The government of Rogier I was a Belgian government composed exclusively of liberals. On June 8, 1847, the liberals won the elections and replaced the Catholic government of Barthélémy de Theux. This government's term ended on October 31, 1852.
This government finally ended unionism with the Liberal Party coming to power.
In the face of the Spring of Nations in 1848, this government managed to avoid revolution in Belgium by carrying out a series of reforms, including electoral reform.
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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.
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