1866 Belgian general election

none 1866 Belgian general election Belgium parliamentary 1864 Belgian general election 1864 1868 Belgian general election 1868 61 of the 122 seats in the Chamber of Representatives 62 1866 06 12 yes 150x150px Charles Rogier Candidate for PM Liberal Party (Belgium) 64 seats 43 70 6 20,965 58.20% 100x100px Catholic 52 seats 18 52 15,060 41.80% FFFF00 Government Government after election Rogier II Liberal Party (Belgium) Rogier II Liberal Party (Belgium) Partial general elections were held in Belgium on 12 June 1866.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 70 of the 122 seats. Voter turnout was 70%, although only 51,465 people were eligible to vote. Under the alternating system, elections were only held in four out of the nine provinces: Hainaut, Limburg, Liège and East Flanders. Special elections were held in the arrondissements of Antwerp, Brussels and Leuven. Results Chamber of Representatives File:Belgian Chamber 1866.svg Won Total +/– Liberal Party 20965 43 70 +6 Catholics 15060 18 52 0 yellow +6 36025 51465 Mackie & Rose,Thomas T. Mackie & Richard Rose (1991) The International Almanac of Electoral History, Macmillan, pp48–49 Sternberger et al. Constituencies The distribution of seats among the electoral districts was as follows for the Chamber of Representatives, with the difference compared to the previous election due to population growth:List of members of the Chamber of Representatives (1866-1967) Province Arrondissement Seats Change Antwerp Antwerp 6 +1 Mechelen 3 – Turnhout 3 – Limburg Hasselt 2 – Maaseik 1 – Tongeren 2 – East Flanders Aalst 3 – Oudenaarde 3 – Gent 8 – Eeklo 1 – Dendermonde 3 – Sint-Niklaas 3 – West Flanders Bruges 3 – Roeselare 2 – Tielt 2 – Kortrijk 4 – Ypres 3 – Veurne 1 – Diksmuide 1 – Ostend 1 – Brabant Leuven 5 +1 Brussels 13 +2 Nivelles 4 – Hainaut Tournai 4 – Ath 2 – Charleroi 5 +1 Thuin 3 +1 Mons 5 – Soignies 3 – Liège Huy 2 – Waremme 1 – Liège 8 +1 Verviers 3 – Luxembourg Arlon 1 – Marche 1 – Bastogne 1 – Neufchâteau 1 – Virton 1 – Namur Namur 4 – Dinant 2 – Philippeville 2 +1 124 +8 References Category:1860s elections in Belgium General Belgium Belgium