1843 Belgian general election
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Partial legislative elections were held in Belgium on 13 June 1843. In the Senate elections Catholics won 32 seats and Liberals 13.[1] Voter turnout was 86%, although only 21,865 people were eligible to vote.[1]
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13 June 1843
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47 of the 95 seats in the Chamber of Representatives | |||||||||||||||||
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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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. As a result, 47 of the 95 Chamber seats were up for election.
Results
Senate
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| Party | Seats | |
| Catholics | 32 | |
| Liberals | 13 | |
| Independents | 2 | |
| Total | 47 | |
| Source: Sternberger et al. | ||