Election Name: | 1876 Belgian general election |
Country: | Belgium |
Type: | parliamentary |
Previous Election: | 1874 Belgian general election |
Previous Year: | 1874 |
Next Election: | 1878 Belgian general election |
Next Year: | 1878 |
Seats For Election: | 63 of the 124 seats in the Chamber of Representatives |
Majority Seats: | 63 |
Leader1: | Jules Malou |
Leader Since1: | Candidate for PM |
Party1: | Catholic Party (Belgium) |
Seats Before1: | 68 seats |
Seats1: | 42 |
Seats After1: | 67 |
Seat Change1: | 1 |
Popular Vote1: | 22,952 |
Percentage1: | 53.70% |
Leader2: | Walthère Frère-Orban |
Leader Since2: | Candidate for PM |
Party2: | Liberal Party (Belgium) |
Seats Before2: | 56 seats |
Seats2: | 21 |
Seats After2: | 57 |
Seat Change2: | 1 |
Popular Vote2: | 19,788 |
Percentage2: | 46.30% |
Government | |
Posttitle: | Government after election |
Before Election: | Malou I |
Before Party: | Catholic Party (Belgium) |
After Election: | Malou I |
After Party: | Catholic Party (Belgium) |
Partial general elections were held in Belgium on 13 June 1876.[1] [2] In the elections for the Chamber of Representatives the result was a victory for the Catholic Party, which won 67 of the 124 seats.[2] Voter turnout was 67.5%, although only 63,278 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.
Additionally, special elections were held: