 |
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– |
– |
–
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| Total |
30,538 |
100 |
58 |
116 |
0
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| Registered voters/turnout |
47,555 |
58.4 |
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–
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| Source: Mackie & Rose,[3] 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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