1843 Belgian general election

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1843 Belgian general election
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  1841 13 June 1843 (1843-06-13) 1845  

47 of the 95 seats in the Chamber of Representatives
PartySeats
Catholics 32
Liberals 13
Independents 2
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Government beforeGovernment after election
Nothomb
Liberal-Catholic
Nothomb
Liberal-Catholic

Partial legislative elections were held in Belgium on 13 June 1843. In the Senate elections Catholics won 32 seats and Liberals 13. [1] Voter turnout was 86%, although only 21,865 people were eligible to vote. [1]

Contents

Under the alternating system, Chamber elections were only held in four out of the nine provinces: East Flanders, Hainaut, Liège and Limburg. As a result, 47 of the 95 Chamber seats were up for election.

Results

Senate

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PartySeats
Catholics32
Liberals13
Independents2
Total47
Source: Sternberger et al.

References

  1. 1 2 Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel & Dieter Nohlen (1969) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band I: Europa - Erster Halbband, p105