1850 Belgian general election
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54 of the 108 seats in the Chamber of Representatives
55 seats needed for a majority |
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First party
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Second party
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| | Leader
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Charles Rogier
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| Party
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Liberal
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Catholic
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| Leader since
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Candidate for PM
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| Seats before
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83 seats
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25 seats
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| Seats won
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32
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22
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| Seats after
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69
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39
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| Seat change
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 14
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 14
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| Popular vote
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15,320
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11,618
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| Percentage
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54.80%
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41.56%
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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.
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
| Party
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Votes
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%
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Seats
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| Won
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Total
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+/–
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| Liberal Party |
15,320 |
54.8 |
32 |
69 |
–14
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| Catholics |
11,618 |
41.6 |
22 |
39 |
+14
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| Others |
1,016 |
3.6 |
0 |
0 |
0
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| Invalid/blank votes |
2,196 |
– |
– |
– |
–
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| Total |
30,150 |
100 |
54 |
108 |
0
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| Registered voters/turnout |
40,435 |
69.1 |
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–
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| Source: Mackie & Rose,[3] Sternberger et al.
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References
- ^ Codebook Constituency-level Elections Archive, 2003
- ^ a b Sternberger, D, Vogel, B & Nohlen, D (1969) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band I: Europa - Erster Halbband, p105
- ^ Thomas T Mackie & Richard Rose (1991) The International Almanac of Electoral History, Macmillan, p46
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