1854 Belgian general election

1854 Belgian general election

13 June 1854 (1854-06-13)
54 of the 108 seats in the Chamber of Representatives 55 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Henri de Brouckère Pierre de Decker Party Liberal Catholic Leader since Candidate for PM Candidate for PM Seats before 57 seats 51 seats Seats won 28 26 Seats after 54 54 Seat change 3 3 Popular vote 16,087 11,921 Percentage 57.44% 42.56%
Government before election de Brouckère Liberal Elected Government de Brouckère Liberal

Partial general elections were held in Belgium on 13 June 1854. In the elections for the Chamber of Representatives the Liberal Party and Catholics won 54 seats each. Voter turnout was 61%, although only 45,884 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	Votes	%	Seats
			Won	Total	+/–
Liberal Party	16,087	57.4	28	54	–3
Catholics	11,921	42.6	26	54	+3
Invalid/blank votes	4,029	–	–	–	–
Total	32,037	100	54	108	0
Registered voters/turnout	45,884	61.0	–	–	–
Source: Mackie & Rose, Sternberger et al.