1835 Belgian general election

Partial legislative elections were held in Belgium on Tuesday 9 June 1835.[1] In the Senate elections Catholics won 31 seats and Liberals eight.[1] Only 23,000 people were eligible to vote in the election.[1]

1835 Belgian general election

← 1833 9 June 1835 (1835-06-09) 1837 →

51 of the 102 seats in the Chamber of Representatives

Government before election

de Theux de Meylandt I
Catholic-Liberal

Government after election

de Theux de Meylandt I
Catholic-Liberal

Under the alternating system, Chamber elections were only held in four out of the nine provinces: East Flanders, Hainaut, Liège and Limburg. Thus, 51 of the 102 Chamber seats were up for election.

The incumbent government was led by Barthélémy de Theux de Meylandt.

Results

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Senate

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PartySeats+/–
Catholics310
Liberals8+1
Independents12–1
Total510
Source: Sternberger et al.

References

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  1. ^ a b c Sternberger, D, Vogel, B & Nohlen, D (1969) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band I: Europa - Erster Halbband, p105