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{{Infobox election
{{Infobox election
| election_name = European Parliament election in Belgium, 1999
| election_name = 1999 European Parliament election in Belgium
| country = Belgium
| country = Belgium
| type = parliamentary
| type = parliamentary
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| image1 = [[File:Annemie Neyts bij het VVD seminar democratisering (5212184305).jpg|150px]]
| image1 = [[File:Annemie Neyts bij het VVD seminar democratisering (5212184305).jpg|150px]]
| leader1 = [[Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck]]
| leader1 = [[Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck]]
| party1 = Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats
| party1 = Flemish Liberals and Democrats
| alliance1 = Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party
| alliance1 = Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party
| last_election1 = 3 seats, 11.37%
| last_election1 = 3 seats, 11.37%
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| swing5 = {{decrease}} 1.81%
| swing5 = {{decrease}} 1.81%
}}
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[[1999 European Parliament election|Elections to the European Parliament]] were held in Belgium on 13 June 1999. The Dutch electoral college elected 14 [[Member of the European Parliament|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 [[1999 Belgian general election|federal election]] and the [[1999 Belgian regional elections|regional elections]].
[[1999 European Parliament election|Elections to the European Parliament]] were held in Belgium on 13 June 1999. The Dutch electoral college elected 14 [[Eurodeputy |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 [[1999 Belgian general election|federal election]] and the [[1999 Belgian regional elections|regional elections]].


==Results==
==Results==


{{Election results
{{election table|title=Summary of the complete results of Belgium's 13 June 1999 [[1999 European Parliament election in Belgium|election]] to the [[European Parliament]]}}
|header1=[[French-speaking electoral college]]
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="11" | {{succession links
|party2=[[Liberal Reformist Party (Belgium)|Liberal Reformist Party]]-[[Democratic Front of Francophones]]|votes2=624445|seats2=3
| left = [[1994 European Parliament election in Belgium|1994]]
|party3=[[Socialist Party (Belgium)|Socialist Party]]|votes3=596567|seats3=3
| center = [[1999 European Parliament election in Belgium|1999]]
|party4=[[Ecolo]]|votes4=525316|seats4=3
| right = [[2004 European Parliament election in Belgium|2004]]
|party5=[[Humanist Democratic Centre|Christian Social Party]]|votes5=307912|seats5=1
}}
|party6=[[National Front (Belgium)|National Front]]|votes6=94848|seats6=0
|- style="text-align:right;"
|party7=[[Vivant]]|votes7=55133|seats7=0
! style="background-color:#E9E9E9; width:400; text-align:left;" colspan="2" | National party
|party8=Debout|votes8=46088|seats8=0
! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:left;" | European party
|party9=[[Communist Party of Belgium (1989)|Communist Party of Belgium]]|votes9=25539|seats9=0
! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:left;" | Main candidate
|party10=[[New Belgian Front]]|votes10=24792|seats10=0
! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:left;" | Electoral college
|party11=Party for a New Politics in Belgium|votes11=10458|seats11=0
! style="background-color:#E9E9E9; width:50;" | Votes
|party12=[[Parti Communautaire National-Européen]]|votes12=2720|seats12=0
! style="background-color:#E9E9E9; width:50;" | %
! style="background-color:#E9E9E9; width:50;" | +/–
! style="background-color:#E9E9E9; width:50;" | E.c. %
! style="background-color:#E9E9E9; width:50;" | Seats
! style="background-color:#E9E9E9; width:50;" | +/–
|- style="text-align:right;"
| style="background-color:blue" |  
| style="text-align: left" | [[Flemish Liberals and Democrats]] (VLD)
| style="text-align: left" |
| style="text-align: left" | [[Annemie Neyts]]
| style="text-align: left" | Dutch-speaking
| 847,099
| 13.61
|
| 21.88
| 3
| 0 {{steady}}
|- style="text-align:right;"
| style="background-color:orange" |  
| style="text-align: left" | [[Christian Democratic and Flemish|Christian's People Party]] (CVP)
| style="text-align: left" |
| style="text-align: left" | [[Miet Smet]]
| style="text-align: left" | Dutch-speaking
| 839,720
| 13.49
|
| 21.68
| 3
| 1 {{decrease}}
|- style="text-align:right;"
| style="background-color:blue" |  
| style="text-align: left" | [[Liberal Reformist Party (Belgium)|Liberal Reformist Party]] (PRL) + [[Democratic Front of Francophones]] (FDF)
| style="text-align: left" |
| style="text-align: left" | [[Daniel Ducarme]]
| style="text-align: left" | French-speaking
| 624,445
| 10.03
|
| 26.99
| 3
| 0 {{steady}}
|- style="text-align:right;"
| style="background-color:red" |  
| style="text-align: left" | [[Socialist Party (francophone Belgium)|Socialist Party]] (PS)
| style="text-align: left" |
| style="text-align: left" | [[Philippe Busquin]]
| style="text-align: left" | French-speaking
| 596,567
| 9.59
|
| 25.78
| 3
| 0 {{steady}}
|- style="text-align:right;"
| style="background-color:brown" |  
| style="text-align: left" | [[Vlaams Blok|Flemish Bloc]] (VB)
| style="text-align: left" |
| style="text-align: left" | [[Frank Vanhecke]]
| style="text-align: left" | Dutch-speaking
| 584,392
| 9.39
|
| 15.09
| 2
| 0 {{steady}}
|- style="text-align:right;"
| style="background-color:red" |  
| style="text-align: left" | [[Socialist Party – Different|Socialist Party]] (SP)
| style="text-align: left" |
| style="text-align: left" | [[Frank Vandenbroucke (politician)|Frank Vandenbroucke]]
| style="text-align: left" | Dutch-speaking
| 550,237
| 8.84
|
| 14.21
| 2
| 1 {{decrease}}
|- style="text-align:right;"
| style="background-color:green" |  
| style="text-align: left" | [[Ecolo|Ecology Party]] (ECOLO)
| style="text-align: left" |
| style="text-align: left" | [[Paul Lannoye]]
| style="text-align: left" | French-speaking
| 525,316
| 8.44
|
| 22.70
| 3
| 2 {{increase}}
|- style="text-align:right;"
| style="background-color:yellow" |  
| style="text-align: left" | [[People's Union (Belgium)|People's Union-ID]] (VU-ID)
| style="text-align: left" |
| style="text-align: left" | [[Bert Anciaux]]
| style="text-align: left" | Dutch-speaking
| 471,238
| 7.57
|
| 12.17
| 2
| 1 {{increase}}
|- style="text-align:right;"
| style="background-color:green" |  
| style="text-align: left" | [[Green!|Agalev]] (AGALEV)
| style="text-align: left" |
| style="text-align: left" | [[Patsy Sörensen]]
| style="text-align: left" | Dutch-speaking
| 464,042
| 7.46
|
| 11.98
| 2
| 1 {{increase}}
|- style="text-align:right;"
| style="background-color:orange" |  
| style="text-align: left" | [[Humanist Democratic Centre|Christian Social Party]] (PSC)
| style="text-align: left" |
| style="text-align: left" | [[Michel Hansenne]]
| style="text-align: left" | French-speaking
| 307,912
| 4.95
|
| 13.31
| 1
| 1 {{decrease}}
|- style="text-align:right;"
| style="background-color:orange" |  
| style="text-align: left" | [[Christian Social Party (Belgium)|Christian Social Party]] (CSP)
| style="text-align: left" |
| style="text-align: left" | [[Mathieu Grosch]]
| style="text-align: left" | German-speaking
| 13,456
| 0.22
|
| 36.47
| 1
| 0 {{steady}}
|- style="text-align:right;border-top:2px solid gray;"
| style="background-color:black" |  
| style="text-align: left" | [[National Front (Belgium)|National Front]] (FN)
| style="text-align: left" |
| style="text-align: left" | [[Daniel Féret]]
| style="text-align: left" | French-speaking
| 94,848
| 1.52
|
| 4.10
| 0
| 1 {{decrease}}
|- style="text-align:right;"
| style="background-color:#FFBA00" |  
| style="text-align: left" | [[Vivant]] (VIVANT)
| style="text-align: left" |
| style="text-align: left" |
| style="text-align: left" | Dutch-speaking
| 67,107
| 1.08
| ''new''
| 1.73
| 0
| 0 {{steady}}
|- style="text-align:right;"
| style="background-color:#FFBA00" |  
| style="text-align: left" | [[Vivant]] (VIVANT)
| style="text-align: left" |
| style="text-align: left" |
| style="text-align: left" | French-speaking
| 55,133
| 0.89
| ''new''
| 2.38
| 0
| 0 {{steady}}
|- style="text-align:right;"
|
| style="text-align: left"| (DEBOUT)
| style="text-align: left"|
| style="text-align: left"|
| style="text-align: left"| French-speaking
| 46,088
| 0.74
|
|
| 0
| 0 {{steady}}
|- style="text-align:right;"
|
| style="text-align: left"| [[Communist Party (Wallonia)|Communist Party]] (PC)
| style="text-align: left"|
| style="text-align: left"|
| style="text-align: left"| French-speaking
| 25,539
| 0.41
|
|
| 0
| 0 {{steady}}
|- style="text-align:right;"
|
| style="text-align: left"| [[Workers' Party of Belgium|Workers' Party]] (PVDA)
| style="text-align: left"| None
| style="text-align: left"|
| style="text-align: left"| Dutch-speaking
| 21,966
| 0.35
|
|
| 0
| 0 {{steady}}
|- style="text-align:right;"
|
| style="text-align: left"| [[Party for a New Politics in Belgium]] (PNPb)
| style="text-align: left"|
| style="text-align: left"|
| style="text-align: left"| Dutch-speaking
| 17,095
| 0.27
|
|
| 0
| 0 {{steady}}
|- style="text-align:right;"
|
| style="text-align: left"| [[Party for a New Politics in Belgium]] (PNPb)
| style="text-align: left"|
| style="text-align: left"|
| style="text-align: left"| French-speaking
| 10,458
| 0.17
|
|
| 0
| 0 {{steady}}
|- style="text-align:right;"
|
| style="text-align: left"| [[Social-Liberal Democrats]] (SoLiDe)
| style="text-align: left"|
| style="text-align: left"|
| style="text-align: left"| Dutch-speaking
| 9,528
| 0.15
|
|
| 0
| 0 {{steady}}
|- style="text-align:right;"
| width=10 style="background-color:blue" |  
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Partei für Freiheit und Fortschritt|Party for Freedom and Progress]] (PFF)
| style="text-align: left"|
| style="text-align: left"|
| style="text-align: left"| German-speaking
| 7,234
|
|
| 19.60
| 0
| 0 {{steady}}
|- style="text-align:right;"
| width=10 style="background-color:green" |  
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Ecolo|Ecology Party]] (ECOLO)
| style="text-align: left"|
| style="text-align: left"|
| style="text-align: left"| German-speaking
| 6,276
|
|
| 17.01
| 0
| 0 {{steady}}
|- style="text-align:right;"
| width=10 style="background-color:red" |  
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Socialist Party (francophone Belgium)|Socialist Party]] (SP)
| style="text-align: left"|
| style="text-align: left"|
| style="text-align: left"| German-speaking
| 4,215
|
|
| 11.42
| 0
| 0 {{steady}}
|- style="text-align:right;"
|
| style="text-align: left"| [[ProDG (Belgium)|Party of the German-speaking Belgians]] (PDB)
| style="text-align: left"|
| style="text-align: left"|
| style="text-align: left"| German-speaking
| 3,661
|
|
| 9.92
| 0
| 0 {{steady}}
|- style="text-align:right;"
|
| style="text-align: left"| (PCN)
| style="text-align: left"|
| style="text-align: left"|
| style="text-align: left"| French-speaking
| 2,720
| 0.04
|
|
| 0
| 0 {{steady}}


|embedded={{Election results|embed=y
|- style="background-color:#E9E9E9"
|header1=[[Dutch-speaking electoral college]]
| style="text-align:right;" colspan="5" | Valid votes
|party2=[[Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats|Flemish Liberals and Democrats]]|votes2=847099|seats2=3
| 6,223,142
|party3=[[Christian Democratic and Flemish|Christian People's Party]]|votes3=839720|seats3=3
| 93.07
|party4=[[Vlaams Blok]]|votes4=584392|seats4=2
| colspan="4" rowspan="2" |
|party5=[[Vooruit (political party)|Flemish Socialist Party]]|votes5=550237|seats5=2
|- style="background-color:#E9E9E9"
|party6=[[People's Union (Belgium)|People's Union]]|votes6=471238|seats6=2
| style="text-align:right;" colspan="5" | Blank and invalid votes
|party7=[[Groen (political party)|Agalev]]|votes7=464042|seats7=2
| 463,078
|party8=[[Vivant]]|votes8=67107|seats8=0
| 6.93
|party9=[[Workers' Party of Belgium]]|votes9=21966|seats9=0
|- style="background-color:#E9E9E9"
|party10=Party for a New Politics in Belgium|votes10=17095|seats10=0
| style="text-align:right;" colspan="5" | '''Totals'''
|party11=Social-Liberal Democrats|votes11=9528|seats11=0
| '''6,686,220'''
| '''100.00'''
| '''—'''
| '''—'''
| '''25'''
| '''0 {{steady}}'''
|- style="background-color:#E9E9E9"
| colspan="5" | Electorate (eligible voters) and voter turnout
| 7,343,464
| 91.05
| colspan="4" |
|-
| style="text-align:left;" colspan="11" | <small>Source: [http://polling2004.belgium.be/en/eur/results/results_tab_etop.html Belgian Ministry of the Interior]</small>
|}


|embedded={{Election results|embed=y
|header1=[[German-speaking electoral college]]
|party2=[[Christlich Soziale Partei (Belgium)|Christian Social Party]]|votes2=13456|seats2=1
|party3=[[Partei für Freiheit und Fortschritt]]|votes3=7234|seats3=0
|party4=[[Ecolo]]|votes4=6276|seats4=0
|party5=[[Socialist Party (Belgium)|Socialist Party]]|votes5=4215|seats5=0
|party6=[[Party of German-speaking Belgians]]|votes6=3661|seats6=0
|party7=[[Vivant]]|votes7=1198|seats7=0
|party8=Juropa|votes8=788|seats8=0
|party9=[[Workers' Party of Belgium]]|votes9=72|seats9=0

|valid=6186242
|invalid=452765
|electorate=7297815
|source=[https://resultatselection.belgium.be/fr/search/parlement-europ%C3%A9en/1999/ Belgian Elections]
}}}}}}


{{European Parliament elections}}
{{European Parliament elections}}

Latest revision as of 14:06, 28 June 2023

1999 European Parliament election in Belgium
← 1994 13 June 1999 2004 →
25 seats to the European Parliament
  First party Second party
 
Leader Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck Miet Smet
Party Open Vld CVP
Alliance ALDE EPP
Last election 3 seats, 11.37% 4 seats, 16.98%
Seats won 3 3
Seat change Steady Decrease 1
Popular vote 847,099 839,720
Percentage 13.61% 13.49%
Swing Increase 2.24% Decrease 3.49%
  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader Daniel Ducarme Philippe Busquin
Party PRL PS
Alliance ALDE PES
Last election 3 seats, 9.21% 3 seats, 10.92%
Seats won 3 3
Seat change Steady Steady
Popular vote 624,445 596,567
Percentage 10.03% 9.59%
Swing Decrease 0.95% Decrease 1.81%

Elections to the European Parliament were held in Belgium on 13 June 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.

Results

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PartyVotes%Seats
French-speaking electoral college
Liberal Reformist Party-Democratic Front of Francophones624,44526.993
Socialist Party596,56725.783
Ecolo525,31622.703
Christian Social Party307,91213.311
National Front94,8484.100
Vivant55,1332.380
Debout46,0881.990
Communist Party of Belgium25,5391.100
New Belgian Front24,7921.070
Party for a New Politics in Belgium10,4580.450
Parti Communautaire National-Européen2,7200.120
Total2,313,818100.0010
Dutch-speaking electoral college
Flemish Liberals and Democrats847,09921.883
Christian People's Party839,72021.683
Vlaams Blok584,39215.092
Flemish Socialist Party550,23714.212
People's Union471,23812.172
Agalev464,04211.982
Vivant67,1071.730
Workers' Party of Belgium21,9660.570
Party for a New Politics in Belgium17,0950.440
Social-Liberal Democrats9,5280.250
Total3,872,424100.0014
German-speaking electoral college
Christian Social Party13,45636.471
Partei für Freiheit und Fortschritt7,23419.600
Ecolo6,27617.010
Socialist Party4,21511.420
Party of German-speaking Belgians3,6619.920
Vivant1,1983.250
Juropa7882.140
Workers' Party of Belgium720.200
Total36,900100.001
Valid votes6,186,24293.18
Invalid/blank votes452,7656.82
Total votes6,639,007100.00
Registered voters/turnout7,297,81590.97
Source: Belgian Elections
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