June 1870 Belgian general election
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61 of the 122 seats in the Chamber of Representatives 62 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Partial general elections were held in
early elections
were held two months later.
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.
Results
Chamber of Representatives
Party | Votes | % | Seats | |||||
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Won | Total | +/– | ||||||
Liberal Party | 17,173 | 55.63 | 31 | 61 | –11 | |||
Catholic Party | 13,698 | 44.37 | 30 | 61 | +11 | |||
Total | 30,871 | 100.00 | 61 | 122 | 0 | |||
Total votes | 30,871 | – | ||||||
Registered voters/turnout | 51,435 | 60.02 | ||||||
Source: Mackie & Rose,[3] Sternberger et al. |