11 June 1861 (1861-06-11) 1863 → 66 50 | 69 seats 47 seats 3 3 | |
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Partial general elections were held in Belgium on 11 June 1861. In the elections for the Chamber of Representatives the result was a victory for the Liberal Party, which won 66 of the 116 seats. Voter turnout was 58.4%, although only 47,555 people were eligible to vote.
Under the alternating system, elections for the Chamber of Representatives were only held in four out of the nine provinces: Hainaut, Limburg, Liège and East Flanders.
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Belgian general election, 1861 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA