1874 Belgian general election
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Partial general elections were held in Belgium on 9 June 1874.[1] [2] The result was a victory for the Catholic Party, which won 68 of the 124 seats in the Chamber of Representatives and 34 of the 62 seats in the Senate.[2] Voter turnout was 64.1%, although only 52,074 people were eligible to vote.
Under the alternating system, elections for the Chamber of Representatives were only held in four out of the nine provinces: Hainaut, Limburg, Liège and East Flanders.
Incumbent Head of Government Barthélémy de Theux de Meylandt was re-elected in the arrondissement of Hasselt but died on 21 August 1874. A special election was held on 27 September 1874 to replace him, which Henri de Pitteurs-Hiegaerts won.
Additionally, a special election was held in the arrondissement of Tielt to replace Gustave de Mûelenaere, who died on 8 July 1874; this is of note as future Prime Minister Auguste Beernaert was elected to succeed him.
Results
[edit ]Chamber of Representatives
[edit ]| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Won | Total | +/– | ||||||
| Liberal Party | 17,531 | 52.50 | 35 | 56 | +3 | |||
| Catholic Party | 15,864 | 47.50 | 26 | 68 | –3 | |||
| Total | 33,395 | 100.00 | 61 | 124 | 0 | |||
| Total votes | 33,395 | – | ||||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 52,074 | 64.13 | ||||||
| Source: Mackie & Rose,[3] Sternberger et al. | ||||||||
Senate
[edit ]| Party | Seats | |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic Party | 34 | |
| Liberal Party | 28 | |
| Total | 62 | |
| Source: Sternberger et al. | ||
