1872 Belgian general election
Chamber of Representatives
The results exclude the voting figures for the Nivelles constituency.

1872 Belgian general election

Section Title: Chamber of Representatives
Table Section Text: The results exclude the voting figures for the Nivelles constituency.

Party	Votes	%	Seats

Won	Total	+/–

Catholic Party	20,949	68.8	43	71	–1

Liberal Party	9,455	31.0	20	53	+1

Others	66	0.2	0	0	New

Invalid/blank votes	5,709	–	–	–	–

Total	36,179	100	63	124	0

Registered voters/turnout	54,933	55.5	–	–	–

Source: Mackie & Rose, Sternberger et al.

Sentence(s)

In the elections for the Chamber of Representatives, the result was a victory for the Catholic Party, which won 71 of the 124 seats.

final_sentence: In the elections for the Chamber of Representatives, the result was a victory for the Catholic Party, which won 71 of the 124 seats.