1854 Belgian general election

Partial general elections were held in Belgium on 13 June 1854.[1][2] In the elections for the Chamber of Representatives the Liberal Party and the Catholics won 54 seats each.[2] Voter turnout was 61%, although only 45,884 people were eligible to vote.

1854 Belgian general election

← 1852 13 June 1854 (1854-06-13) 1856 →

54 of the 108 seats in the Chamber of Representatives
55 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Henri de Brouckère Pierre de Decker
Party Liberal Catholic
Leader since Candidate for PM Candidate for PM
Seats before 57 seats 51 seats
Seats won 28 26
Seats after 54 54
Seat change Decrease 3 Increase 3
Popular vote 16,087 11,921
Percentage 57.44% 42.56%

Government before election

de Brouckère
Liberal

Government after election

de Brouckère
Liberal

Under the alternating system, elections were only held in five out of the nine provinces: Antwerp, Brabant, Luxembourg, Namur, and West Flanders.

Results

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Chamber of Representatives

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PartyVotes%Seats
WonTotal+/–
Liberal Party16,08757.442854–3
Catholics11,92142.562654+3
Total28,008100.00541080
Total votes28,008
Registered voters/turnout45,88461.04
Source: Mackie & Rose,[3] Sternberger et al.

References

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  1. ^ Codebook Constituency-level Elections Archive, 2003
  2. ^ a b Sternberger, D, Vogel, B & Nohlen, D (1969) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band I: Europa - Erster Halbband, p105
  3. ^ Thomas T. Mackie & Richard Rose (1991) The International Almanac of Electoral History, Macmillan, p46