1835 Belgian general election

1835 Belgian general election

9 June 1835 (1835-06-09)
51 of the 102 seats in the Chamber of Representatives
Government before election de Theux de Meylandt I Catholic-Liberal Government after election de Theux de Meylandt I Catholic-Liberal

Partial legislative elections were held in Belgium on Tuesday 9 June 1835. In the Senate elections Catholics won 31 seats and Liberals eight. Only 23,000 people were eligible to vote in the election.

Under the alternating system, Chamber elections were only held in four out of the nine provinces: East Flanders, Hainaut, Liège and Limburg. Thus, 51 of the 102 Chamber seats were up for election.

The incumbent government was led by Barthélémy de Theux de Meylandt.

Results

Senate

Party		Seats	+/–
	Catholics	31	0
	Liberals	8	+1
	Independents	12	–1
Total		51	0
Source: Sternberger et al.