1876 Belgian general election

none 1876 Belgian general election Belgium parliamentary 1874 Belgian general election 1874 1878 Belgian general election 1878 63 of the 124 seats in the Chamber of Representatives 63 1876 06 13 yes 150x150px Jules Malou Candidate for PM Catholic Party (Belgium) 68 seats 42 67 1 22,952 53.70% 150x150px Walthère Frère-Orban Candidate for PM Liberal Party (Belgium) 56 seats 21 57 1 19,788 46.30% Government Government after election Malou I Catholic Party (Belgium) Malou I Catholic Party (Belgium) Partial general elections were held in Belgium on 13 June 1876.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 Catholic Party, which won 67 of the 124 seats. Voter turnout was 67.5%, although only 63,278 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. Additionally, special elections were held: Simultaneously with the partial general elections to elect a representative for the arrondissement of Liège On 7 August 1876 to elect a representative for the arrondissement of Leuven following the death of Edouard Wouters on 13 July 1876 On 7 September 1876 to elect a representative for the arrondissement of Virton replacing Albert de Briey Results Chamber of Representatives File:Belgian Chamber 1876.svg Won Total +/– Catholic Party 22952 42 67 –1 Liberal Party 19788 21 57 +1 0 42740 63278 Mackie & Rose,Thomas T. Mackie & Richard Rose (1991) The International Almanac of Electoral History, Macmillan, pp48–49 Sternberger et al. References Category:1870s elections in Belgium General Belgium Belgium