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1864 Belgian general election

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Belgian general election, 1864

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All 116 seats in the Chamber of Representatives
57 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Party Liberal Catholicism
Last election 59 seats 57 seats
Seats won 64 52
Seat change Increase5 Decrease5

General elections were held in Belgium on 11 August 1864,[1][2] the first full general elections since 1857.[3] Although the Catholics received the most votes for seats in the Chamber of Representatives, the result was a victory for the Liberal Party, which won 64 of the 116 seats.[2] Voter turnout was 76.7%,[3] although only 103,717 people (2.1% of the population) were eligible to vote.[2]

Results

Chamber of Representatives

Party Votes % Seats +/–
Catholics 39,750 50.0 52 –5
Liberal Party 39,576 49.7 64 +5
Others 240 0.3 0 New
Invalid/blank votes 4,383
Total 83,949 100 116 0
Registered voters/turnout 103,717 76.7
Source: Mackie & Rose,[3] Sternberger et al

References

  1. ^ Codebook Constituency-level Elections Archive, 2003
  2. ^ a b c Sternberger, D, Vogel, B & Nohlen, D (1969) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band I: Europa - Erster Halbband, p105
  3. ^ a b c Thomas T Mackie & Richard Rose (1991) The International Almanac of Electoral History, Macmillan, p46