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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

Prime Minister (continued)

Largest force

Catholics

33 of 63 seats

Turnout

The result

Share of the Chamber of Representatives
Catholics33+50
16,91855.1%
Liberal PartyWalthère Frère-Orban30+72
13,61944.3%