1852 Belgian general election

none 1852 Belgian general election Belgium parliamentary 1850 Belgian general election 1850 1854 Belgian general election 1854 54 of the 108 seats in the Chamber of Representatives 55 1852 06 08 yes Charlesrogier.jpg Charles Rogier Candidate for PM Liberal Party (Belgium) 69 seats 31 57 12 16,688 57.36% 3x4.svg Catholic 39 seats 23 51 12 12,404 42.64% FFFF00 Government Government after election Rogier I Liberal Party (Belgium) Rogier I Liberal Party (Belgium) Partial general elections were held in Belgium on 8 June 1852.Codebook Constituency-level Elections Archive, 2003Sternberger, D, Vogel, B & Nohlen, D (1969) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band I: Europa - Erster Halbband, p105 In the elections for the Chamber of Representatives the result was a victory for the Liberal Party, who won 57 of the 108 seats. Voter turnout was 69.2%, although only 42,053 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, 54 of the 108 Chamber seats were up for election. Results Chamber of Representatives File:Belgian Chamber 1852.svg Won Total +/– Liberal Party 16688 31 57 –12 Catholics 12404 23 51 +12 yellow 0 29092 42053 Mackie & Rose,Thomas T. Mackie & Richard Rose (1991) The International Almanac of Electoral History, Macmillan, p46 Sternberger et al. Constituencies The division of seats among the electoral districts was as follows:List of members of the Chamber of Representatives (1852-1853) Province Arrondissement Seats Antwerp Antwerp 5 Mechelen 3 Turnhout 2 Limburg Hasselt 2 Maaseik 1 Tongeren 2 East Flanders Aalst 3 Oudenaarde 3 Gent 7 Eeklo 1 Dendermonde 3 Sint-Niklaas 3 West Flanders Bruges 3 Roeselare 2 Tielt 2 Kortrijk 3 Ypres 3 Veurne 1 Diksmuide 1 Ostend 1 Brabant Leuven 4 Brussels 9 Nivelles 4 Hainaut Tournai 4 Ath 2 Charleroi 3 Thuin 2 Mons 4 Soignies 3 Liège Huy 2 Waremme 1 Liège 5 Verviers 3 Luxembourg Arlon 1 Marche 1 Bastogne 1 Neufchâteau 1 Virton 1 Namur Namur 3 Dinant 2 Philippeville 1 References Category:1850s elections in Belgium General Belgium Belgium