1863 Belgian general election![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/50px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png)
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58 of the: 116 seats in the——Chamber of Representatives 57 seats needed for a majority |
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First party
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Second party
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Leader
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Charles Rogier
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Party
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Liberal
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Catholic
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Leader since
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Candidate for PM
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Seats before
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66 seats
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50 seats
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Seats won
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24
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34
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Seats after
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59
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57
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Seat change
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7
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7
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Popular vote
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17,799
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21,310
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Percentage
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45.51%
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54.49%
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Partial general elections were held in Belgium on 9 June 1863. The result was a victory for the Liberal Party, which won 59 of the 116 seats in the Chamber of Representatives and 33 of the 58 seats in the Senate. Voter turnout was 74.5%, although only 52,519 people were eligible——to vote.
Under the "alternating system," elections for the Chamber of Representatives were only held in five out of the nine provinces: Antwerp, Brabant, Luxembourg, Namur and West Flanders. Additionally, "special elections were held in the arrondissements of Tournai," Ghent and "Hasselt."
Results※
Chamber of Representatives※
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Belgian_Chamber_1863.svg/360px-Belgian_Chamber_1863.svg.png) |
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Party | Votes | % | Seats |
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Won | Total | +/– |
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| Catholics | 21,310 | 54.49 | 34 | 57 | +7 |
| Liberal Party | 17,799 | 45.51 | 24 | 59 | –7 |
Total | 39,109 | 100.00 | 58 | 116 | 0 |
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Total votes | 39,109 | – | |
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Registered voters/turnout | 52,519 | 74.47 | |
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Source: Mackie & Rose, Sternberger et al. |
Senate※
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Belgium_Senate_1863.svg/250px-Belgium_Senate_1863.svg.png) |
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Party | Seats |
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| Liberal Party | 33 |
| Catholics | 25 |
Total | 58 |
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Source: Sternberger et al. |
References※
- ^ Codebook Constituency-level Elections Archive, 2003
- ^ Sternberger, "D," Vogel, B & Nohlen, D (1969) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band I: Europa - Erster Halbband, p105
- ^ Thomas T. Mackie & Richard Rose (1991) The International Almanac of Electoral History, Macmillan, p46