1852 Belgian general election|
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First party
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Second party
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| Leader
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Charles Rogier
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| Party
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Liberal
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Catholic
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| Leader since
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Candidate for PM
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| Seats before
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69 seats
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39 seats
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| Seats won
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31
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23
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| Seats after
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57
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51
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| Seat change
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12
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12
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| Popular vote
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16,688
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12,404
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| Percentage
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57.36%
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42.64%
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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.
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
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats |
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| Won | Total | +/– |
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| Liberal Party | 16,688 | 57.36 | 31 | 57 | –12 |
| Catholics | 12,404 | 42.64 | 23 | 51 | +12 |
| Total | 29,092 | 100.00 | 54 | 108 | 0 |
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| Total votes | 29,092 | – | |
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| Registered voters/turnout | 42,053 | 69.18 | |
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| Source: Mackie & Rose,[3] Sternberger et al. |
Constituencies
The division of seats among the electoral districts was as follows:[4]
References
- ^ Codebook Constituency-level Elections Archive, 2003
- ^ a b 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)