1839 Belgian general election

none 1839 Belgian general election Belgium parliamentary 1837 Belgian general election 1837 1841 Belgian general election 1841 47 of the 98 seats in the Chamber of Representatives 1839 06 11 yes Government Government after election de Theux de Meylandt I de Theux de Meylandt I Catholic-Liberal Catholic-Liberal Partial legislative elections were held in Belgium on 11 June 1839.Sternberger, D, Vogel, B & Nohlen, D (1969) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band I: Europa - Erster Halbband, p105 In the Senate elections Catholics won 27 seats and Liberals 12. Voter turnout was 66.4%, although only 23,661 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, 47 of the 98 Chamber seats were up for election. The total number of seats decreased from 102 to 98 following the split of Limburg (its districts were reduced from Hasselt, Maastricht and Roermond to Hasselt, Tongeren and Maaseik). Results Senate 250px Catholics 27 yellow Liberals 12 blue Independents 8 0 Sternberger et al. References Category:1830s elections in Belgium General Belgium