1847 Belgian general election
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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.
Results
[edit]Chamber of Representatives
[edit]Party | Votes | % | Seats | |||||
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Won | Total | |||||||
Liberal Association | 9,142 | 52.12 | 33 | 55 | ||||
Catholics | 8,298 | 47.31 | 21 | 53 | ||||
Others | 101 | 0.58 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Total | 17,541 | 100.00 | 54 | 108 | ||||
Total votes | 17,541 | – | ||||||
Registered voters/turnout | 22,572 | 77.71 | ||||||
Source: Mackie & Rose |
Senate
[edit]Party | Seats | +/– | |
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Catholics | 32 | 0 | |
Liberal Association | 20 | +7 | |
Independents | 2 | –1 | |
Total | 54 | +7 | |
Source: Sternberger et al. |
References
[edit]- ^ Codebook Constituency-level Elections Archive, 2003
- ^ a b Nohlen, Dieter; Stöver, Philip (31 May 2010). Elections in Europe: A data handbook. Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft. p. 270. ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7.
- ^ Sternberger, D, Vogel, B & Nohlen, D (1969) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band I: Europa - Erster Halbband, p105
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