1831 Belgian General Election
The founding election29 August 1831 · The censitaire kingdom · 102 seats
The electoral system was defined in the 1831 constitution and the electoral law of 3 March 1831. The 102 members of the Chamber of Representatives and 51 members of the Senate were elected by absolute majority in 44 electoral districts.
A censitaire election: only taxpaying men — around one to two per cent of the population — could vote. Recorded here as history, not a mass democratic election.
Prime Minister before
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Prime Minister (continued)
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Largest force
Catholics
31 of 102 seats
Turnout
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The result
Catholics
31
seats
Liberals
4
seats
Independents
16
seats
51 further seats went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.