1839 Belgian general election explained

Election Name:1839 Belgian general election
Country:Belgium
Type:parliamentary
Previous Election:1837 Belgian general election
Previous Year:1837
Next Election:1841 Belgian general election
Next Year:1841
Seats For Election:47 of the 98 seats in the Chamber of Representatives
Government
Posttitle:Government after election
Before Election:de Theux de Meylandt I
After Election:de Theux de Meylandt I
Before Party:Catholic-Liberal
After Party:Catholic-Liberal

Partial legislative elections were held in Belgium on 11 June 1839.[1] In the Senate elections Catholics won 27 seats and Liberals 12.[1] Voter turnout was 66.4%, although only 23,661 people were eligible to vote.[1]

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

Notes and References

  1. Sternberger, D, Vogel, B & Nohlen, D (1969) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band I: Europa - Erster Halbband, p105