1872 Belgian general election

none 1872 Belgian general election Belgium parliamentary August 1870 Belgian general election 1870 1874 Belgian general election 1874 63 of the 124 seats in the Chamber of Representatives 63 1872 06 11 yes 150x150px Barthélémy de Theux de Meylandt Candidate for PM Catholic Party (Belgium) 72 seats 43 71 1 20,949 68.75% 150x150px Walthère Frère-Orban Candidate for PM Liberal Party (Belgium) 52 seats 20 53 1 9,455 31.03% Government Government after election de Theux de Meylandt III Catholic Party (Belgium) de Theux de Meylandt III Catholic Party (Belgium) Partial general elections were held in Belgium on Tuesday 11 June 1872.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 71 of the 124 seats. Voter turnout was 55.5%, although only 54,933 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. The incumbent government was a Catholic government led by Jules Malou. Results Chamber of Representatives File:Belgian Chamber 1872.svg Won Total +/– Catholic Party 20949 43 71 –1 Liberal Party 9455 20 53 +1 Others 66 0 0 New 0 30470 54933 – – – Mackie & Rose, Sternberger et al. The results exclude the voting figures for the Nivelles constituency.Thomas T. Mackie & Richard Rose (1991) The International Almanac of Electoral History, Macmillan, pp48–49 References Category:1870s elections in Belgium General Belgium Belgium