1880 Belgian general election

none 1880 Belgian general election Belgium parliamentary 1878 Belgian general election 1878 1882 Belgian general election 1882 66 of the 132 seats in the Chamber of Representatives 67 1880 06 08 yes 150x150px Walthère Frère-Orban Candidate for PM Liberal Party (Belgium) 72 seats 26 74 2 21,283 50.31% 150x150px Jules Malou Candidate for PM Catholic Party (Belgium) 60 seats 40 58 2 20,700 48.94% Government Government after election Frère-Orban II Liberal Party (Belgium) Frère-Orban II Liberal Party (Belgium) Partial general elections were held in Belgium on 8 June 1880.Codebook Constituency-level Elections Archive, 2003Sternberger, D, Vogel, B & Nohlen, D (1969) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band I: Europa - Erster Halbband, p105 In the elections for the Chamber of Representatives the result was a victory for the Liberal Party, which won 74 of the 132 seats. Voter turnout was 67.2%, although only 62,936 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 on 21 August 1880 to elect a representative for the arrondissement of Oudenaarde following the death of Auguste Devos on 21 July 1880. Florent De Bleeckere was elected to succeed him. Results Chamber of Representatives File:Belgian Chamber 1880.svg Won Total +/– Liberal Party 21283 26 74 +2 Catholic Party 20700 40 58 –2 Others 318 0 0 New 0 42301 62936 Mackie & Rose,Thomas T. Mackie & Richard Rose (1991) The International Almanac of Electoral History, Macmillan, pp48–49 Sternberger et al. References Category:1880s elections in Belgium General Belgium Belgium