1859 Belgian General Election
14 June 1859 · The censitaire kingdom · 58 seats, 57 for a majority
Partial general elections were held in Belgium on 14 June 1859. The result was a victory for the Liberal Party, which won 69 of the 116 seats in the Chamber of Representatives and 31 of the 58 seats in the Senate.
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
31 of 58 seats
Turnout
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The result
| Share of the Chamber of Representatives | |||||||
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| Liberal Party | Charles Rogier | 31 | +69 | 15,052 | 54.2% | — | |
| Catholics | — | 27 | +47 | 12,726 | 45.8% | — |