11 June 1872 (1872-06-11) 1874 → 71 53 | 72 seats 52 seats 1 1 | |
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Partial general elections were held in Belgium on 11 June 1872. In the elections for the Chamber of Representatives the result was a victory for the Catholic Party, which won 71 of the 124 seats. Voter turnout was 55.5%, although only 54,933 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.
Chamber of Representatives
The results exclude the voting figures for the Nivelles constituency.
References
Belgian general election, 1872 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA