Belgian general election, 1872

Belgian general election, 1872

11 June 1872 (1872-06-11)
63 of the 124 seats in the Chamber of Representatives 63 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Party Catholic Liberal Last election 72 seats 52 seats Seats won 71 53 Seat change 1 1

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Partial general elections were held in Belgium on Tuesday 11 June 1872.^[1][2] In the elections for the Chamber of Representatives the result was a victory for the Catholic Party, which won 71 of the 124 seats.^[2] 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

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