| Election Name: | 1847 Belgian general election |
| Country: | Belgium |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Previous Election: | 1845 Belgian general election |
| Previous Year: | 1845 |
| Next Election: | 1848 Belgian general election |
| Next Year: | 1848 |
| Seats For Election: | 54 of the 108 seats in the Chamber of Representatives |
| Majority Seats: | 55 |
| Leader1: | Charles Rogier |
| Leader Since1: | Candidate for PM |
| Party1: | Liberal Party (Belgium) |
| Seats1: | 33 |
| Seats After1: | 55 |
| Popular Vote1: | 9,142 |
| Percentage1: | 52.12% |
| Leader2: | Barthélémy de Theux de Meylandt |
| Leader Since2: | Candidate for PM |
| Party2: | Catholic |
| Seats2: | 21 |
| Seats After2: | 53 |
| Popular Vote2: | 8,298 |
| Percentage2: | 47.31% |
| Color2: | FFFF00 |
| Government | |
| Posttitle: | Government after election |
| Before Election: | de Theux de Meylandt II |
| Before Party: | Catholic |
| After Election: | Rogier I |
| After Party: | Liberal Party (Belgium) |
Partial general elections were held in Belgium on 8 June 1847.[1] The result was a victory for the new Liberal Association, which had been formed the previous year.[2] It won 33 seats to the Catholics' 21, as the latter were split into dogmatic and liberal groups.[2] Only 1% of the country's population was eligible to vote.[3]
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.
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