1861 Belgian General Election
11 June 1861 · The censitaire kingdom · 58 seats, 57 for a majority
Partial general elections were held in Belgium on 11 June 1861. In the elections for the Chamber of Representatives the result was a victory for the Liberal Party, which won 66 of the 116 seats.
A censitaire election: only taxpaying men — around one to two per cent of the population — could vote. Recorded here as history, not a mass democratic election.
Prime Minister before
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Prime Minister (continued)
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Largest force
Liberal Party
36 of 58 seats
Turnout
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The result
| Share of the Chamber of Representatives | |||||||
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| Liberal Party | Charles Rogier | 36 | +66 | 15,979 | 57.5% | — | |
| Catholics | — | 22 | +50 | 11,799 | 42.5% | — |