9 June 1868 (1868-06-09) 1870 → 72 50 | 70 seats 52 seats 2 2 | |
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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. Voter turnout was 55.6%, although only 55,297 people were eligible to vote.
Under the alternating system, elections were only held in five out of the nine provinces: Antwerp, Brabant, Luxembourg, Namur and West Flanders. A special election was held in the arrondissement of Tongeren.
References
Belgian general election, 1868 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA