Английская Википедия:1859 Belgian general election

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Partial general elections were held in Belgium on 14 June 1859. The result was a victory for the Liberal Party, which won 69 of the 116 seats in the Chamber of Representatives and 31 of the 58 seats in the Senate. Voter turnout was 55.9%, although only 49,672 people were eligible to vote.

Under the alternating system, elections for the Chamber of Representatives were only held in five out of the nine provinces: Antwerp, Brabant, Luxembourg, Namur and West Flanders. Additionally, special elections were held on the same day in the arrondissements of Charleroi, Liège and Mons.

Campaign

Twelve of the 58 seats were uncontested, of which the Catholics won nine and the Liberals three.

Results

Chamber of Representatives

The results exclude the voting figures for the Leper Colony seat.

Constituencies

The distribution of seats among the electoral districts was as follows for the Chamber of Representatives, with the difference compared to the previous election due to population growth:

Province	Arrondissement	Seats	Change
Antwerp	Antwerp	6	–
	Mechelen	3	–
	Turnhout	3	+1
Limburg	Hasselt	2	–
	Maaseik	1	–
	Tongeren	2	–
East Flanders	Aalst	3	–
	Oudenaarde	3	–
	Gent	8	–
	Eeklo	1	–
	Dendermonde	3	–
	Sint-Niklaas	3	–
West Flanders	Bruges	3	–
	Roeselare	2	–
	Tielt	2	–
	Kortrijk	4	–
	Ypres	3	–
	Veurne	1	–
	Diksmuide	1	–
	Ostend	1	–
Brabant	Leuven	4	–
	Brussels	11	+2
	Nivelles	4	–
Hainaut	Tournai	4	–
	Ath	2	–
	Charleroi	4	+1
	Thuin	2	–
	Mons	5	+1
	Soignies	3	–
Liège	Huy	2	–
	Waremme	1	–
	Liège	7	+2
	Verviers	3	–
Luxembourg	Arlon	1	–
	Marche	1	–
	Bastogne	1	–
	Neufchâteau	1	–
	Virton	1	–
Namur	Namur	4	+1
	Dinant	2	–
	Philippeville	2	–
		116	+8