1852 Belgian general election

Belgian general election, 1852

8 June 1852 (1852-06-08)
54 of the 108 seats in the Chamber of Representatives 55 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Party Liberal Catholicism Last election 69 seats 39 seats Seats won 57 51 Seat change 12 12

Partial general elections were held in Belgium on 8 June 1852. In the elections for the Chamber of Representatives the result was a victory for the Liberal Party, who won 57 of the 108 seats. Voter turnout was 69.2%, although only 42,053 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

Party	Votes	%	Seats
			Won	Total	+/–
Liberal Party	16,888	57.4	31	57	–12
Catholics	12,404	42.6	23	51	+12
Invalid/blank votes	2,635	–	–	–	–
Total	31,727	100	54	108	0
Registered voters/turnout	42,053	69.2	–	–	–
Source: Mackie & Rose, Sternberger et al

Constituencies

The division of seats among the electoral districts was as follows:

Province	Arrondissement	Seats
Antwerp	Antwerp	5
	Mechelen	3
	Turnhout	2
Limburg	Hasselt	2
	Maaseik	1
	Tongeren	2
East Flanders	Aalst	3
	Oudenaarde	3
	Gent	7
	Eeklo	1
	Dendermonde	3
	Sint-Niklaas	3
West Flanders	Bruges	3
	Roeselare	2
	Tielt	2
	Kortrijk	3
	Ypres	3
	Veurne	1
	Diksmuide	1
	Ostend	1
Brabant	Leuven	4
	Brussels	9
	Nivelles	4
Hainaut	Tournai	4
	Ath	2
	Charleroi	3
	Thuin	2
	Mons	4
	Soignies	3
Liège	Huy	2
	Waremme	1
	Liège	5
	Verviers	3
Luxembourg	Arlon	1
	Marche	1
	Bastogne	1
	Neufchâteau	1
	Virton	1
Namur	Namur	3
	Dinant	2
	Philippeville	1