61 of the 124 seats in the Chamber of Representatives 63 seats needed for a majority
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Leader
Barthélémy de Theux de Meylandt
Walthère Frère-Orban
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Liberal
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71 seats
53 seats
Seats won
26
35
Seats after
68
56
Seat change
3
3
Popular vote
15,864
17,531
Percentage
47.50%
52.50%
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de Theux de Meylandt III
Catholic
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de Theux de Meylandt III
Catholic
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Partial general elections were held in Belgium on 9 June 1874.[1][2] The result was a victory for the Catholic Party, which won 68 of the 124 seats in the Chamber of Representatives and 34 of the 62 seats in the Senate.[2] Voter turnout was 64.1%, although only 52,074 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.
Incumbent Head of Government Barthélémy de Theux de Meylandt was re-elected in the arrondissement of Hasselt but died on 21 August 1874. A special election was held on 27 September 1874 to replace him, which Henri de Pitteurs-Hiegaerts won.
Additionally, a special election was held in the arrondissement of Tielt to replace Gustave de Mûelenaere, who died on 8 July 1874; this is of note as future Prime Minister Auguste Beernaert was elected to succeed him.
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