General elections were held in Belgium on 11 August 1864,[1][2] the first full general elections since 1857.[3] The snap elections were called upon the loss of a parliamentary majority for the liberal government of Charles Rogier and a hung parliament, following the death of liberal representative Charles Cumont on 10 July 1864. In the last few parliamentary sessions preceding the elections, all Catholic members quit the Chamber, resulting in it not being quorate.[4] The Chamber was disbanded by order of 16 July.
Although the Catholics received the most votes for seats in the Chamber of Representatives, the result was a victory for the Liberal Party, which won 64 of the 116 seats.[2] Liberals gained three seats in Bruges, one seat in Charleroi, two seats in Ghent, one seat in Namur and one seat in Soignies. Catholics gained one seat in Aalst, one seat in Tongeren and one seat in Waremme. This returned a parliamentary majority for the Liberals.
Voter turnout was 76.7%,[3] although only 103,717 people (2.1% of the population) were eligible to vote.[2]
^ abcSternberger, D, Vogel, B & Nohlen, D (1969) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band I: Europa - Erster Halbband, p105
^ abcThomas T. Mackie & Richard Rose (1991) The International Almanac of Electoral History, Macmillan, p46
^Parliamentary proceedings of 9 and 12 July 1864, Chamber of Representatives
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1864, belgian, general, election, general, elections, were, held, belgium, august, 1864, first, full, general, elections, since, 1857, snap, elections, were, called, upon, loss, parliamentary, majority, liberal, government, charles, rogier, hung, parliament, f. General elections were held in Belgium on 11 August 1864 1 2 the first full general elections since 1857 3 The snap elections were called upon the loss of a parliamentary majority for the liberal government of Charles Rogier and a hung parliament following the death of liberal representative Charles Cumont on 10 July 1864 In the last few parliamentary sessions preceding the elections all Catholic members quit the Chamber resulting in it not being quorate 4 The Chamber was disbanded by order of 16 July 1864 Belgian general election 1863 11 August 1864 1864 08 11 1866 All 116 seats in the Chamber of Representatives57 seats needed for a majority First party Second party Leader Charles RogierParty Liberal CatholicLeader since Candidate for PMSeats before 59 seats 57 seatsSeats won 64 52Seat change 5 5Popular vote 39 576 39 750Percentage 49 74 49 96 Government before electionRogier IILiberal Government after election Rogier IILiberalAlthough the Catholics received the most votes for seats in the Chamber of Representatives the result was a victory for the Liberal Party which won 64 of the 116 seats 2 Liberals gained three seats in Bruges one seat in Charleroi two seats in Ghent one seat in Namur and one seat in Soignies Catholics gained one seat in Aalst one seat in Tongeren and one seat in Waremme This returned a parliamentary majority for the Liberals Voter turnout was 76 7 3 although only 103 717 people 2 1 of the population were eligible to vote 2 Results editChamber of Representatives edit nbsp PartyVotes Seats Catholics39 75049 9652 5Liberal Party39 57649 7464 5Others2400 300NewTotal79 566100 001160Total votes79 566 Registered voters turnout103 71776 71Source Mackie amp Rose 3 Sternberger et al References edit Codebook Constituency level Elections Archive 2003 a b c Sternberger D Vogel B amp Nohlen D 1969 Die Wahl der Parlamente Band I Europa Erster Halbband p105 a b c Thomas T Mackie amp Richard Rose 1991 The International Almanac of Electoral History Macmillan p46 Parliamentary proceedings of 9 and 12 July 1864 Chamber of Representatives Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1864 Belgian general election amp oldid 1179677276, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
