Belgian general election, 1852

Belgian general election, 1852

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54 of the 108 seats in the Chamber of Representatives 55 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Party Liberal Catholic 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.

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

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