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1831 Belgian general election
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| election_name | 1831 Belgian general election |
| country | Belgium |
| type | parliamentary |
| next_election | 1833 Belgian general election |
| next_year | 1833 |
| seats_for_election | All 102 seats in the Chamber of Representatives and all 51 seats in the Senate |
| election_date | |
| title | Government |
| posttitle | Government after election |
| before_election | de Mûelenaere |
| after_election | de Mûelenaere |
| before_party | Catholic-Liberal |
| after_party | Catholic-Liberal |
General elections were held in Belgium on 29 August 1831. They were the first elections to the new bicameral parliament created by the constitution adopted in February 1831.
In the Senate elections Catholics won 31 seats and Liberals four. Voter turnout was 62.2%, although only 46,000 people (1.1% of the country's population) were eligible to vote.
On 8 September 1831, King Leopold I of Belgium opened the 1831–1832 parliamentary session, the first ever of the Belgian Parliament.
Electoral system
The electoral system was defined in the 1831 constitution and the electoral law of 3 March 1831. The 102 members of the Chamber of Representatives and 51 members of the Senate were elected by absolute majority in 44 electoral districts. Each district had between one and seven representatives and one to three senators; some were elected by joint or alternating districts.
Eligibility vote was restricted to men aged 25 or older who held Belgian nationality either through birth or through grand naturalisation, and who paid a cens fixed by the electoral law. The cens differentiated depending on the place of residence.
Constituencies
The 44 constituencies elected 102 representatives and appointed 51 senators as follows.
| Province | Constituency | Representatives | Senators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antwerp | |||
| (9 representatives; | |||
| 4 senators) | Antwerp | 4 | 2 |
| Mechelen | 3 | 1 | |
| Turnhout | 2 | 1 | |
| Brabant | |||
| (14 representatives; | |||
| 7 senators) | Brussels | 7 | 3.5 |
| Nivelles | 3 | 1.5 | |
| Leuven | 4 | 2 | |
| West Flanders | |||
| (15 representatives; | |||
| 8 senators) | Bruges | 3 | 1 |
| Ypres | 2 | 1.5 | |
| Kortrijk | 3 | 2 | |
| Tielt | 2 | 1 | |
| Roeselare | 2 | 1 | |
| Veurne | 1 | 1.5 | |
| Ostend | 1 | ||
| Diksmuide | 1 | ||
| East Flanders | |||
| (18 representatives; | |||
| 9 senators) | Ghent | 6 | 3 |
| Aalst | 3 | 2 | |
| Sint-Niklaas | 3 | 1 | |
| Oudenaarde | 3 | 1 | |
| Dendermonde | 2 | 1 | |
| Eeklo | 1 | 1 | |
| Hainaut | |||
| (15 representatives; | |||
| 7 senators) | Mons | 3 | 1.5 |
| Tournai | 4 | 1.5 | |
| Charleroi | 2.5 | 1 | |
| Thuin | 1.5 | 1 | |
| Soignies | 2 | 1 | |
| Ath | 2 | 1 | |
| Liège | |||
| (9 representatives; | |||
| 5 senators) | Liège | 4.5 | 2 |
| Huy | 1.5 | 1 | |
| Verviers | 2 | 1 | |
| Waremme | 1 | 1 | |
| Limburg | |||
| (9 representatives; | |||
| 4 senators) | Maastricht | 3.5 | 2 |
| Hasselt | 2.5 | 1 | |
| Roermond | 3 | 1 | |
| Luxembourg | |||
| (8 representatives; | |||
| 4 senators) | Bastogne | 1 | 1.5 |
| Marche | 1 | ||
| Neufchâteau | 1 | ||
| Virton | 1 | ||
| Diekirch | 1 | 1.5 | |
| Grevenmacher | 1 | ||
| Arlon | 1 | ||
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1 | |
| Namur | |||
| (5 representatives; | |||
| 3 senators) | Namur | 3 | 1.5 |
| Philippeville | 1 | 0.5 | |
| Dinant | 1 | 1 |
Results
Senate
References
References
- Sternberger, D, Vogel, B & Nohlen, D (1969) ''Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band I: Europa - Erster Halbband'', p105
- [http://www.dekamer.be/digidoc/DPS/K0500/K05000014/K05000014.PDF Discours du Trône pour l'ouverture de la session 1831-1832, prononcé par Sa Majesté], Chamber of Representatives
- ''Recueil des décrets du congrès national de la Belgique'', vol. 2 (Brussels, H. Remy, 1831), pp. 218-228. [https://books.google.com/books?id=8DhEAAAAcAAJ On Google Books]
- Heuschling, Xavier. (1878). "Statistique de la population dans ses rapports avec la représentation narionale". Revue de Belgique.
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