1854 Belgian general election explained

Election Name:1854 Belgian general election
Country:Belgium
Type:parliamentary
Previous Election:1852 Belgian general election
Previous Year:1852
Next Election:1856 Belgian general election
Next Year:1856
Seats For Election:54 of the 108 seats in the Chamber of Representatives
Majority Seats:55
Leader1:Henri de Brouckère
Leader Since1:Candidate for PM
Party1:Liberal Party (Belgium)
Seats Before1:57 seats
Seats1:28
Seats After1:54
Seat Change1: 3
Popular Vote1:16,087
Percentage1:57.44%
Leader2:Pierre de Decker
Leader Since2:Candidate for PM
Party2:Catholic
Seats Before2:51 seats
Seats2:26
Seats After2:54
Seat Change2: 3
Popular Vote2:11,921
Percentage2:42.56%
Color2:FFFF00
Government
Posttitle:Government after election
Before Election:de Brouckère
Before Party:Liberal Party (Belgium)
After Election:de Brouckère
After Party:Liberal Party (Belgium)

Partial general elections were held in Belgium on 13 June 1854.[1] [2] In the elections for the Chamber of Representatives the Liberal Party and the Catholics won 54 seats each.[2] Voter turnout was 61%, although only 45,884 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.

Results

Chamber of Representatives

Notes and References

  1. Codebook Constituency-level Elections Archive, 2003
  2. Sternberger, D, Vogel, B & Nohlen, D (1969) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band I: Europa - Erster Halbband, p105