1852 Belgian general election


Partial general elections were held in Belgium on 8 June 1852. 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.

Constituencies

The division of seats among the electoral districts was as follows:
ProvinceArrondissementSeats
AntwerpAntwerp5
AntwerpMechelen3
AntwerpTurnhout2
LimburgHasselt2
LimburgMaaseik1
LimburgTongeren2
East FlandersAalst3
East FlandersOudenaarde3
East FlandersGent7
East FlandersEeklo1
East FlandersDendermonde3
East FlandersSint-Niklaas3
West FlandersBruges3
West FlandersRoeselare2
West FlandersTielt2
West FlandersKortrijk3
West FlandersYpres3
West FlandersVeurne1
West FlandersDiksmuide1
West FlandersOstend1
BrabantLeuven4
BrabantBrussels9
BrabantNivelles4
HainautTournai4
HainautAth2
HainautCharleroi3
HainautThuin2
HainautMons4
HainautSoignies3
LiègeHuy2
LiègeWaremme1
LiègeLiège5
LiègeVerviers3
LuxembourgArlon1
LuxembourgMarche1
LuxembourgBastogne1
LuxembourgNeufchâteau1
LuxembourgVirton1
NamurNamur3
NamurDinant2
NamurPhilippeville1