1863 Belgian general election

none 1863 Belgian general election Belgium parliamentary 1861 Belgian general election 1861 1864 Belgian general election 1864 58 of the 116 seats in the Chamber of Representatives 57 1863 06 09 yes 150x150px Charles Rogier Candidate for PM Liberal Party (Belgium) 66 seats 24 59 7 17,799 45.51% 100x100px Catholic 50 seats 34 57 7 21,310 54.49% FFFF00 Government Government after election Rogier II Liberal Party (Belgium) Rogier II Liberal Party (Belgium) Partial general elections were held in Belgium on 9 June 1863.Codebook Constituency-level Elections Archive, 2003Sternberger, D, Vogel, B & Nohlen, D (1969) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band I: Europa - Erster Halbband, p105 The result was a victory for the Liberal Party, which won 59 of the 116 seats in the Chamber of Representatives and 33 of the 58 seats in the Senate. Voter turnout was 74.5%, although only 52,519 people were eligible to vote. Under the alternating system, elections for the Chamber of Representatives were only held in five out of the nine provinces: Antwerp, Brabant, Luxembourg, Namur and West Flanders. Additionally, special elections were held in the arrondissements of Tournai, Ghent and Hasselt. Results Chamber of Representatives File:Belgian Chamber 1863.svg Won Total +/– Catholics 21310 34 57 +7 yellow Liberal Party 17799 24 59 –7 0 39109 52519 Mackie & Rose,Thomas T. Mackie & Richard Rose (1991) The International Almanac of Electoral History, Macmillan, p46 Sternberger et al. Senate 250px Liberal Party 33 Catholics 25 yellow Sternberger et al. References Category:1860s elections in Belgium General Belgium Belgium