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Belgian general election, 1852

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8 June 1852 (1852-06-08)
  
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Belgian general election, 1852

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.

Constituencies

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

References

Belgian general election, 1852 Wikipedia