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Early '''general elections''' were held in [[Belgium]] on 2 August 1870, the second that year after the [[June 1870 Belgian general election|partial elections in June]] had ended with both the [[Catholic Party (Belgium)|Catholic Party]] and the [[Liberal Party (Belgium)|Liberal Party]] holding 61 seats each.<ref name=DS>Sternberger, D, Vogel, B & Nohlen, D (1969) ''Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band I: Europa - Erster Halbband'', p105</ref> The result was a victory for the Catholic Party, which won 72 of the 124 seats in the [[Belgian Chamber of Representatives|Chamber of Representatives]] and 34 of the 62 seats in the [[Belgian Senate|Senate]].<ref name=DS/> Voter turnout was 68%,<ref name=T/> although only 107,099 people (2.1% of the population) were eligible to vote.<ref name=DS/>
Early general elections were held in [[Belgium]] on 2 August 1870, the second that year after the [[June 1870 Belgian general election|partial elections in June]] had ended with both the [[Catholic Party (Belgium)|Catholic Party]] and the [[Liberal Party (Belgium)|Liberal Party]] holding 61 seats each.<ref name=DS>Sternberger, D, Vogel, B & Nohlen, D (1969) ''Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band I: Europa - Erster Halbband'', p105</ref> The result was a victory for the Catholic Party, which won 72 of the 124 seats in the [[Belgian Chamber of Representatives|Chamber of Representatives]] and 34 of the 62 seats in the [[Belgian Senate|Senate]].<ref name=DS/> Voter turnout was 68%,<ref name=T/> although only 107,099 people (2.1% of the population) were eligible to vote.<ref name=DS/>


==Results==
==Results==

Latest revision as of 18:09, 11 October 2023

Belgian general election,
August 1870
← 1870 2 August 1870 (1870-08-02) 1872 →
All 124 seats in the Chamber of Representatives
63 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Jules d'Anethan Walthère Frère-Orban
Party Catholic Liberal
Leader since Candidate for PM Candidate for PM
Seats before 61 seats 61 seats
Seats won 72 52
Seat change Increase 11 Decrease 9
Popular vote 39,705 32,448
Percentage 54.49% 44.53%
Government before election

d'Anethan
Catholic

Government after election

d'Anethan
Catholic

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Early general elections were held in Belgium on 2 August 1870, the second that year after the partial elections in June had ended with both the Catholic Party and the Liberal Party holding 61 seats each.[1] The result was a victory for the Catholic Party, which won 72 of the 124 seats in the Chamber of Representatives and 34 of the 62 seats in the Senate.[1] Voter turnout was 68%,[2] although only 107,099 people (2.1% of the population) were eligible to vote.[1]

Results

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Chamber of Representatives

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Catholic Party39,70554.4972+11
Liberal Party32,44844.5352–9
Others7200.990New
Total72,873100.00124+2
Total votes72,873–
Registered voters/turnout107,09968.04
Source: Mackie & Rose,[2] Sternberger et al.

Senate

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PartySeats
Catholic Party34
Liberal Party27
Independents1
Total62
Source: Sternberger et al.

See also

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References

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