1850 Belgian general election|
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| | First party | Second party | | | | | | Leader | Charles Rogier | | | Party | Liberal | Catholic | | Leader since | Candidate for PM | | | Seats before | 83 seats | 25 seats | | Seats won | 32 | 22 | | Seats after | 69 | 39 | | Seat change | 14 | 14 | | Popular vote | 15,320 | 11,618 | | Percentage | 54.80% | 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
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats |
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| Won | Total | +/– |
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| Liberal Party | 15,320 | 54.80 | 32 | 69 | –14 |
| Catholics | 11,618 | 41.56 | 22 | 39 | +14 |
| Others | 1,016 | 3.63 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 27,954 | 100.00 | 54 | 108 | 0 |
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| Total votes | 27,954 | – | |
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| Registered voters/turnout | 40,435 | 69.13 | |
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| Source: Mackie & Rose,[3] Sternberger et al. |
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