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The distribution of seats among the electoral districts was as follows for the Chamber of Representatives, with the difference compared to the previous election due to population growth:<ref>[http://www.dekamer.be/digidoc/DPS/K2295/K22952079/K22952079.PDF List of members of the Chamber of Representatives (1878)]</ref> |
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| rowspan="3" | [[Antwerp (province)|Antwerp]] || [[Arrondissement of Antwerp|Antwerp]] || 7 || +1 |
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| [[Arrondissement of Mechelen|Mechelen]] || 3 || – |
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| [[Arrondissement of Turnhout|Turnhout]] || 3 || – |
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| rowspan="3" | [[Limburg (Belgium)|Limburg]] || [[Arrondissement of Hasselt|Hasselt]] || 2 || – |
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| [[Arrondissement of Maaseik|Maaseik]] || 1 || – |
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| [[Arrondissement of Tongeren|Tongeren]] || 2 || – |
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| rowspan="6" | [[East Flanders]] || [[Arrondissement of Aalst|Aalst]] || 3 || – |
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| [[Arrondissement of Oudenaarde|Oudenaarde]] || 3 || – |
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| [[Arrondissement of Ghent|Gent]] || 8 || +1 |
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| [[Arrondissement of Eeklo|Eeklo]] || 1 || – |
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| [[Arrondissement of Dendermonde|Dendermonde]] || 3 || – |
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| [[Arrondissement of Sint-Niklaas|Sint-Niklaas]] || 3 || – |
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| rowspan="8" | [[West Flanders]] || [[Arrondissement of Bruges|Bruges]] || 3 || – |
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| [[Arrondissement of Roeselare|Roeselare]] || 2 || – |
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| [[Arrondissement of Tielt|Tielt]] || 2 || – |
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| [[Arrondissement of Kortrijk|Kortrijk]] || 4 || +1 |
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| [[Arrondissement of Ypres|Ypres]] || 3 || – |
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| [[Arrondissement of Veurne|Veurne]] || 1 || – |
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| [[Arrondissement of Diksmuide|Diksmuide]] || 1 || – |
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| [[Arrondissement of Ostend|Ostend]] || 1 || – |
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| rowspan="3" | [[Province of Brabant|Brabant]] || [[Arrondissement of Leuven|Leuven]] || 5 || – |
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| [[Arrondissement of Brussels|Brussels]] || 14 || +1 |
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| [[Arrondissement of Nivelles|Nivelles]] || 4 || – |
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| rowspan="6" | [[Hainaut (province)|Hainaut]] || [[Arrondissement of Tournai|Tournai]] || 4 || – |
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| [[Arrondissement of Ath|Ath]] || 2 || – |
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| [[Arrondissement of Charleroi|Charleroi]] || 7 || +2 |
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| [[Arrondissement of Thuin|Thuin]] || 3 || – |
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| [[Arrondissement of Mons|Mons]] || 5 || – |
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| [[Arrondissement of Soignies|Soignies]] || 3 || – |
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| rowspan="4" | [[Liège (province)|Liège]] || [[Arrondissement of Huy|Huy]] || 2 || – |
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| [[Arrondissement of Waremme|Waremme]] || 2 || +1 |
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| [[Arrondissement of Liège|Liège]] || 8 || – |
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| [[Arrondissement of Verviers|Verviers]] || 4 || +1 |
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| rowspan="5" | [[Luxembourg (Belgium)|Luxembourg]] || [[Arrondissement of Arlon|Arlon]] || 1 || – |
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| [[Arrondissement of Marche-en-Famenne|Marche]] || 1 || – |
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| [[Arrondissement of Bastogne|Bastogne]] || 1 || – |
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| [[Arrondissement of Neufchâteau, Belgium|Neufchâteau]] || 1 || – |
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| [[Arrondissement of Virton|Virton]] || 1 || – |
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| rowspan="3" | [[Namur (province)|Namur]] || [[Arrondissement of Namur|Namur]] || 4 || – |
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| [[Arrondissement of Dinant|Dinant]] || 2 || – |
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| [[Arrondissement of Philippeville|Philippeville]] || 2 || – |
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Revision as of 20:10, 28 January 2016
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Partial general elections were held in Belgium on 11 June, 18 June and 15 July 1878.[1][2] The result was a victory for the Liberal Party, which won 72 of the 132 seats in the Chamber of Representatives and 36 of the 66 seats in the Senate.[2] Voter turnout was 62.5%, although only 56,640 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. Additionally, special elections were held in the arrondissements of Antwerp, Brussels and Kortrijk after these electoral districts got one extra seat due to population growth.
Results
Chamber of Representatives
Party | Votes | % | Seats | ||
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Won | Total | +/– | |||
Liberal Party | 18,966 | 52.6 | 48 | 72 | +15 |
Catholic Party | 17,085 | 47.4 | 18 | 60 | –7 |
Invalid/blank votes | 2,697 | – | – | – | – |
Total | 38,748 | 100 | 66 | 132 | +8 |
Registered voters/turnout | 57,640 | 62.5 | – | – | – |
Source: Mackie & Rose,[3] Sternberger et al |
Senate
Party | Votes | % | Seats |
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Liberal Party | 36 | ||
Catholic Party | 30 | ||
Total | 66 | ||
Source: Sternberger et al. |
Constituencies
The distribution of seats among the electoral districts was as follows for the Chamber of Representatives, with the difference compared to the previous election due to population growth:[4]
Province | Arrondissement | Seats | Change |
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Antwerp | Antwerp | 7 | +1 |
Mechelen | 3 | – | |
Turnhout | 3 | – | |
Limburg | Hasselt | 2 | – |
Maaseik | 1 | – | |
Tongeren | 2 | – | |
East Flanders | Aalst | 3 | – |
Oudenaarde | 3 | – | |
Gent | 8 | +1 | |
Eeklo | 1 | – | |
Dendermonde | 3 | – | |
Sint-Niklaas | 3 | – | |
West Flanders | Bruges | 3 | – |
Roeselare | 2 | – | |
Tielt | 2 | – | |
Kortrijk | 4 | +1 | |
Ypres | 3 | – | |
Veurne | 1 | – | |
Diksmuide | 1 | – | |
Ostend | 1 | – | |
Brabant | Leuven | 5 | – |
Brussels | 14 | +1 | |
Nivelles | 4 | – | |
Hainaut | Tournai | 4 | – |
Ath | 2 | – | |
Charleroi | 7 | +2 | |
Thuin | 3 | – | |
Mons | 5 | – | |
Soignies | 3 | – | |
Liège | Huy | 2 | – |
Waremme | 2 | +1 | |
Liège | 8 | – | |
Verviers | 4 | +1 | |
Luxembourg | Arlon | 1 | – |
Marche | 1 | – | |
Bastogne | 1 | – | |
Neufchâteau | 1 | – | |
Virton | 1 | – | |
Namur | Namur | 4 | – |
Dinant | 2 | – | |
Philippeville | 2 | – | |
132 | +8 |
References
- ^ Codebook Constituency-level Elections Archive, 2003
- ^ a b Sternberger, D, Vogel, B & Nohlen, D (1969) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band I: Europa - Erster Halbband, p105
- ^ Thomas T Mackie & Richard Rose (1991) The International Almanac of Electoral History, Macmillan, pp48–49
- ^ List of members of the Chamber of Representatives (1878)