1848 Belgian General Election
13 June 1848 · The censitaire kingdom · 108 seats, 55 for a majority
Full general elections were held in Belgium on 13 June 1848. They followed an equalisation of the tax qualifications for voters, which widened the franchise from 1.0% of the population to 1.8%.
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
Liberal Party
83 of 108 seats
Turnout
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The result
Liberal Party
Charles Rogier · 69.5% of votes · +28 seats
83
seats
Catholics
29.6% of votes · +28 seats
25
seats