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.
Held in wartime. This election took place while the country was engaged in French intervention in Mexico (1861–1867). Conflicts →
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% | — |