1857 Belgian General Election
10 December 1857 · The censitaire kingdom · 108 seats, 55 for a majority
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.
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
70 of 108 seats
Turnout
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The result
| Share of the Chamber of Representatives | |||||||
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| Liberal Party | Charles Rogier | 70 | +25 | 39,280 | 54.7% | — | |
| Catholics | Pierre de Decker | 38 | +25 | 32,503 | 45.3% | — |