Partial general elections were held in Belgium on 8 June 1852.Codebook Constituency-level Elections Archive, 2003Sternberger, D, Vogel, B & Nohlen, D (1969) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band I: Europa - Erster Halbband, p105 In the elections for the Chamber of Representatives the result was a victory for the Liberal Party, who won 57 of the 108 seats. Voter turnout was 69.2%, although only 42,053 people were eligible to vote.
Under the alternating system, Chamber elections were only held in four out of the nine provinces: East Flanders, Hainaut, Liège and Limburg. Thus, 54 of the 108 Chamber seats were up for election.
Results Chamber of Representatives
Constituencies The division of seats among the electoral districts was as follows:List of members of the Chamber of Representatives (1852-1853)
Province Arrondissement Seats Antwerp Antwerp 5 Mechelen 3 Turnhout 2 Limburg Hasselt 2 Maaseik 1 Tongeren 2 East Flanders Aalst 3 Oudenaarde 3 Gent 7 Eeklo 1 Dendermonde 3 Sint-Niklaas 3 West Flanders Bruges 3 Roeselare 2 Tielt 2 Kortrijk 3 Ypres 3 Veurne 1 Diksmuide 1 Ostend 1 Brabant Leuven 4 Brussels 9 Nivelles 4 Hainaut Tournai 4 Ath 2 Charleroi 3 Thuin 2 Mons 4 Soignies 3 Liège Huy 2 Waremme 1 Liège 5 Verviers 3 Luxembourg Arlon 1 Marche 1 Bastogne 1 Neufchâteau 1 Virton 1 Namur Namur 3 Dinant 2 Philippeville 1
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