1856 Belgian General Election
10 June 1856 · The censitaire kingdom · 54 seats, 55 for a majority
Partial general elections were held in Belgium on 10 June 1856. In the elections for the Chamber of Representatives the result was a victory for the Catholics, who won 63 of the 108 seats.
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
33 of 54 seats
Turnout
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The result
| Share of the Chamber of Representatives | |||||||
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| Catholics | Pierre de Decker | 33 | +63 | 15,168 | 54.9% | — | |
| Liberal Party | Charles Rogier | 21 | +45 | 12,472 | 45.1% | — |