1861 Belgian general election|
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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
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats |
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| Won | Total | +/– |
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| Liberal Party | 15,979 | 57.52 | 36 | 66 | –3 |
| Catholics | 11,799 | 42.48 | 22 | 50 | +3 |
| Total | 27,778 | 100.00 | 58 | 116 | 0 |
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| Total votes | 27,778 | – | |
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| Registered voters/turnout | 47,555 | 58.41 | |
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| Source: Mackie & Rose,[3] Sternberger et al. |
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