Belgian general election, 1848
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General elections were held in Belgium on 13 June 1848.[1] They followed an equalisation of the tax qualifications for voters, which widened the franchise from 1.0% of the population to 1.8%.[2] Unlike the previous rules which had favoured Conservatives and Catholics (as the requirements were lower in the countryside),[2] this benefitted the Liberal Party and damaged the Catholics, who lost more than half their seats.[2][3]
Campaign
One Chamber seat was uncontested, and won by the Liberal Party.[4]
Results
Chamber of Representatives
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Party | 30,806 | 59.5 | 83 | +28 |
| Catholics | 13,122 | 29.6 | 25 | –28 |
| Others | 383 | 0.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 8,644 | − | − | − |
| Total | 52,955 | 100 | 108 | 0 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 79,076 | 56.0 | − | − |
| Sternberger et al., Mackie & Rose | ||||
The vote figures do not include the constituency of Oudenaarde.[4]
Senate
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Party | 31 | +11 | ||
| Catholics | 22 | –10 | ||
| Others | 1 | –1 | ||
| Total | 54 | 0 | ||
| Sternberger et al. | ||||
References
- ↑ Codebook Constituency-level Elections Archive, 2003
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Sternberger, D, Vogel, B & Nohlen, D (1969) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band I: Europa - Erster Halbband, p105
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Thomas T Mackie & Richard Rose (1991) The International Almanac of Electoral History, Macmillan, p46
