1835 Belgian general election
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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]
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9 June 1835
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51 of the 102 seats in the Chamber of Representatives | |||
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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
Senate
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| Party | Seats | +/â | |
| Catholics | 31 | 0 | |
| Liberals | 8 | +1 | |
| Independents | 12 | â1 | |
| Total | 51 | 0 | |
| Source: Sternberger et al. | |||