1853 Hogevorian general election

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1853 Hogevorian general election

1849 5 October 1853 (Landdag)
12 October 1853 (Premier)
1857
Candidate Rudolph Albach Jan Longepee
Party Liberal Conservative
Running mate Lindert Hoenderken Johan Stokvisch
Vote 71 49
Percentage 59.2% 40.8%
All 120 seats in the Landdag
Party Vote % Seats +/–
Liberal Party 29,038 57.3 71 New
Conservative Party 21,669 42.7 49 New
Total 50,707 100.0 120

General elections were held in Hogevoren on 5 and 12 October 1853. It was the first general election in which parties had to announce their candidate for prime minister and pick a running mate before the elections. The election marked the first time the Liberal Party and Conservative Party had faced each other in a general election.

The Liberal Party chose incumbent Prime Minister Rudolph Albach as their candidate for Prime Minister, with Lindert Hoenderken as his running mate. The Conservative Party chose Jan Longepee as their candidate, with Johan Stokvisch as his running mate.

Albach won the election with 59.2% of the vote. This resulted in Albach and the Liberal Party maintaining their majority in the Hogevorian Parliament.

The 1853 Hogevorian general election was significant for Hogevoren as it marked the first time that the Liberal and Conservative Parties competed against each other in a general election.

Results

Popular vote

Popular vote
Vote Percentage
Liberal Party 29,038 57.3%
Conservative Party 21,669 42.7%
Total 41,691 100.0%

Director election

Electors vote
Vote Percentage
Rudolph Albach 71 59.2%
Peter-Jan Longepee 49 40.8%
Total 120 100.0%