1872 Belgian general election

Partial general elections were held in Belgium on Tuesday 11 June 1872.[1][2] In the elections for the Chamber of Representatives the result was a victory for the Catholic Party, which won 71 of the 124 seats.[2] Voter turnout was 55.5%, although only 54,933 people were eligible to vote.

1872 Belgian general election

11 June 1872 (1872-06-11)

63 of the 124 seats in the Chamber of Representatives
63 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Barthélémy de Theux de Meylandt Walthère Frère-Orban
Party Catholic Liberal
Leader since Candidate for PM Candidate for PM
Seats before 72 seats 52 seats
Seats won 43 20
Seats after 71 53
Seat change Decrease 1 Increase 1
Popular vote 20,949 9,455
Percentage 68.75% 31.03%

Government before election

de Theux de Meylandt III
Catholic

Government after election

de Theux de Meylandt III
Catholic

Under the alternating system, elections were only held in five out of the nine provinces: Antwerp, Brabant, Luxembourg, Namur and West Flanders.

The incumbent government was a Catholic government led by Jules Malou.

Results

Chamber of Representatives

PartyVotes%Seats
WonTotal+/–
Catholic Party20,94968.754371–1
Liberal Party9,45531.032053+1
Others660.2200New
Total30,470100.00631240
Total votes30,470
Registered voters/turnout54,93355.47
Source: Mackie & Rose,[3] Sternberger et al.

The results exclude the voting figures for the Nivelles constituency.[3]

References

  1. Codebook Constituency-level Elections Archive, 2003
  2. Sternberger, D, Vogel, B & Nohlen, D (1969) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band I: Europa - Erster Halbband, p105
  3. Thomas T. Mackie & Richard Rose (1991) The International Almanac of Electoral History, Macmillan, pp48–49
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