| Election Name: | 1861 Belgian general election |
| Country: | Belgium |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Previous Election: | 1859 Belgian general election |
| Previous Year: | 1859 |
| Next Election: | 1863 Belgian general election |
| Next Year: | 1863 |
| Seats For Election: | 58 of the 116 seats in the Chamber of Representatives |
| Majority Seats: | 57 |
| Image1: | Charlesrogier.jpg |
| Image1 Size: | 150x150px |
| Leader1: | Charles Rogier |
| Leader Since1: | Candidate for PM |
| Party1: | Liberal Party (Belgium) |
| Seats Before1: | 69 seats |
| Seats1: | 36 |
| Seats After1: | 66 |
| Seat Change1: | 3 |
| Popular Vote1: | 15,979 |
| Percentage1: | 57.52% |
| Image2 Size: | 100x100px |
| Party2: | Catholic |
| Seats Before2: | 47 seats |
| Seats2: | 22 |
| Seats After2: | 50 |
| Seat Change2: | 3 |
| Popular Vote2: | 11,799 |
| Percentage2: | 42.48% |
| Color2: | FFFF00 |
| Government | |
| Posttitle: | Government after election |
| Before Election: | Rogier II |
| Before Party: | Liberal Party (Belgium) |
| After Election: | Rogier II |
| After Party: | Liberal Party (Belgium) |
Partial general elections were held in Belgium on 11 June 1861.[1] [2] In the elections for the Chamber of Representatives the result was a victory for the Liberal Party, which won 66 of the 116 seats.[2] Voter turnout was 58.4%, although only 47,555 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.