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.[1] 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.[1] Voter turnout was 68%,[2] although only 107,099 people (2.1% of the population) were eligible to vote.[1]
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Results
Chamber of Representatives
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Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
Catholic Party | 39,705 | 54.49 | 72 | +11 | |
Liberal Party | 32,448 | 44.53 | 52 | –9 | |
Others | 720 | 0.99 | 0 | New | |
Total | 72,873 | 100.00 | 124 | +2 | |
Total votes | 72,873 | – | |||
Registered voters/turnout | 107,099 | 68.04 | |||
Source: Mackie & Rose,[2] Sternberger et al. |
Senate
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Party | Seats | |
Catholic Party | 34 | |
Liberal Party | 27 | |
Independents | 1 | |
Total | 62 | |
Source: Sternberger et al. |
See also
References
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