1854 Belgian general election
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← 1852 | 13 June 1854 (1854-06-13) | 1856 → |
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54 of the 108 seats in the Chamber of Representatives 55 seats needed for a majority |
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| 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 | 3 | 3 | Popular vote | 16,087 | 11,921 | Percentage | 57.44% | 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