Flemish Brabant | |
Nativename: | Dutch; Flemish: Vlaams-Brabant French: Brabant Flamand German: Flämisch-Brabant |
Constituency Type: | Constituency |
Parl Name: | Chamber of Representatives |
Map4: | Provincie Vlaams-Brabant in Belgium.svg |
Map Size: | 150px |
Map Entity: | Belgium |
District Label: | Province |
District: | Flemish Brabant |
Region Label: | Region |
Region: | Flanders |
Population: | 1,187,483 (2023)[1] |
Electorate: | 832,401 (2019) |
Area: | 2,118 km2 (2023)[2] |
Year: | 2014 |
Seats: | 15 (2014–present) |
Members Label: | Members[3] |
Flemish Brabant (Dutch; Flemish: Vlaams-Brabant; French: Brabant Flamand; German: Flämisch-Brabant) is one of the 11 multi-member constituencies of the Chamber of Representatives, the lower house of the Belgian Federal Parliament, the national legislature of Belgium. The constituency was established in 2014 following the Sixth Belgian state reform. It is conterminous with the province of Flemish Brabant. The constituency currently elects 15 of the 150 members of the Chamber of Representatives using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system. At the 2019 federal election the constituency had 832,401 registered electors.
Flemish Brabant currently elects 15 of the 150 members of the Chamber of Representatives using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system.[4] [5] Seats are allocated using the D'Hondt method.[6] [7] Only parties that reach the 5% threshold in the constituency compete for seats.[8] [9]
Election | valign=bottom colspan=3 | Workers PVDA ! | valign=bottom colspan=3 | Groen Groen / Agalev ! | valign=bottom colspan=3 | Vooruit Vooruit / SP.A / SP.A-Spirit ! | valign=bottom colspan=3 | Liberals & Democrats Open Vld / VLD ! | valign=bottom colspan=3 | Christian Democrats CD&V ! | valign=bottom colspan=3 | New Flemish N-VA / CD&V-N-VA ! | valign=bottom colspan=3 | Vlaams Belang VB / VB | ||||||||
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Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | ||
57,600 | 8.04% | 1 | 57,395 | 8.01% | 1 | 98,092 | 13.69% | 2 | 83,744 | 11.68% | 2 | 93,465 | 13.04% | 2 | 182,883 | 25.52% | 4 | 119,345 | 16.65% | 3 | ||
33,016 | 4.78% | 0 | 81,620 | 11.83% | 2 | 65,347 | 9.47% | 1 | 106,175 | 15.39% | 3 | 94,743 | 13.73% | 2 | 193,735 | 28.08% | 5 | 92,844 | 13.46% | 2 | ||
12,664 | 1.86% | 0 | 59,096 | 8.70% | 1 | 81,254 | 11.96% | 2 | 170,128 | 25.05% | 4 | 112,251 | 16.53% | 3 | 192,698 | 28.37% | 5 | 28,857 | 4.25% | 0 |
Results of the 2019 federal election held on 26 May 2019:[10] [11] [12]
Party | Votes per arrondissement | align=center valign=bottom rowspan=2 width="50" | Total Votes ! | align=center valign=bottom rowspan=2 width="50" | % ! | align=center valign=bottom rowspan=2 | Seats | |||
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align=center valign=bottom width="50" | Halle- Vilv -oorde ! | align=center valign=bottom width="60" | Leuven ! | align=center valign=bottom width="50" | Expat -riates | |||||
N-VA | 100,908 | 92,536 | 291 | 193,735 | 28.08% | 5 | ||||
align=left style="white-space: nowrap;" | align=left style="white-space: nowrap;" | Open Vld | 56,163 | 49,701 | 311 | 106,175 | 15.39% | 3 | ||
CD&V | 44,607 | 49,991 | 145 | 94,743 | 13.73% | 2 | ||||
VB | 47,981 | 44,785 | 78 | 92,844 | 13.46% | 2 | ||||
Groen | 39,038 | 42,217 | 365 | 81,620 | 11.83% | 2 | ||||
SP.A | 30,476 | 34,768 | 103 | 65,347 | 9.47% | 1 | ||||
PVDA | 16,593 | 16,374 | 49 | 33,016 | 4.78% | 0 | ||||
DéFI | 12,611 | 1,392 | 40 | 14,043 | 2.04% | 0 | ||||
BUB | 3,145 | 1,329 | 39 | 4,513 | 0.65% | 0 | ||||
PRO The Citizens' Lobby | PRO | 2,939 | 1,047 | 6 | 3,992 | 0.58% | 0 | |||
align=left colspan=3 | Valid Votes | 354,461 | 334,140 | 1,427 | 690,028 | 100.00% | 15 | |||
align=left colspan=3 | Rejected Votes | 20,148 | 14,744 | 97 | 34,989 | 4.83% | ||||
align=left colspan=3 | Total Polled | 374,609 | 348,884 | 1,524 | 725,017 | 87.10% | ||||
align=left colspan=3 | Registered Electors | 442,872 | 387,282 | 2,247 | 832,401 | |||||
align=left colspan=3 | Turnout | 84.59% | 90.09% | 67.82% | 87.10% |
The following candidates were elected:[12] Katleen Bury (VB), 7,786 votes; Maggie De Block (Open Vld), 40,819 votes; Theo Francken (N-VA), 122,738 votes; Koen Geens (CD&V), 45,962 votes; Katrien Houtmeyers (N-VA), 12,027 votes; Karin Jiroflée (SP.A), 11,839 votes; Goedele Liekens (Open Vld), 15,678 votes; Darya Safai (N-VA), 17,074 votes; Jessika Soors (Groen), 18,226 votes; Jan Spooren (N-VA), 12,033 votes; Dieter Van Besien (Groen), 5,313 votes; Tim Vandenput (Open Vld), 9,620 votes; Els Van Hoof (CD&V), 13,251 votes; Dries Van Langenhove (VB), 39,295 votes; and Kristien Van Vaerenbergh (N-VA), 17,304 votes.
Substitutions:[13]
Results of the 2014 federal election held on 25 May 2014:[14] [15] [16]
Party | Votes per arrondissement | align=center valign=bottom rowspan=2 width="50" | Total Votes ! | align=center valign=bottom rowspan=2 width="50" | % ! | align=center valign=bottom rowspan=2 | Seats | |||
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align=center valign=bottom width="50" | Halle- Vilv -oorde ! | align=center valign=bottom width="60" | Leuven ! | align=center valign=bottom width="50" | Expat -riates | |||||
N-VA | 99,045 | 93,427 | 226 | 192,698 | 28.37% | 5 | ||||
align=left style="white-space: nowrap;" | align=left style="white-space: nowrap;" | Open Vld | 95,936 | 73,871 | 321 | 170,128 | 25.05% | 4 | ||
CD&V | 53,282 | 58,800 | 169 | 112,251 | 16.53% | 3 | ||||
SP.A | 36,986 | 44,144 | 124 | 81,254 | 11.96% | 2 | ||||
Groen | 25,583 | 33,339 | 174 | 59,096 | 8.70% | 1 | ||||
VB | 14,566 | 14,248 | 43 | 28,857 | 4.25% | 0 | ||||
FDF | 13,958 | 1,373 | 74 | 15,405 | 2.27% | 0 | ||||
PVDA | 5,115 | 7,533 | 16 | 12,664 | 1.86% | 0 | ||||
BUB | 1,819 | 730 | 28 | 2,577 | 0.38% | 0 | ||||
PP | 1,578 | 689 | 14 | 2,281 | 0.34% | 0 | ||||
724 | 1,187 | 3 | 1,914 | 0.28% | 0 | |||||
align=left colspan=3 | Valid Votes | 348,592 | 329,341 | 1,192 | 679,125 | 100.00% | 15 | |||
align=left colspan=3 | Rejected Votes | 19,378 | 14,574 | 107 | 34,059 | 4.78% | ||||
align=left colspan=3 | Total Polled | 367,970 | 343,915 | 1,299 | 713,184 | 87.61% | ||||
align=left colspan=3 | Registered Electors | 433,863 | 378,446 | 1,753 | 814,062 | |||||
align=left colspan=3 | Turnout | 84.81% | 90.88% | 74.10% | 87.61% |
The following candidates were elected:[16] Sonja Becq (CD&V), 15,438 votes; Hans Bonte (SP.A), 15,300 votes; Patricia Ceysens (Open Vld), 11,750 votes; Maggie De Block (Open Vld), 131,713 votes; Inez De Coninck (N-VA), 12,094 votes; Anne Dedry (Groen), 10,598 votes; Theo Francken (N-VA), 44,498 votes; Koen Geens (CD&V), 45,686 votes; Karin Jiroflée (SP.A), 9,013 votes; Jan Spooren (N-VA), 10,010 votes; Luk Van Biesen (Open Vld), 7,650 votes; Tim Vandenput (Open Vld), 8,622 votes; Eric Van Rompuy (CD&V), 23,044 votes; Kristien Van Vaerenbergh (N-VA), 22,177 votes; and Hendrik Vuye (N-VA), 13,320 votes.
Substitutions:[17]