10 June 1856 (1856-06-10) 1857 → 63 45 | 54 seats 54 seats 9 9 | |
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Partial general elections were held in Belgium on 10 June 1856. In the elections for the Chamber of Representatives the result was a victory for the Catholics, who won 63 of the 108 seats. Voter turnout was 60.6%, although only 43,573 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.
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Belgian general election, 1856 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA