1854 Belgian general election

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1854 Belgian general election

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54 of the 108 seats in the Chamber of Representatives
55 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
  Henri de Brouckère.jpg Pierre De Decker.jpg
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

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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 Catholics won 54 seats each.[2] Voter turnout was 61%, although only 45,884 people were eligible to vote.

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

Results

Chamber of Representatives

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References

  1. Codebook Constituency-level Elections Archive, 2003
  2. 2.0 2.1 Sternberger, D, Vogel, B & Nohlen, D (1969) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band I: Europa - Erster Halbband, p105