1852 Belgian general election

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.

1852 Belgian general election

8 June 1852 (1852-06-08)

54 of the 108 seats in the Chamber of Representatives
55 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Charles Rogier
Party Liberal Catholic
Leader since Candidate for PM
Seats before 69 seats 39 seats
Seats won 31 23
Seats after 57 51
Seat change 12 12
Popular vote 16,888 12,404
Percentage 58.05% 42.64%

Government before election

Rogier I
Liberal

Elected Government

Rogier I
Liberal

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

Party Votes % Seats
Won Total +/–
Liberal Party16,88857.43157–12
Catholics12,40442.62351+12
Invalid/blank votes2,635
Total31,727100541080
Registered voters/turnout42,05369.2
Source: Mackie & Rose,[3] Sternberger et al

Constituencies

The division of seats among the electoral districts was as follows:[4]

ProvinceArrondissementSeats
AntwerpAntwerp5
Mechelen3
Turnhout2
LimburgHasselt2
Maaseik1
Tongeren2
East FlandersAalst3
Oudenaarde3
Gent7
Eeklo1
Dendermonde3
Sint-Niklaas3
West FlandersBruges3
Roeselare2
Tielt2
Kortrijk3
Ypres3
Veurne1
Diksmuide1
Ostend1
BrabantLeuven4
Brussels9
Nivelles4
HainautTournai4
Ath2
Charleroi3
Thuin2
Mons4
Soignies3
LiègeHuy2
Waremme1
Liège5
Verviers3
LuxembourgArlon1
Marche1
Bastogne1
Neufchâteau1
Virton1
NamurNamur3
Dinant2
Philippeville1

References

  1. Codebook Constituency-level Elections Archive, 2003
  2. 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
  4. List of members of the Chamber of Representatives (1852-1853)
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