Belgian general election, 1850

Belgian general election, 1850
Belgium
11 June 1850 (1850-06-11)

54 of the 108 seats in the Chamber of Representatives
55 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Party Liberal Catholic
Last election 83 seats 25 seats
Seats won 69 39
Seat change Decrease14 Increase14
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Partial general elections were held in Belgium on 11 June 1850.[1][2] In the Chamber of Representatives elections the result was a victory for the Liberal Party, who won 69 of the 108 seats.[2] Voter turnout was 69.1%, although only 40,435 people were eligible to vote.

Results

Chamber of Representatives

Party Votes % Seats
Won Total +/–
Liberal Party15,32054.83269–14
Catholics11,61841.62239+14
Others1,0163.6000
Invalid/blank votes2,196
Total30,150100541080
Registered voters/turnout40,43569.1
Source: Mackie & Rose,[3] Sternberger et al.

References

  1. Codebook Constituency-level Elections Archive, 2003
  2. 1 2 Sternberger, D, Vogel, B & Nohlen, D (1969) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band I: Europa - Erster Halbband, p105
  3. Thomas T Mackie & Richard Rose (1991) The International Almanac of Electoral History, Macmillan, p46
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