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Partial general elections were held in Belgium on 8 June 1847. The result was a victory for the new Liberal Association, which had been formed the previous year. It won 33 seats to the Catholics' 21, as the latter were split into dogmatic and liberal groups. Only 1% of the country's population was eligible to vote.

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  • Partial general elections were held in Belgium on 8 June 1847. The result was a victory for the new Liberal Association, which had been formed the previous year. It won 33 seats to the Catholics' 21, as the latter were split into dogmatic and liberal groups. Only 1% of the country's population was 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. The total number of Chamber seats increased from 98 to 108 following a reapportionment due to population increases. While the liberals gained a majority in the Chamber, the Catholics retained theirs in the Senate. Following the election, the Catholic government led by Barthélémy de Theux de Meylandt resigned. After a political crisis of two months, a liberal government was formed on 12 August 1847, headed by Charles Rogier. The liberals would go on to win the 1848 elections. (en)
  • Gedeeltelijke wetgevende verkiezingen vonden plaats in België op dinsdag 8 juni 1847. 54 van de 108 Kamerzetels werden herverkozen, namelijk die in de provincies Henegouwen, Limburg, Luik en Oost-Vlaanderen. Het totale aantal zetels steeg ten opzichte van de vorige verkiezingen (van 95 naar 108), waardoor er ook een aantal nieuwe zetels te verkiezen waren in de overige provincies. Een jaar eerder, op 13 juni 1846, hield de Liberale Partij haar stichtingscongres. Bij deze verkiezingen verloren de katholieken hun meerderheid in de Kamer, maar behielden ze ze in de Senaat. De zittende regering-De Theux de Meylandt II gaf haar ontslag op 12 juni 1847. Na een politieke crisis van twee maanden vormden de liberalen uiteindelijk een regering, de regering-Rogier I. De liberalen zouden hun positie versterken in de volgende verkiezingen van 1848. (nl)
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  • Partial general elections were held in Belgium on 8 June 1847. The result was a victory for the new Liberal Association, which had been formed the previous year. It won 33 seats to the Catholics' 21, as the latter were split into dogmatic and liberal groups. Only 1% of the country's population was eligible to vote. (en)
  • Gedeeltelijke wetgevende verkiezingen vonden plaats in België op dinsdag 8 juni 1847. 54 van de 108 Kamerzetels werden herverkozen, namelijk die in de provincies Henegouwen, Limburg, Luik en Oost-Vlaanderen. Het totale aantal zetels steeg ten opzichte van de vorige verkiezingen (van 95 naar 108), waardoor er ook een aantal nieuwe zetels te verkiezen waren in de overige provincies. Een jaar eerder, op 13 juni 1846, hield de Liberale Partij haar stichtingscongres. (nl)
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  • 1847 Belgian general election (en)
  • Belgische wetgevende verkiezingen 1847 (nl)
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