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.