Belgian general election, 1857

Belgian general election, 1857

← 1856 10 December 1857 (1857-12-10) 1859 →
All 108 seats in the Chamber of Representatives 55 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Party Liberal Catholic Last election 45 seats 63 seats Seats won 70 38 Seat change 25 25

General elections were held in Belgium on 10 December 1857, the first full general elections since 1848. The elections were called by royal order of 12 November 1857, dissolving the Chamber of Representatives that had convened in a new session only two days earlier.

In the elections for the Chamber of Representatives the result was a victory for the Liberal Party, which won 70 of the 108 seats. Voter turnout was 79.3%, although only 90,543 people (2% of the country's population) were eligible to vote.

Twelve of the 108 seats were uncontested, of which the Liberals won three and the Catholics nine.

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