1868 Belgian general election|
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First party
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Second party
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| Leader
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Walthère Frère-Orban
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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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70 seats
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52 seats
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| Seats won
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30
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33
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| Seats after
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72
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50
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| Seat change
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2
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2
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| Popular vote
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13,619
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16,918
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| Percentage
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44.33%
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55.07%
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General elections were held in Belgium on 9 June 1868.[1][2] In the elections for the Chamber of Representatives the result was a victory for the Liberal Party, which won 72 of the 122 seats.[2] Voter turnout was 55.6%, although only 55,297 people were eligible to vote.
Under the alternating system, elections were only held in five out of the nine provinces: Antwerp, Brabant, Luxembourg, Namur and West Flanders. A special election was held in the arrondissement of Tongeren.
Results
Chamber of Representatives
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats |
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| Won | Total | +/– |
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| Catholics | 16,918 | 55.07 | 33 | 50 | –2 |
| Liberal Party | 13,619 | 44.33 | 30 | 72 | +2 |
| Others | 184 | 0.60 | 0 | 0 | New |
| Total | 30,721 | 100.00 | 63 | 122 | 0 |
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| Total votes | 30,721 | – | |
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| Registered voters/turnout | 55,297 | 55.56 | |
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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, pp48–49