Partial general elections were held in

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on 9 June 1874.''Codebook'' Constituency-level Elections Archive, 2003Sternberger, D, Vogel, B & Nohlen, D (1969) ''Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band I: Europa - Erster Halbband'', p105 The result was a victory for the Catholic Party, which won 68 of the 124 seats in the Chamber of Representatives and 34 of the 62 seats in the

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. Voter turnout was 64.1%, although only 52,074 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,

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and

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. Incumbent Head of Government

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was re-elected in the arrondissement of Hasselt but died on 21 August 1874. A special election was held on 27 September 1874 to replace him, which Henri de Pitteurs-Hiegaerts won. Additionally, a special election was held in the

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to replace Gustave de Mûelenaere, who died on 8 July 1874; this is of note as future Prime Minister

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was elected to succeed him.

Results

Chamber of Representatives

Senate

References

{{Belgian elections 1870s elections in Belgium

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