Belgian general election, 1854

Belgian general election, 1854
Belgium
13 June 1854 (1854-06-13)

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 57 seats 51 seats
Seats won 54 54
Seat change Decrease3 Increase3
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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 Catholics won 54 seats each.[2] Voter turnout was 61%, although only 45,884 people were eligible to vote.

Results

Chamber of Representatives

Party Votes % Seats
Won Total +/–
Liberal Party16,08757.42854–3
Catholics11,92142.62654+3
Invalid/blank votes4,029
Total32,037100541080
Registered voters/turnout45,88461.0
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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