1866 Belgian General Election
12 June 1866 · The censitaire kingdom · 61 seats, 62 for a majority
Partial general elections were held in Belgium on 12 June 1866. In the elections for the Chamber of Representatives the result was a victory for the Liberal Party, which won 70 of the 122 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
43 of 61 seats
Turnout
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The result
| Share of the Chamber of Representatives | |||||||
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| Liberal Party | Charles Rogier | 43 | +70 | 20,965 | 58.2% | — | |
| Catholics | — | 18 | +52 | 15,060 | 41.8% | — |