Belgian general election,
August 1870|
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First party
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Second party
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| Leader
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Jules d'Anethan
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Walthère Frère-Orban
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| Party
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Catholic
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Liberal
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| Leader since
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Candidate for PM
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Candidate for PM
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| Seats before
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61 seats
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61 seats
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| Seats won
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72
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52
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| Seat change
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11
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9
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| Popular vote
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39,705
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32,448
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| Percentage
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54.49%
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44.53%
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Early general elections were held in Belgium on 2 August 1870, the second that year after the partial elections in June had ended with both the Catholic Party and the Liberal Party holding 61 seats each.[1] The result was a victory for the Catholic Party, which won 72 of the 124 seats in the Chamber of Representatives and 34 of the 62 seats in the Senate.[1] Voter turnout was 68%,[2] although only 107,099 people (2.1% of the population) were eligible to vote.[1]
Results
Chamber of Representatives
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
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| Catholic Party | 39,705 | 54.49 | 72 | +11 |
| Liberal Party | 32,448 | 44.53 | 52 | –9 |
| Others | 720 | 0.99 | 0 | New |
| Total | 72,873 | 100.00 | 124 | +2 |
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| Total votes | 72,873 | – | |
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| Registered voters/turnout | 107,099 | 68.04 | |
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| Source: Mackie & Rose,[2] Sternberger et al. |
Senate
See also
References
- ^ a b c Sternberger, D, Vogel, B & Nohlen, D (1969) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band I: Europa - Erster Halbband, p105
- ^ a b Thomas T. Mackie & Richard Rose (1991) The International Almanac of Electoral History, Macmillan, pp48–49