1868 Belgian General Election
9 June 1868 · The censitaire kingdom · 63 seats, 62 for a majority
General elections were held in Belgium on 9 June 1868. In the elections for the Chamber of Representatives the result was a victory for the Liberal Party, which won 72 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
Catholics
33 of 63 seats
Turnout
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The result
| Share of the Chamber of Representatives | |||||||
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| Catholics | — | 33 | +50 | 16,918 | 55.1% | — | |
| Liberal Party | Walthère Frère-Orban | 30 | +72 | 13,619 | 44.3% | — |