1856 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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Pierre de Decker
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Charles Rogier
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| Party
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Catholic
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Liberal
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| Leader since
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Candidate for PM
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Candidate for PM
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| Seats before
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54 seats
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54 seats
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| Seats won
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33
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21
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| Seats after
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63
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45
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| Seat change
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 9
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 9
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| Popular vote
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15,168
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12,472
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| Percentage
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54.88%
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45.12%
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Partial general elections were held in Belgium on 10 June 1856.[1][2] In the elections for the Chamber of Representatives the result was a victory for the Catholics, who won 63 of the 108 seats.[2] Voter turnout was 60.6%, although only 43,573 people were eligible to vote.
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.
Results
Chamber of Representatives
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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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| Catholics |
15,168 |
54.9 |
33 |
63 |
+9
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| Liberal Party |
12,472 |
45.1 |
21 |
45 |
–9
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| Invalid/blank votes |
3,621 |
– |
– |
– |
–
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| Total |
27,640 |
100 |
54 |
108 |
0
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| Registered voters/turnout |
45,573 |
60.6 |
– |
– |
–
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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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