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Belgium European Parliament election, 2009
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22 seats to the European Parliament

The European Parliament election of 2009 in Belgium was on Sunday 7 June 2009 and was the election of the delegation from Belgium to the European Parliament. The elections were on the same day as regional elections to the Flemish Parliament, Walloon Parliament, Brussels Parliament and the German-speaking Community of Belgium.[1]

As a result of the Treaty of Nice - that became active in November 2004 - the number of Belgian delegates in the European Parliament decreased from 24 (in 2004) to 22 delegates: 13 delegates were elected by the Dutch-speaking Electoral College, 8 delegates by the Francophone Electoral College and 1 by the German-speaking Electoral College.

Results

Source: European Parliament Elections 2009 in Belgium

National

Template:European Parliament election, 2009 (Belgium)

Details

Results by party (percentage by constituency)
Region Percentage of the vote won per party
Constituency CD&V OPEN VLD VB SP.A N-VA LDD GROEN!
Flanders Flanders Antwerp Province Antwerp 21.90 17.47 19.81 13.66 10.75 8.86 5.27
Brussels Brussels-H.-V. 8.55 11.08 6.95 3.96 4.90 3.62 2.50
East Flanders East Flanders 21.17 24.87 15.34 12.11 8.81 8.23 7.40
Belgium Leuven 21.68 21.88 12.38 14.51 9.91 10.31 7.15
Limburg (Belgium) Limburg 25.60 18.05 15.59 16.89 10.79 5.08 6.10
West Flanders West Flanders 28.10 18.26 12.33 12.69 8.53 6.83 11.42
Total
3 / 13
3 / 13
2 / 13
2 / 13
1 / 13
1 / 13
1 / 13
MR PS CDH ECOLO FN
Wallonia Wallonia Brussels Brussels-H.-V.
6 / 13
3 / 13
2 / 13
2 / 13
 —
13 / 62
Hainaut Province Hainaut
6 / 19
7 / 19
3 / 19
2 / 19
1 / 19
19 / 62
Liège Province Liège
5 / 15
6 / 15
2 / 15
2 / 15
 —
15 / 62
Luxembourg (Belgium) Luxembourg
2 / 4
1 / 4
1 / 4
 — —
4 / 62
Namur Province Namur
2 / 6
2 / 6
1 / 6
1 / 6
 —
6 / 62
Walloon Brabant Walloon Brabant
2 / 5
1 / 5
1 / 5
1 / 5
 —
5 / 62
Total
23 / 62
20 / 62
10 / 62
8 / 62
1 / 62
62 / 62

Dutch-speaking electoral college

Party Affiliation Votes % Change Seats Change
  Christian Democratic and Flemish (CD&V) EPP 948,123 23.26 Decrease 4.89 3 0
  Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats (Open VLD) ELDR 837,884 20.56 Decrease 1.35 3 0
  Flemish Interest (VB) None 647,170 15.88 Decrease 7.28 2 Decrease 1
  Socialist Party Different (SP.A) PES 539,393 13.23 Decrease 4.60 2 Decrease 1
  New Flemish Alliance (N-VA) EPP-ED* 402,545 9.88 Increase 9.88 1 0
  Green! EGP 322,149 7.90 Decrease 0.08 1 0
  List Dedecker (LDD) ECR 296,699 7.28 Increase 7.28 1 Increase 1
  Workers Party of Belgium+ (PVDA+) None 40,057 0.98 Increase 0.37 0 0
  Social Liberal Party (SLP) EFA 26,541 0.65 Increase 0.65 0 0
  Left Socialist Party (LSP) None 8,985 0.22 Decrease 0.13 0 0
  Committee for Another Policy (CAP) None 6,398 0.16 – 0 0
Total 4,075,944 100 – 13 Decrease 1
  • * group (previous term)

French-speaking electoral college

Party Affiliation Votes % Change Seats Change
  Socialist Party (PS) PES 714,947 29.10 Decrease 6.99 3 Decrease 1
  Reformist Movement (MR) ELDR 640,092 26.05 Decrease 1.53 2 Decrease 1
  Ecolo EGP 562,081 22.88 Increase 13.03 2 Increase 1
  Humanist Democratic Centre (CDH) EPP 327,824 13.34 Decrease 1.80 1 0
  National Front (FN) None 87,706 3.57 Decrease 3.88 0 0
  Workers Party of Belgium+ (PTB) None 28,483 1.16 Increase 0.35 0 0
  Others 96,045 3.91 – 0 –
Total 2,457,178 100 – 8 Decrease 1

German-speaking electoral college

Party Affiliation Votes % Change Seats Change
  Christian Social Party (CSP) EPP 12,475 32.25 Decrease 10.23 1 0
  Party for Freedom and Progress (PFF) ELDR 7,878 20.37 Decrease 2.42 0 0
  Ecolo EGP 6,025 15.58 Increase 5.09 0 0
  Socialist Party (PS) PES 5,658 14.63 Decrease 0.31 0 0
  Others 6,644 17.18 – 0 –
Total 38,680 100 – 1 –

Candidates

Dutch-speaking electoral college

Flemish Interest
Place Name Party # of votes
1 Frank Vanhecke VB 161,371
2 Marijke Dillen VB 43,974
3 Philip Claeys VB 27,763
4 Linda Vissers VB 30,167
5 Francis Van den Eynde VB 25,598
6 Johan Demol VB 32,600
7 Alexandra Colen VB 27,686
8 Gerda Van Steenberge VB 22,751
9 Bart Laeremans VB 24,592
10 Bruno Valkeniers VB 33,322
11 Anke Van dermeersch VB 41,049
12 Filip Dewinter VB 150,584
13 Marie-Rose Morel VB 108,629
Green!
Place Name Party # of votes
1 Bart Staes GROEN! 97,036
2 Joke Van de Putte GROEN! 28,556
3 Meyrem Almaci GROEN! 28,806
4 Hugo van Dienderen GROEN! 10,049
5 Maarten Tavernier GROEN! 11,331
6 Rik Jellema GROEN! 7,442
7 Sara Matthieu GROEN! 18,248
8 Francine De Prins GROEN! 12,230
9 Inan Asliyüce GROEN! 11,763
10 Philippe Avijn GROEN! 6,870
11 Tom Kestens GROEN! 9,866
12 Tinne Van der Straeten GROEN! 19,116
13 Vera Dua GROEN! 39,725
List Dedecker
Place Name Party # of votes
1 Jean-Marie Dedecker LDD 149,768
2 Moniek Denhaen LDD 10,629
3 Derk Jan Eppink LDD 13,898
4 Kristof Van Der Cruysse LDD 7,405
5 Isabelle Van Laethem LDD 9,785
New Flemish Alliance
Place Name Party # of votes
1 Frieda Brepoels N-VA 67,717
2 Flor Van Noppen N-VA 27,788
3 Elke Sleurs N-VA 19,575
4 Louis Ide N-VA 16,382
5 Hil D'Haese N-VA 11,585
Socialist Party–Differently
Place Name Party # of votes
1 Kathleen Van Brempt SP.A 146,992
2 Saïd El Khadraoui SP.A 50,408
3 Anne Van Lancker SP.A 47,415
4 Selahattin Kocak SP.A 33,444
5 Tom Germonpré SP.A 19,173
6 Tom Balthazar SP.A 21,864
7 Laila El Abouzi SP.A 25,694
8 Myriam Vanlerberghe SP.A 25,683
9 Ludwig Vandenhove SP.A 22,781
10 Sener Ugurlu SP.A 23,333
11 Dalila Douifi SP.A 20,748
12 Christine Van Broeckhoven SP.A 28,490
13 Bert Anciaux SP.A 71,919

Linguistic controversy

Brussels-Halle-Vilvoorde constituency

Generally in Belgium, residents of Flanders can only vote for a party list that runs in Flanders, and in Wallonia residents may only pick a Walloon list. In practice this means residents will only be able to vote for a party representing the official language group of the region. (French-speakers in Flanders have, however, joined up in the cross-party Union des Francophones with one seat in the Flemish Parliament).

In the capital Brussels, which is officially bilingual but mainly inhabited by French-speakers, people can choose either a French- or a Dutch-speaking party list. However, the area surrounding Brussels is part of Dutch-speaking Flanders, but is joined with the Brussels constituency in elections for the European Parliament and the Belgian Parliament. This bilingual constituency, Brussels-Halle-Vilvoorde, has been declared unconstitional and has been a source of controversy for years. Flemings fear the bilingual constituency leads to increased francisation of the Dutch-speaking area surrounding Brussels, while French-speakers claim it is their basic right to vote for a French-speaking party. Some Dutch-speaking municipalities decided to boycot the EU Parliament election for reason of the unconstitutionality,[2] but elections were carried out anyway.

As in previous elections, Francophone parties campaigned outside of the Francophone area, leading to measures from Flemish authorities. Affligem and Halle are located in Dutch-speaking Flanders (although a substantial minority of Francophones also live there) but belong to the Brussels-Halle-Vilvoorde constituency. Politicians in Affligem and Halle have objected to French-speaking campaigners in Flanders, and billboard space has been denied by the municipal authorities. In Affligem, French-language posters that had already been put up were covered with white paper. The Francophone party Humanist Democratic Centre has condemned it as an attack on "the fundamental rights of French speakers on the periphery [of Brussels]".[2][3]

The municipalities of Merchtem, Beersel, Kapelle-op-den-Bos, Machelen, Ternat, Meise, and Grimbergen also said that they would not provide billboard space, in the hope of avoiding French-language posters. In Steenokkerzeel, Ternat, and Grimbergen stickers were distributed, to be placed on mailboxes, requesting that only Dutch flyers are accepted.[3]

References

  1. ^ http://www.eurotopics.net/en/presseschau/aeltere/NEWSLETTER-2009-02-18-Belgian-state-reform-fails
  2. ^ a b "Language rift in Belgian election". BBC News. 2009-05-06. Retrieved 2009-05-12.
  3. ^ a b "Belgian linguistic feud intensifies as elections draw near". EurActiv.com. 2009-05-05. Retrieved 2009-05-12.
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