1850 Belgian general election
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.
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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 | Votes | % | Seats | ||
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Won | Total | +/– | |||
Liberal Party | 15,320 | 54.8 | 32 | 69 | –14 |
Catholics | 11,618 | 41.6 | 22 | 39 | +14 |
Others | 1,016 | 3.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Invalid/blank votes | 2,196 | – | – | – | – |
Total | 30,150 | 100 | 54 | 108 | 0 |
Registered voters/turnout | 40,435 | 69.1 | – | – | – |
Source: Mackie & Rose,[3] Sternberger et al. |
References
- Codebook Constituency-level Elections Archive, 2003
- 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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