Belgian general election, 1851

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Senate elections were held in Belgium on 27 September 1851.^[1] The snap elections (solely for the Senate) were called by Royal Order on 4 September. The Liberal Party and Catholics won 27 seats each.^[1] Voter turnout was 64.0%, although only 79,296 people (1.8% of the population) were eligible to vote.^[1]

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats
Catholics			27
Liberal Party			27
Total			54
Sternberger et al.

References

1 2 3 Sternberger, D, Vogel, B & Nohlen, D (1969) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band I: Europa - Erster Halbband, p105

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