1864 Belgian General Election
11 August 1864 · The censitaire kingdom · 116 seats, 57 for a majority
General elections were held in Belgium on 11 August 1864, the first full general elections since 1857. The snap elections were called upon the loss of a parliamentary majority for the liberal government of Charles Rogier and a hung parliament, following the death of liberal representative Charles Cumont on 10 July 1864.
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
64 of 116 seats
Turnout
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