1856 Belgian general election

none Belgium parliamentary 1854 Belgian general election 1854 1857 Belgian general election 1857 54 of the 108 seats in the Chamber of Representatives 55 1856 06 10 yes Pierre_De_Decker.jpg Pierre de Decker Catholic 54 seats 33 63 9 15,168 54.88% FFFF00 Charlesrogier.jpg Charles Rogier Liberal Party (Belgium) 54 seats 21 45 9 12,472 45.12% Government Government after election de Decker Catholic-Liberal de Decker Catholic-Liberal Partial general elections were held in Belgium on 10 June 1856.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 Catholics, who won 63 of the 108 seats. Voter turnout was 60.6%, although only 43,573 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 1856.svg Won Total +/– Catholics 15168 33 63 +9 yellow Liberal Party 12472 21 45 –9 0 27640 45573 Mackie & Rose,Thomas T. Mackie & Richard Rose (1991) The International Almanac of Electoral History, Macmillan, p46 Sternberger et al. References Category:1850s elections in Belgium General Belgium Belgium