1847 Belgian general election

none 1847 Belgian general election Belgium parliamentary 1845 Belgian general election 1845 1848 Belgian general election 1848 54 of the 108 seats in the Chamber of Representatives 55 1847 06 08 yes 150x150px Charles Rogier Candidate for PM Liberal Party (Belgium) 33 55 9,142 52.12% 150x150px Barthélémy de Theux de Meylandt Candidate for PM Catholic 21 53 8,298 47.31% FFFF00 Government Government after election de Theux de Meylandt II Catholic Rogier I Liberal Party (Belgium) Partial general elections were held in Belgium on 8 June 1847.Codebook Constituency-level Elections Archive, 2003 The result was a victory for the new Liberal Association, which had been formed the previous year. Elections in Europe: A data handbook Nohlen Dieter Dieter Nohlen Stöver Philip 31 May 2010 Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft 270 978-3-8329-5609-7 It won 33 seats to the Catholics' 21, as the latter were split into dogmatic and liberal groups. Only 1% of the country's population was eligible to vote.Sternberger, D, Vogel, B & Nohlen, D (1969) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band I: Europa - Erster Halbband, p105 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. The total number of Chamber seats increased from 98 to 108 following a reapportionment due to population increases. While the liberals gained a majority in the Chamber, the Catholics retained theirs in the Senate. Following the election, the Catholic government led by Barthélémy de Theux de Meylandt resigned. After a political crisis of two months, a liberal government was formed on 12 August 1847, headed by Charles Rogier. The liberals would go on to win the 1848 elections. Results Chamber of Representatives File:Belgian Chamber 1847.svg Won Total Liberal Association 9142 33 55 Catholics 8298 21 53 yellow Others 101 0 0 17541 22572 Mackie & Rose Senate 250px Catholics 32 0 yellow Liberal Association 20 +7 Independents 2 –1 +7 Sternberger et al. References Belgium Category:1840s elections in Belgium General Belgium