European Parliament election, 1999 (Belgium)
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Elections to the European Parliament
were held in Belgium on June 13, 1999. The Dutch electoral college elected 14 MEPs
, the French electoral college elected 10 MEPs and the German-speaking electoral college elected 1 MEP. The European elections were held on the same day as the federal election
and the regional elections
.
European Parliament election, 1999
The European Parliament Election, 1999 was a European election for all 626 members of the European Parliament held across the 15 European Union member states on 10, 11 and 13 June 1999. The voter turn-out was generally low, except in Belgium and Luxembourg, where voting is compulsory and where...
were held in Belgium on June 13, 1999. The Dutch electoral college elected 14 MEPs
Member of the European Parliament
A Member of the European Parliament is a person who has been elected to the European Parliament. The name of MEPs differ in different languages, with terms such as europarliamentarian or eurodeputy being common in Romance language-speaking areas.When the European Parliament was first established,...
, the French electoral college elected 10 MEPs and the German-speaking electoral college elected 1 MEP. The European elections were held on the same day as the federal election
Belgian general election, 1999
The June 13, 1999 Belgian general elections was a Belgian election for the Belgian Chamber of Representatives and Belgian Senate. The federal general elections were held on the same day as the European elections and the regional elections. The Flemish Liberals and Democrats won the elections.The...
and the regional elections
Belgian regional elections, 1999
Regional elections were held in Belgium, to choose representatives in the regional councils of Flanders, Wallonia, Brussels and the German-speaking Community on 13 June 1999...
.
Dutch-speaking electoral college
| Party/Alliance | Votes | % | +/− | Seats | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VLD 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... |
847,099 | 21.88% | +3.52% | 3 | 0 | |
| CVP Christian Democratic and Flemish The Christian Democratic and Flemish is a political party of Belgium, formerly called Christian People's Party... |
839,720 | 21.68% | −5.75% | 3 | −1 | |
| Vlaams Blok Vlaams Blok The Vlaams Blok was a Belgian far-right and secessionist political party with an anti-immigration platform. Its ideologies embraced Flemish nationalism, calling for the independence of Flanders. From its creation in 1978, it was the most notable militant right wing of the Flemish movement. Vlaams... |
584,392 | 15.09% | +2.53% | 2 | 0 | |
| SP | 550,237 | 14.21% | −3.42% | 2 | −1 | |
| VU-ID People's Union (Belgium) People's Union was a Belgian political party, formed in 1954 as a successor to the "Christian Flemish People's Union", an electoral alliance of Flemish nationalists.... |
471,238 | 12.17% | +5.08% | 2 | +1 | |
| Agalev-Groen 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:... |
464,042 | 11.98% | +1.25% | 2 | +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... |
67,107 | 1.73% | +1.73% | 0 | 0 | |
| All Others | 48,589 | 1.25% | -- | 0 | 0 | |
- All parties with more than 50,000 votes are listed.
French-speaking electoral college
| Party/Alliance | Votes | % | +/− | Seats | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRL Liberal Reformist Party The Parti Réformateur Libéral was a Belgian liberal party active in Wallonia and Brussels. It grew out of the unitiarian PVV-PLP and has since become part of the Mouvement Réformateur.-PVV-PLP:* Omer Vanaudenhove 1961 - 1968... -FDF Democratic Front of Francophones The Francophone Democratic Federalists , is a Francophone political party based in Brussels, Belgium founded on 11 May 1964. Until 1982, the FDF dominated Brussels' municipal politics. It is led by Deputy Olivier Maingain.... |
624,445 | 26.99% | +2.74% | 3 | 0 | |
| PS 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... |
596,567 | 25.78% | −4.66% | 3 | 0 | |
| Ecolo Ecolo Ecolo is a French-speaking Belgian green political party in Wallonia, Brussels and the German-speaking Community of Belgium... |
525,316 | 22.70% | +9.68% | 3 | +2 | |
| PSC 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 :... |
307,912 | 13.31% | −5.50% | 1 | −1 | |
| FN 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.... |
94,848 | 4.10% | −3.77% | 0 | −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... |
55,133 | 2.38% | +2.38% | 0 | 0 | |
| All Others | 109,597 | 4.74% | -- | 0 | 0 | |
- All parties with more than 50,000 votes are listed.
German-speaking electoral college
| Party/Alliance | Votes | % | +/− | Seats | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CSP 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... -EVP European People's Party The European People's Party is a pro-European centre-right European political party. The EPP was founded in 1976 by Christian democratic parties, but later it increased its membership to include conservative parties and parties of other centre-right perspectives.The EPP is the most influential of... |
13,456 | 36.47% | +5.18 % | 1 | 0 | |
| PFF Partei für Freiheit und Fortschritt The Party for Freedom and Progress is a regional liberal party in Belgium, only active in the tiny German-speaking Community of Belgium.... |
7,234 | 19.60% | −0.46% | 0 | 0 | |
| Ecolo Ecolo Ecolo is a French-speaking Belgian green political party in Wallonia, Brussels and the German-speaking Community of Belgium... |
6,276 | 17.01% | +2.11% | 0 | 0 | |
| SP 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... |
4,215 | 11.42% | +1.15% | 0 | 0 | |
| PDB 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... |
3,661 | 9.92% | −5.59% | 0 | 0 | |
| 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... |
1,198 | 3.25% | +3.25% | 0 | 0 | |
| All Others | 860 | 2.16% | -- | 0 | 0 | |
- All parties with more than 1,000 votes are listed.