Belgian general election,
June 1870|
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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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Jules d'Anethan
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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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Candidate for PM
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| Seats before
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72 seats
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50 seats
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| Seats won
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31
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30
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| Seats after
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61
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61
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| Seat change
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11
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11
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| Popular vote
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17,173
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13,698
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| Percentage
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55.63%
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44.37%
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Partial general elections were held in Belgium on Tuesday 14 June 1870.[1][2] In the elections for the Chamber of Representatives the Liberal Party and the Catholic Party both won 61 seats, resulting in a hung parliament.[2] Voter turnout was 60%, although only 51,435 people were eligible to vote. Consequently, early elections were held two months later.
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 | 17,173 | 55.63 | 31 | 61 | –11 |
| Catholic Party | 13,698 | 44.37 | 30 | 61 | +11 |
| Total | 30,871 | 100.00 | 61 | 122 | 0 |
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| Total votes | 30,871 | – | |
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| Registered voters/turnout | 51,435 | 60.02 | |
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| Source: Mackie & Rose,[3] Sternberger et al. |
See also
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