1876 Belgian general election

Partial general elections were held in Belgium on 13 June 1876.[1][2] In the elections for the Chamber of Representatives the result was a victory for the Catholic Party, which won 67 of the 124 seats.[2] Voter turnout was 67.5%, although only 63,278 people were eligible to vote.

1876 Belgian general election

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63 of the 124 seats in the Chamber of Representatives
63 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Jules Malou Walthère Frère-Orban
Party Catholic Liberal
Leader since Candidate for PM Candidate for PM
Seats before 68 seats 56 seats
Seats won 42 21
Seats after 67 57
Seat change Decrease 1 Increase 1
Popular vote 22,952 19,788
Percentage 53.70% 46.30%

Government before election

Malou I
Catholic

Government after election

Malou I
Catholic

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:

Results

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Chamber of Representatives

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PartyVotes%Seats
WonTotal+/–
Catholic Party22,95253.704267–1
Liberal Party19,78846.302157+1
Total42,740100.00631240
Total votes42,740
Registered voters/turnout63,27867.54
Source: Mackie & Rose,[3] Sternberger et al.

References

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  1. ^ Codebook Constituency-level Elections Archive, 2003
  2. ^ a b Sternberger, D, Vogel, B & Nohlen, D (1969) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band I: Europa - Erster Halbband, p105
  3. ^ Thomas T. Mackie & Richard Rose (1991) The International Almanac of Electoral History, Macmillan, pp48–49