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[[European Parliament election, 1999|Elections to the European Parliament]] were held in Belgium on June 13, 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
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{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1999 European Parliament election in Belgium
| country = Belgium
| type = parliamentary
| previous_election = 1994 European Parliament election in Belgium
| previous_year = 1994
| next_election = 2004 European Parliament election in Belgium
| next_year = 2004
| seats_for_election = 25 seats to the European Parliament
| election_date = 13 June 1999


| image1 = [[File:Annemie Neyts bij het VVD seminar democratisering (5212184305).jpg|150px]]
==Results==
| leader1 = [[Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck]]
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: right"
| party1 = Flemish Liberals and Democrats
|- bgcolor="#ececec"
| alliance1 = Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party
! rowspan=2 colspan="2" | Party
| last_election1 = 3 seats, 11.37%
! colspan=3|Total
| seats1 = 3
! colspan=3|[[Dutch-speaking electoral college]]*
| seat_change1 = {{steady}}
! colspan=3|[[French-speaking electoral college]]*
| popular_vote1 = 847,099
! colspan=3|[[German-speaking electoral college]]**
| percentage1 = 13.61%
|- bgcolor="#ececec"
| swing1 = {{increase}} 2.24%
! Votes
! %
! Seats
! Votes
! %
! Seats
! Votes
! %
! Seats
! Votes
! %
! Seats
|-
| bgcolor="blue"| 
| align=left|[[Flemish Liberals and Democrats]] (VLD)
| align=right|847,099
| align=right|
| align=right|3
| align=right|847,099
| align=right|21.88
| align=right|3 (=0)
| colspan=3 bgcolor="lightgrey"|
| colspan=3 bgcolor="lightgrey"|
|-
| bgcolor="orange"| 
| align=left|[[CD&V|Christian People Party]] (CVP)
| align=right|839,720
| align=right|
| align=right|3
| align=right|839,720
| align=right|21.68
| align=right|3 (−1)
| colspan=3 bgcolor="lightgrey"|
| colspan=3 bgcolor="lightgrey"|
|-
| bgcolor="blue"| 
| align=left|[[Liberal Reformist Party]] (PRL) / [[Democratic Front of Francophones]] (FDF)
| align=right|624,445
| align=right|
| align=right|3
| colspan=3 bgcolor="lightgrey"|
| align=right|624,445
| align=right|26.99
| align=right|3 (=0)
| colspan=3 bgcolor="lightgrey"|
|-
| bgcolor="brown"| 
| align=left|[[Vlaams Blok|Flemish Bloc]] (VB)
| align=right|584,392
| align=right|
| align=right|2
| align=right|584,392
| align=right|15.09
| align=right|2 (=0)
| colspan=3 bgcolor="lightgrey"|
| colspan=3 bgcolor="lightgrey"|
|-
| bgcolor="red"| 
| align=left|[[Socialist Party (francophone Belgium)|Socialist Party]] (PS)
| align=right|596,567
| align=right|
| align=right|3
| colspan=3 bgcolor="lightgrey"|
| align=right|596,567
| align=right|25.78
| align=right|3 (=0)
| colspan=3 bgcolor="lightgrey"|
|-
| bgcolor="red"| 
| align=left|[[Socialist Party – Different|Socialist Party]] (SP)
| align=right|550,237
| align=right|
| align=right|2
| align=right|550,237
| align=right|14.21
| align=right|2 (−1)
| colspan=3 bgcolor="lightgrey"|
| colspan=3 bgcolor="lightgrey"|
|-
| bgcolor="green"| 
| align=left|[[Ecolo]]
| align=right|525,316
| align=right|
| align=right|3
| colspan=3 bgcolor="lightgrey"|
| align=right|525,316
| align=right|22.70
| align=right|3 (+2)
| colspan=3 bgcolor="lightgrey"|
|-
| bgcolor="yellow"| 
| align=left|[[People's Union (Belgium)|People's Union]] (VU-ID)
| align=right|471,238
| align=right|
| align=right|2
| align=right|471,238
| align=right|12.17
| align=right|2 (+1)
| colspan=3 bgcolor="lightgrey"|
| colspan=3 bgcolor="lightgrey"|
|-
| bgcolor="green"| 
| align=left|[[Green!|Agalev]]
| align=right|464,042
| align=right|
| align=right|2
| align=right|464,042
| align=right|11.98
| align=right|2 (+1)
| colspan=3 bgcolor="lightgrey"|
| colspan=3 bgcolor="lightgrey"|
|-
| bgcolor="orange"| 
| align=left|[[Humanist Democratic Centre|Christian Social Party]] (PSC)
| align=right|307,912
| align=right|
| align=right|1
| colspan=3 bgcolor="lightgrey"|
| align=right|307,912
| align=right|13.31
| align=right|1 (−1)
| colspan=3 bgcolor="lightgrey"|
|-
| bgcolor="#FFBA00"| 
| align=left|[[Vivant]]
| align=right|123,438
| align=right|
| align=right|0
| align=right|67,107
| align=right|1.73
| align=right|0 (=0)
| align=right|55,133
| align=right|2.38
| align=right|0 (=0)
| align=right|1,198
| align=right|3.25
| align=right|0 (=0)
|-
| bgcolor="grey"| 
| align=left|Others
| align=right|48,589
| align=right|
| align=right|0
| align=right|48,589
| align=right|1.25
| align=right|0 (—)
|
|
|}
* *All parties with more than 50,000 votes are listed.
* **All parties with more than 1,000 votes are listed.


| image2 = [[File:Miet Smet 2009.jpg|150x150px]]
==French-speaking electoral college==
| leader2 = [[Miet Smet]]
| party2 = Christian People's Party (Belgium)
| alliance2 = European People's Party
| last_election2 = 4 seats, 16.98%
| seats2 = 3
| seat_change2 = {{decrease}} 1
| popular_vote2 = 839,720
| percentage2 = 13.49%
| swing2 = {{decrease}} 3.49%


| image4 = [[File:No image.svg|100px]]
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: right"
| leader4 = [[Daniel Ducarme]]
|-
| party4 = Liberal Reformist Party (Belgium)
! colspan=2 | Party/Alliance
| alliance4 = Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party
! style="width: 5em" | Votes
| last_election4 = 3 seats, 9.21%
! style="width: 4em" | %
| seats4 = 3
! style="width: 4em" | +/−
| seat_change4 = {{steady}}
! style="width: 4em" | Seats
| popular_vote4 = 624,445
! style="width: 4em" | +/−
| percentage4 = 10.03%
| swing4 = {{decrease}} 0.95%


| image5 = [[File:No image.svg|100px]]
| leader5 = [[Philippe Busquin]]
| party5 = Socialist Party (francophone Belgium)
| alliance5 = Party of European Socialists
| last_election5 = 3 seats, 10.92%
| seats5 = 3
| seat_change5 = {{steady}}
| popular_vote5 = 596,567
| percentage5 = 9.59%
| swing5 = {{decrease}} 1.81%
}}
[[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==


{{Election results
|-
|header1=[[French-speaking electoral college]]
| bgcolor="black"| 
|party2=[[Liberal Reformist Party (Belgium)|Liberal Reformist Party]]-[[Democratic Front of Francophones]]|votes2=624445|seats2=3
| style="text-align: left" | [[National Front (Belgium)|FN]]
|party3=[[Socialist Party (Belgium)|Socialist Party]]|votes3=596567|seats3=3
| 94,848
|party4=[[Ecolo]]|votes4=525316|seats4=3
| 4.10%
|party5=[[Humanist Democratic Centre|Christian Social Party]]|votes5=307912|seats5=1
| −3.77%
|party6=[[National Front (Belgium)|National Front]]|votes6=94848|seats6=0
| 0
|party7=[[Vivant]]|votes7=55133|seats7=0
| −1
|party8=Debout|votes8=46088|seats8=0
|party9=[[Communist Party of Belgium (1989)|Communist Party of Belgium]]|votes9=25539|seats9=0
|party10=[[New Belgian Front]]|votes10=24792|seats10=0
|party11=Party for a New Politics in Belgium|votes11=10458|seats11=0
|party12=[[Parti Communautaire National-Européen]]|votes12=2720|seats12=0


|embedded={{Election results|embed=y
|-
|header1=[[Dutch-speaking electoral college]]
| bgcolor="grey"| 
|party2=[[Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats|Flemish Liberals and Democrats]]|votes2=847099|seats2=3
| style="text-align: left" | All Others
|party3=[[Christian Democratic and Flemish|Christian People's Party]]|votes3=839720|seats3=3
| 109,597
|party4=[[Vlaams Blok]]|votes4=584392|seats4=2
| 4.74%
|party5=[[Vooruit (political party)|Flemish Socialist Party]]|votes5=550237|seats5=2
| --
|party6=[[People's Union (Belgium)|People's Union]]|votes6=471238|seats6=2
| 0
|party7=[[Groen (political party)|Agalev]]|votes7=464042|seats7=2
| 0
|party8=[[Vivant]]|votes8=67107|seats8=0
|}
|party9=[[Workers' Party of Belgium]]|votes9=21966|seats9=0
*All parties with more than 50,000 votes are listed.
|party10=Party for a New Politics in Belgium|votes10=17095|seats10=0
|party11=Social-Liberal Democrats|votes11=9528|seats11=0


|embedded={{Election results|embed=y
==German-speaking electoral college==
|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
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: right"
|invalid=452765
|-
|electorate=7297815
! colspan=2 | Party/Alliance
|source=[https://resultatselection.belgium.be/fr/search/parlement-europ%C3%A9en/1999/ Belgian Elections]
! style="width: 4em" | Votes
}}}}}}
! style="width: 4em" | %
! style="width: 4em" | +/−
! style="width: 4em" | Seats
! style="width: 4em" | +/−
|-
| bgcolor="orange"| 
| style="text-align: left" | [[Christian Social Party (Belgium)|CSP]]-[[European People's Party|EVP]]
| 13,456
| 36.47%
| +5.18 %
| 1
| 0
|-
| bgcolor="blue"| 
| style="text-align: left" | [[Partei für Freiheit und Fortschritt|PFF]]
| 7,234
| 19.60%
| −0.46%
| 0
| 0
|-
| bgcolor="green"| 
| style="text-align: left" | [[Ecolo]]
| 6,276
| 17.01%
| +2.11%
| 0
| 0
|-
| bgcolor="red"| 
| style="text-align: left" | [[Socialist Party (francophone Belgium)|SP]]
| 4,215
| 11.42%
| +1.15%
| 0
| 0
|-
| bgcolor="#FF6600"| 
| style="text-align: left" | [[Party of German-speaking Belgians|PDB]]
| 3,661
| 9.92%
| −5.59%
| 0
| 0
|-
| bgcolor="grey"| 
| style="text-align: left" | All Others
| 860
| 2.16%
| --
| 0
| 0
|}
*All parties with more than 1,000 votes are listed.


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[[Category:European Parliament election, 1999|Belgium]]
[[Category:1999 European Parliament election|Belgium]]
[[Category:European Parliament elections in Belgium]]
[[Category:European Parliament elections in Belgium]]
[[Category:Elections in Belgium]]
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[[es:Elecciones al Parlamento Europeo de 1999 (Bélgica)]]
[[fr:Élections européennes de 1999 en Belgique]]
[[it:Elezioni europee del 1999 (Belgio)]]
[[pl:Wybory do Parlamentu Europejskiego w Belgii w 1999 roku]]
[[sv:Europaparlamentsvalet i Belgien 1999]]

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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