1852 Belgian general election
Partial general elections were held in Belgium on 8 June 1852.[1][2] In the elections for the Chamber of Representatives the result was a victory for the Liberal Party, who won 57 of the 108 seats.[2] Voter turnout was 69.2%, although only 42,053 people were eligible to vote.
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Under the alternating system, Chamber elections were only held in four out of the nine provinces: East Flanders, Hainaut, Liège and Limburg. Thus, 54 of the 108 Chamber seats were up for election.
Results
Chamber of Representatives
Party | Votes | % | Seats | ||
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Won | Total | +/– | |||
Liberal Party | 16,888 | 57.4 | 31 | 57 | –12 |
Catholics | 12,404 | 42.6 | 23 | 51 | +12 |
Invalid/blank votes | 2,635 | – | – | – | – |
Total | 31,727 | 100 | 54 | 108 | 0 |
Registered voters/turnout | 42,053 | 69.2 | – | – | – |
Source: Mackie & Rose,[3] Sternberger et al |
Constituencies
The division of seats among the electoral districts was as follows:[4]
Province | Arrondissement | Seats |
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Antwerp | Antwerp | 5 |
Mechelen | 3 | |
Turnhout | 2 | |
Limburg | Hasselt | 2 |
Maaseik | 1 | |
Tongeren | 2 | |
East Flanders | Aalst | 3 |
Oudenaarde | 3 | |
Gent | 7 | |
Eeklo | 1 | |
Dendermonde | 3 | |
Sint-Niklaas | 3 | |
West Flanders | Bruges | 3 |
Roeselare | 2 | |
Tielt | 2 | |
Kortrijk | 3 | |
Ypres | 3 | |
Veurne | 1 | |
Diksmuide | 1 | |
Ostend | 1 | |
Brabant | Leuven | 4 |
Brussels | 9 | |
Nivelles | 4 | |
Hainaut | Tournai | 4 |
Ath | 2 | |
Charleroi | 3 | |
Thuin | 2 | |
Mons | 4 | |
Soignies | 3 | |
Liège | Huy | 2 |
Waremme | 1 | |
Liège | 5 | |
Verviers | 3 | |
Luxembourg | Arlon | 1 |
Marche | 1 | |
Bastogne | 1 | |
Neufchâteau | 1 | |
Virton | 1 | |
Namur | Namur | 3 |
Dinant | 2 | |
Philippeville | 1 |
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References
- Codebook Constituency-level Elections Archive, 2003
- 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, p46
- List of members of the Chamber of Representatives (1852-1853)
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