1854 Belgian general election|
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First party
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Second party
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| Leader
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Henri de Brouckère
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Pierre de Decker
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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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Candidate for PM
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| Seats before
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57 seats
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51 seats
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| Seats won
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28
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26
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| Seats after
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54
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54
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| Seat change
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3
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3
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| Popular vote
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16,087
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11,921
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| Percentage
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57.44%
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42.56%
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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 the 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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| Party | Votes | % | Seats |
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| Won | Total | +/– |
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| Liberal Party | 16,087 | 57.44 | 28 | 54 | –3 |
| Catholics | 11,921 | 42.56 | 26 | 54 | +3 |
| Total | 28,008 | 100.00 | 54 | 108 | 0 |
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| Total votes | 28,008 | – | |
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| Registered voters/turnout | 45,884 | 61.04 | |
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| Source: Mackie & Rose,[3] Sternberger et al. |
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