Belgian general election, 1870 (II)

Belgian general election,
August 1870

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All 124 seats in the Chamber of Representatives 63 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Party Catholic Liberal Last election 61 seats 61 seats Seats won 72 52 Seat change 11 9

Early general elections were held in Belgium on 2 August 1870, the second that year after the partial elections in June had ended with both the Catholic Party and the Liberal Party holding 61 seats each. The result was a victory for the Catholic Party, which won 72 of the 124 seats in the Chamber of Representatives and 34 of the 62 seats in the Senate. Voter turnout was 68%, although only 107,099 people (2.1% of the population) were eligible to vote.

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