1880 Belgian general election

1880 Belgian general election

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66 of the 132 seats in the Chamber of Representatives 67 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Walthère Frère-Orban Jules Malou Party Liberal Catholic Leader since Candidate for PM Candidate for PM Seats before 72 seats 60 seats Seats won 26 40 Seats after 74 58 Seat change 2 2 Popular vote 21,283 20,700 Percentage 50.31% 48.94%
Government before election Frère-Orban II Liberal Government after election Frère-Orban II Liberal

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Partial general elections were held in Belgium on 8 June 1880.^[1][2] In the elections for the Chamber of Representatives the result was a victory for the Liberal Party, which won 74 of the 132 seats.^[2] Voter turnout was 67.2%, although only 62,936 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.

A special election was held on 21 August 1880 to elect a representative for the arrondissement of Oudenaarde following the death of Auguste Devos on 21 July 1880. Florent De Bleeckere was elected to succeed him.

Results

Chamber of Representatives

Party		Votes	%	Seats
				Won	Total	+/–
	Liberal Party	21,283	50.31	26	74	+2
	Catholic Party	20,700	48.94	40	58	–2
	Others	318	0.75	0	0	New
Total		42,301	100.00	66	132	0
Total votes		42,301	–
Registered voters/turnout		62,936	67.21
Source: Mackie & Rose,[3] Sternberger et al.

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