| Election Name: | 1872 Belgian general election |
| Country: | Belgium |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Previous Election: | August 1870 Belgian general election |
| Previous Year: | 1870 |
| Next Election: | 1874 Belgian general election |
| Next Year: | 1874 |
| Seats For Election: | 63 of the 124 seats in the Chamber of Representatives |
| Majority Seats: | 63 |
| Leader1: | Barthélémy de Theux de Meylandt |
| Leader Since1: | Candidate for PM |
| Party1: | Catholic Party (Belgium) |
| Seats Before1: | 72 seats |
| Seats1: | 43 |
| Seats After1: | 71 |
| Seat Change1: | 1 |
| Popular Vote1: | 20,949 |
| Percentage1: | 68.75% |
| Leader2: | Walthère Frère-Orban |
| Leader Since2: | Candidate for PM |
| Party2: | Liberal Party (Belgium) |
| Seats Before2: | 52 seats |
| Seats2: | 20 |
| Seats After2: | 53 |
| Seat Change2: | 1 |
| Popular Vote2: | 9,455 |
| Percentage2: | 31.03% |
| Government | |
| Posttitle: | Government after election |
| Before Election: | de Theux de Meylandt III |
| Before Party: | Catholic Party (Belgium) |
| After Election: | de Theux de Meylandt III |
| After Party: | Catholic Party (Belgium) |
Partial general elections were held in Belgium on Tuesday 11 June 1872.[1] [2] In the elections for the Chamber of Representatives the result was a victory for the Catholic Party, which won 71 of the 124 seats.[2] 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.
The incumbent government was a Catholic government led by Jules Malou.
The results exclude the voting figures for the Nivelles constituency.[3]