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June 9, 2024 Held

Belgium
Kingdom of Belgium
Election for Volksvertegenwoordigers / Chambre des Representants (Belgian Chamber of Representatives)

Results

Voter Participation


Cast Votes:7,315,450
Valid Votes:6,898,873
Invalid Votes:416,577
Voter
Turnout*

Seat Share By Party:

Hover to view number and percent of total seats won by party. Eight largest parties shown, with "others" combined if applicable.


Vote Share by Party:

Party Seats Won Seats Change Votes

New Flemish Alliance (N-VA) (Nieuw-Vlaamse Alliantie) 24 - 1,167,061

16.71%

Flemish Interest 20 - 961,601

13.77%

Reformist Movement (MR) (Mouvement Réformateur) 20 - 716,934

10.26%

Socialist Party (PS) 16 - 561,602

8.04%

Workers' Party (Parti au Travail de Belgique) 15 - 688,369

9.86%

The Engaged (Les Engagés) 14 - 472,755

6.77%

Onward (Vooruit) 13 - 566,436

8.11%

Christian Democratic and Flemish (Christen-Democratisch en Vlaams) 11 - 557,392

7.98%

Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats (Open Vlaamse Liberalen en Democraten) 7 - 380,659

5.45%

Green (Groen) 6 - 324,608

4.65%

Confederated Ecologists for the Organisation of Original Struggles (Écologistes Confédérés pour l'organisation de luttes originales) 3 - 204,438

2.93%

Democratic, Federalist, Independent (Démocrate Fédéraliste Indépendant ) 1 - 84,024

1.20%

Results Notes

Results Source: Service Public Fédéral Intérieur


Election Results Modified: Jun 11, 2024

General Information

At Stake in this Election: 

  • All 150 seats in the Chamber of Representatives 

European Parliament elections, including contests for 22 Belgian seats, will occur concurrently.

  • Chief of State: King PHILIPPE (since 21 July 2013) 

  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Alexander DE CROO (since 1 October 2020) 

  • Assembly: bicameral Parliament with a 60-seat Senate and a 150-seat Chamber of Representatives

  • The King is a hereditary monarch. 

  • The monarch appoints the Prime Minister, historically choosing the leader of the parliamentary majority after each general election. 

  • In the Senate, 50 members are indirectly elected by community/regional parliaments and an additional 10 members are indirectly elected by the other senators. All members serve renewable 5-year terms. 

  • In the Chamber of Representatives, all 150 members are directly elected by proportional representation vote. All members serve renewable 5-year terms.

In the 2019 legislative election, the New Flemish Alliance won the largest share of seats (25) followed by twelve other parties. Voter turnout was 87.28%.

Information for Voters: 

FAQs / Toutes les FAQ / Alle FAQ / alle FAQs (in French, Dutch, and German)

  • Candidate filing deadline:  13 April 2024 

  • Voter registration deadline: N/A; Voter registration is passive and residence-based.

  • New Flemish Alliance / Nieuw-Vlaamse Alliantie (N-VA) 

  • Seats won in last election: 25 out of 150 

  • Socialist Party / Parti Socialiste (PS) 

  • Seats won in last election: 20 out of 150 

  • Flemish Interest / Vlaams Belang (VB) 

  • Seats won in last election: 18 out of 150 

  • Reformist Movement / Mouvement Réformateur (MR) 

  • Seats won in last election: 14 out of 150 

  • Confederated Ecologists for the Organization of Original Struggles / Écologistes Confédérés pour l’organisation de luttes originales (Ecolo) 

  • Seats won in last election: 13 out of 150 

  • Christian Democratic and Flemish / Christen-Democratisch en Vlaams (CD&V) 

  • Seats won in last election: 12 out of 150 

  • Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats / Open Vlaamse Liberalen en Democraten (Open VLD) 

  • Seats won in last election: 12 out of 150 

  • Workers’ Party / Parti du Travail de Belgique (PTB) 

  • Seats won in last election: 12 out of 150 

  • Socialist Party Different / Socialistische Partij Anders (sp.a) 

  • Seats won in last election: 9 out of 150 

  • Green / Groen 

  • Seats won in last election: 8 out of 150 

  • Humanist Democratic Centre / Centre Démocrate Humaniste (cdH) 

  • Seats won in last election: 5 out of 150 

  • Democratic, Federalist, Independent / Démocrate Fédéraliste Indépendant (DéFI) 

  • Seats won in last election: 2 out of 150

Population and Registered Voters: 

Gender Data: 

  • Gender Quota:  The first two candidates and the first two substitute candidates on each party list must not be of the same gender. 

  • Number of Female Legislators (pre-election): 64 out of 150 (42.7%) in the Chamber of Representatives and 26 out of 60 (43.3%) in the Senate 

Disability Data: 

  • CRPD Status: Signed 30 March 2007, Ratified 2 July 2009  

  • Projected population with a disability: 1,869,730 (2022 est.)

IFES Resources: 

  • Does IFES have a presence in Belgium: No   

  • Election Access: Yes 

  • Election Judgements: Yes, 3 judgments and 26 resources 

Election Modified: Jun 11, 2024

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