Belgian regional elections, 2009
Encyclopedia
Regional elections were held in Belgium
on 7 June 2009 to choose representatives in the regional councils
of Flanders
, Wallonia
, Brussels
and the German-speaking Community of Belgium
. These elections were held on the same day as the European elections
.
Flemish Parliament
Source: Elections 2009 - Flemish Parliament
Walloon Parliament
Source: Elections 2009 - Walloon Parliament
Brussels Regional Parliament
Source: Elections 2009 - Parliament of the Brussels-Capital Region
Parliament of the German-speaking Community
Source: Elections 2009 - German Community Parliament
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
on 7 June 2009 to choose representatives in the regional councils
Parliament
A parliament is a legislature, especially in those countries whose system of government is based on the Westminster system modeled after that of the United Kingdom. The name is derived from the French , the action of parler : a parlement is a discussion. The term came to mean a meeting at which...
of Flanders
Flemish Parliament
The Flemish Parliament constitutes the legislative power in Flanders, for matters which fall within the competence of Flanders, both as a geographic region and a cultural community of Belgium The Flemish Parliament (Dutch: , and formerly called Flemish Council or Vlaamse Raad) constitutes the...
, Wallonia
Walloon Parliament
The Walloon Parliament , formerly the Walloon Regional Council , is the Parliament of the Walloon Region, commonly called Wallonia, one of the self-governing Regions of Belgium with Flanders and the Brussels-Capital Region...
, Brussels
Brussels Parliament
The Parliament of the Brussels-Capital Region , is the governing body of the Brussels-Capital Region, one of the three regions of Belgium...
and the German-speaking Community of Belgium
German-speaking Community of Belgium
The German-speaking Community of Belgium is one of the three federal communities of Belgium. Covering an area of 854 km² within the province of Liège in Wallonia, it includes nine of the eleven municipalities of the so-called East Cantons...
. These elections were held on the same day as the European elections
European Parliament election, 2009 (Belgium)
The European Parliament election of 2009 in Belgium was on Sunday 7 June 2009 and was the election of the delegation from Belgium to the European Parliament...
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Flemish ParliamentFlemish ParliamentThe Flemish Parliament constitutes the legislative power in Flanders, for matters which fall within the competence of Flanders, both as a geographic region and a cultural community of Belgium The Flemish Parliament (Dutch: , and formerly called Flemish Council or Vlaamse Raad) constitutes the...
Source: Elections 2009 - Flemish Parliament
| Party | Votes | % | +/− | Seats | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Democratic and Flemish Christian Democratic and Flemish The Christian Democratic and Flemish is a political party of Belgium, formerly called Christian People's Party... * |
939,873 | 22.86 | −3.23 | 31 | −4 | |
| Flemish Interest | 628,564 | 15.28 | −8.86 | 21 | −11 | |
| Socialist Party Different* | 627,852 | 15.27 | −4.39 | 19 | −6 | |
| Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats Flemish Liberals and Democrats ' , commonly known as Open VLD and also simply as the VLD, is a Flemish liberal political party in Belgium, created in 1992 from the former Party for Freedom and Progress and a few other politicians from other parties. The party led the government for three cabinets under Guy Verhofstadt from 1999... |
616,610 | 14.99 | −4.80 | 21 | −4 | |
| New-Flemish Alliance New-Flemish Alliance ' is a Flemish right-wing political party, founded in the autumn of 2001. It is a conservative and liberal movement that promotes civic nationalism... |
537,040 | 13.06 | +13.06 | 16 | +16 | |
| List Dedecker | 313,176 | 7.62 | +7.62 | 8 | +8 | |
| Green! Green! Groen! is a Belgian green political party. Green! is the smallest Flemish party with a representation in the federal, regional or European parliament.-Before 1979:... |
278,211 | 6.77 | −0.83 | 7 | +1 | |
| Union of Francophones Union des Francophones The Union of Francophones is a Belgian electoral list which participates in regional, provincial and municipal elections in the Flemish Province of Flemish Brabant... |
47,319 | 1.15 | +0.08 | 1 | ±0 | |
| Social Liberal Party | 44,734 | 1.09 | +1.09 | 0 | — | |
| Workers Party of Belgium+ Workers Party of Belgium The Workers' Party of Belgium is a Marxist political party in Belgium. It is one of the few parties that operates as a single Belgian party... |
42,849 | 1.04 | +0.48 | 0 | — | |
| Others | 36,097 | 0.88 | — | 0 | — | |
| Total | 4,112,325 | 100.00 | — | 124 | — | |
- Note: The results of Christian Democratic and FlemishChristian Democratic and FlemishThe Christian Democratic and Flemish is a political party of Belgium, formerly called Christian People's Party...
and the Socialist Party Different are compared with the results of the Christian Democratic and FlemishChristian Democratic and FlemishThe Christian Democratic and Flemish is a political party of Belgium, formerly called Christian People's Party...
–New-Flemish AllianceNew-Flemish Alliance' is a Flemish right-wing political party, founded in the autumn of 2001. It is a conservative and liberal movement that promotes civic nationalism...
and the Socialist Party Different—Spirit (now the Social Liberal Party) joint lists in the 2004 regional electionsBelgian regional elections, 2004On June 13, 2004, regional elections were held in Belgium, to choose representatives in the regional councils of the Flemish Parliament, the Walloon Parliament, the Brussels Parliament and the German-speaking Community of Belgium...
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Walloon ParliamentWalloon ParliamentThe Walloon Parliament , formerly the Walloon Regional Council , is the Parliament of the Walloon Region, commonly called Wallonia, one of the self-governing Regions of Belgium with Flanders and the Brussels-Capital Region...
Source: Elections 2009 - Walloon Parliament
| Party | Votes | % | +/− | Seats | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socialist Party Socialist Party (francophone Belgium) The Socialist Party is a Francophone social-democratic political party in Belgium. As of the 2010 elections, it is the second largest party in the Belgian Chamber of Representatives and the largest Francophone party... |
657,803 | 32.77 | −4.14 | 29 | −5 | |
| Reformist Movement Reformist Movement The Reformist Movement is a French-speaking liberal political party in Belgium. The party was in coalition as part of the Leterme II Government, and was also part of the governing coalition in the Walloon Region and Brussels-Capital Region until the 2004 regional elections... |
469,792 | 23.41 | −0.89 | 19 | −1 | |
| Ecolo Ecolo Ecolo is a French-speaking Belgian green political party in Wallonia, Brussels and the German-speaking Community of Belgium... |
372,067 | 18.54 | +10.02 | 14 | +11 | |
| Humanist Democratic Centre Humanist Democratic Centre The Humanist Democratic Centre is a Francophone Christian democratic political party in Belgium. The cdH currently participates in the Government of the Brussels-Capital Region, the Government of the French Community and the Walloon Government.- History :... |
323,952 | 16.14 | −1.48 | 13 | −1 | |
| National Front National Front (Belgium) The National Front is a francophone Belgian far-right political party. The party's ideology advocates a strong unitary Belgian nationalism and is strongly against immigration.The party's acting leader is Patrick Cocriamont.... |
57,374 | 2.86 | −5.26 | 0 | −4 | |
| Rassemblement Wallonie France | 27,955 | 1.39 | +0.38 | 0 | — | |
| Workers Party of Belgium+ Workers Party of Belgium The Workers' Party of Belgium is a Marxist political party in Belgium. It is one of the few parties that operates as a single Belgian party... |
24,875 | 1.24 | +0.62 | 0 | — | |
| Others | 73,220 | 3.65 | — | 0 | — | |
| Total | 2,007,038 | 100.00 | — | 75 | — | |
Brussels Regional ParliamentBrussels ParliamentThe Parliament of the Brussels-Capital Region , is the governing body of the Brussels-Capital Region, one of the three regions of Belgium...
Source: Elections 2009 - Parliament of the Brussels-Capital RegionFrench language group
| Party | Votes | % | +/− | Seats | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reformist Movement Reformist Movement The Reformist Movement is a French-speaking liberal political party in Belgium. The party was in coalition as part of the Leterme II Government, and was also part of the governing coalition in the Walloon Region and Brussels-Capital Region until the 2004 regional elections... |
121,905 | 29.82 | −2.68 | 24 | −1 | |
| Socialist Party Socialist Party (francophone Belgium) The Socialist Party is a Francophone social-democratic political party in Belgium. As of the 2010 elections, it is the second largest party in the Belgian Chamber of Representatives and the largest Francophone party... |
107,303 | 26.24 | −7.10 | 21 | −5 | |
| Ecolo Ecolo Ecolo is a French-speaking Belgian green political party in Wallonia, Brussels and the German-speaking Community of Belgium... |
82,663 | 20.22 | +10.53 | 16 | +9 | |
| Humanist Democratic Centre Humanist Democratic Centre The Humanist Democratic Centre is a Francophone Christian democratic political party in Belgium. The cdH currently participates in the Government of the Brussels-Capital Region, the Government of the French Community and the Walloon Government.- History :... |
60,527 | 14.80 | +0.72 | 11 | +1 | |
| National Front National Front (Belgium) The National Front is a francophone Belgian far-right political party. The party's ideology advocates a strong unitary Belgian nationalism and is strongly against immigration.The party's acting leader is Patrick Cocriamont.... |
7,803 | 1.91 | −3.51 | 0 | −4 | |
| Pro Bruxsel Pro Bruxsel Pro Bruxsel is a regional party in Brussels, the capital of Belgium.The party is one of the few bilingual parties in the country, along with the small Vivant, Belgian Union and Left Socialist Party.... |
6,840 | 1.67 | +1.67 | 0 | — | |
| Others | 21,829 | 5.34 | — | 0 | — | |
| Total | 408,870 | 100.00 | — | 72 | — | |
Dutch language group
| Party | Votes | % | +/− | Seats | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats Flemish Liberals and Democrats ' , commonly known as Open VLD and also simply as the VLD, is a Flemish liberal political party in Belgium, created in 1992 from the former Party for Freedom and Progress and a few other politicians from other parties. The party led the government for three cabinets under Guy Verhofstadt from 1999... |
11,957 | 23.07 | +3.17 | 4 | ±0 | |
| Socialist Party Different* | 10,085 | 19.46 | +1.78 | 4 | +1 | |
| Flemish Interest | 9,072 | 17.51 | −16.56 | 3 | −3 | |
| Christian Democratic and Flemish Christian Democratic and Flemish The Christian Democratic and Flemish is a political party of Belgium, formerly called Christian People's Party... * |
7,696 | 14.85 | −1.92 | 3 | ±0 | |
| Green! Green! Groen! is a Belgian green political party. Green! is the smallest Flemish party with a representation in the federal, regional or European parliament.-Before 1979:... |
5,806 | 11.20 | +1.40 | 2 | +1 | |
| New-Flemish Alliance New-Flemish Alliance ' is a Flemish right-wing political party, founded in the autumn of 2001. It is a conservative and liberal movement that promotes civic nationalism... |
2,586 | 4.99 | +4.99 | 1 | +1 | |
| List Dedecker | 1,957 | 3.78 | +3.78 | 0 | — | |
| Pro Bruxsel Pro Bruxsel Pro Bruxsel is a regional party in Brussels, the capital of Belgium.The party is one of the few bilingual parties in the country, along with the small Vivant, Belgian Union and Left Socialist Party.... |
1,225 | 2.36 | +2.36 | 0 | — | |
| Others | 1,434 | 2.77 | — | 0 | — | |
| Total | 51,818 | 100.00 | — | 17 | — | |
- Note: The results of Christian Democratic and FlemishChristian Democratic and FlemishThe Christian Democratic and Flemish is a political party of Belgium, formerly called Christian People's Party...
and the Socialist Party Different are compared with the results of the Christian Democratic and FlemishChristian Democratic and FlemishThe Christian Democratic and Flemish is a political party of Belgium, formerly called Christian People's Party...
–New-Flemish AllianceNew-Flemish Alliance' is a Flemish right-wing political party, founded in the autumn of 2001. It is a conservative and liberal movement that promotes civic nationalism...
and the Socialist Party Different–Spirit (now the Social Liberal Party) joint lists in the 2004 regional electionsBelgian regional elections, 2004On June 13, 2004, regional elections were held in Belgium, to choose representatives in the regional councils of the Flemish Parliament, the Walloon Parliament, the Brussels Parliament and the German-speaking Community of Belgium...
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Parliament of the German-speaking CommunityParliament of the German-speaking CommunityThe Parliament of the German-speaking Community is the legislative assembly of the German-speaking Community of Belgium based in Eupen.The most important tasks of the Parliament of the German-speaking Community include the election and the supervision of the Government of the German-speaking...
Source: Elections 2009 - German Community Parliament
| Party | Votes | % | +/− | Seats | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Social Party Christian Social Party (Belgium) The Christian Social Party is a party operating in the German-speaking community of Belgium. Its President is Mathieu Grosch.In the 2004 European Parliament election, standing as Christlich-Soziale Partei - Europäische Volkspartei, the party gained the single seat allocated by Belgian law to the... |
10,122 | 27.02 | −5.77 | 7 | −1 | |
| Socialist Party Socialist Party (francophone Belgium) The Socialist Party is a Francophone social-democratic political party in Belgium. As of the 2010 elections, it is the second largest party in the Belgian Chamber of Representatives and the largest Francophone party... |
7,231 | 19.30 | +0.29 | 5 | ±0 | |
| Party for Freedom and Progress Party for Freedom and Progress The Party for Freedom and Progress was a liberal party in Belgium which existed from 1961 until 1992 and was the successor of the Liberal Party, which had roots dating back to 1846. It was succeeded in Flanders by the Flemish Liberals and Democrats and in Wallonia by the Parti Réformateur... |
6,562 | 17.52 | −3.46 | 4 | −1 | |
| ProDG Party of German-speaking Belgians ProDG , is a political party active in the German-speaking community of Belgium. The party groups politicians from the previous PDB and PJU parties. The party was formed in 2008 and figured on the voting bulletins at first in 2009... |
6,553 | 17.49 | +5.80 | 4 | +1 | |
| Ecolo Ecolo Ecolo is a French-speaking Belgian green political party in Wallonia, Brussels and the German-speaking Community of Belgium... |
4,310 | 11.50 | +3.32 | 3 | +1 | |
| Vivant Vivant Vivant is a small Belgian social liberal party founded by millionaire Roland Duchâtelet. In the regional elections in June 2004, the party formed a strategic alliance with the Flemish Liberals and Democrats . Both parties are founded on the principle of individualism and can be called liberal... |
2,684 | 7.16 | −0.18 | 2 | ±0 | |
| Total | 37,462 | 100.00 | — | 25 | — | |