1851 Belgian general election

none Senate elections were held in Belgium on 27 September 1851.Sternberger, D, Vogel, B & Nohlen, D (1969) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band I: Europa - Erster Halbband, p105 The snap elections (solely for the Senate) were called by Royal Order on 4 September, due to a lack of support among the wealthy senators for the introduction of an inheritance tax pushed for by the liberal Minister of Finance Walthère Frère-Orban. The Liberal Party and Catholics won 27 seats each. Voter turnout was 64.0%, although only 79,296 people (1.8% of the population) were eligible to vote. Results Catholics 27 yellow Liberal Party 27 Sternberger et al. References Category:1850s elections in Belgium General Belgium Belgium