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Partial general elections were held in Belgium on 8 June 1847. [1] The result was a victory for the new Liberal Association, which had been formed the previous year. [2] It won 33 seats to the Catholics' 21, as the latter were split into dogmatic and liberal groups. [2] Only 1% of the country's population was eligible to vote. [3]
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. The total number of Chamber seats increased from 98 to 108 following a reapportionment due to population increases.
While the liberals gained a majority in the Chamber, the Catholics retained theirs in the Senate. Following the election, the Catholic government led by Barthélémy de Theux de Meylandt resigned. After a political crisis of two months, a liberal government was formed on 12 August 1847, headed by Charles Rogier. The liberals would go on to win the 1848 elections.
Party | Votes | % | Seats | |||||
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Won | Total | |||||||
Liberal Association | 9,142 | 52.12 | 33 | 55 | ||||
Catholics | 8,298 | 47.31 | 21 | 53 | ||||
Others | 101 | 0.58 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Total | 17,541 | 100.00 | 54 | 108 | ||||
Total votes | 17,541 | – | ||||||
Registered voters/turnout | 22,572 | 77.71 | ||||||
Source: Mackie & Rose |
Party | Seats | +/– | |
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Catholics | 32 | 0 | |
Liberal Association | 20 | +7 | |
Independents | 2 | –1 | |
Total | 54 | +7 | |
Source: Sternberger et al. |
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