1863 Belgian general election
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.
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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 | Votes | % | Seats | |||||
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Won | Total | +/– | ||||||
Catholics | 21,310 | 54.49 | 34 | 57 | +7 | |||
Liberal Party | 17,799 | 45.51 | 24 | 59 | –7 | |||
Total | 39,109 | 100.00 | 58 | 116 | 0 | |||
Total votes | 39,109 | – | ||||||
Registered voters/turnout | 52,519 | 74.47 | ||||||
Source: Mackie & Rose,[3] Sternberger et al. |
Senate
Party | Seats | |
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Liberal Party | 33 | |
Catholics | 25 | |
Total | 58 | |
Source: Sternberger et al. |
References
- Codebook Constituency-level Elections Archive, 2003
- 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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