1841 Belgian general election

none 1841 Belgian general election Belgium parliamentary 1839 Belgian general election 1839 1843 Belgian general election 1843 48 of the 95 seats in the Chamber of Representatives 1841 06 08 yes Government Government after election Nothomb Nothomb Liberal-Catholic Liberal-Catholic Partial legislative elections were held in Belgium on Tuesday 8 June 1841 in which 48 of the 95 seats in the Chamber of Representatives were elected.Sternberger, D, Vogel, B & Nohlen, D (1969) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band I: Europa - Erster Halbband, p105 Voter turnout was 77.0%, although only 24,887 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. The number of seats in the Chamber decreased from 98 to 95 following the 1839 independence of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg; its three districts (Luxembourg, Grevenmacher and Diekirch) had one representative each. The Lebeau Government, the first homogeneously Liberal government, resigned shortly before the elections. The unionist Nothomb Government took over on 13 April 1841. References Category:1840s elections in Belgium General Belgium Belgium