2009 Belgian regional elections
Regional elections were held in Belgium on 7 June 2009 to choose representatives in the regional parliaments of Flanders , Wallonia , Brussels and the German-speaking Community of Belgium . These elections were held on the same day as the European elections .[ 1]
The Parliament of the French Community is composed of all elected members of the Walloon Parliament (except German-speakers) and the first 19 French-speaking members of the Brussels Parliament.
2009 Flemish parliamentary election
All 124 members of the Flemish Parliament were elected. The five Flemish provinces (West Flanders, East Flanders, Antwerp, Flemish Brabant and Limburg) each are a constituency, plus the Brussels-Capital Region where those voting for a Dutch-language party could also vote in the Flemish election.
Party Votes % Seats Flanders Brussels Total +/- Christian Democratic and Flemish 939,873 22.86 31 1 31 -4 Flemish Interest 628,564 15.28 20 1 21 -11 Socialist Party Differently 627,852 15.27 18 1 19 -6 Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats 616,610 14.99 19 2 21 -4 New Flemish Alliance 537,040 13.06 16 – 16 +16 List Dedecker 313,176 7.62 8 – 8 +8 Groen! 278,211 6.77 6 1 7 +1 Union of Francophones 47,319 1.15 1 – 1 – Social Liberal Party 44,734 1.09 – – – – Workers' Party of Belgium+ 42,849 1.04 – – – – Left Socialist Party 10,038 0.24 – – – – Belgische Alliantie 9,318 0.23 – – – – Vrijheid 6,228 0.15 – – – – RESPECT 5,692 0.14 – – – – Committee for Another Policy 2,211 0.05 – – – – Vrije Christen Democraten 1,898 0.05 – – – – Belgische Unie – Union Belge 712 0.02 – – – – Total 4,112,325 100.00 119 6 124 0 Valid votes 4,112,325 94.50 Invalid/blank votes 239,482 5.50 Total votes 4,351,807 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 4,676,488 93.06 Source: Belgian Elections
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2009 Walloon parliamentary election
Party Votes % Seats +/– Socialist Party 657,803 32.77 29 -4 Reformist Movement 469,792 23.41 19 -2 Ecolo 372,067 18.54 14 +11 Humanist Democratic Centre 323,952 16.14 13 -1 National Front 57,374 2.86 – -4 Rassemblement Wallonie France 27,955 1.39 – – Workers' Party of Belgium+ 24,875 1.24 – – Wallonie D'Abord 19,255 0.96 – – FN Plus 13,116 0.65 – – Wallons 10,008 0.50 – – MS 6,470 0.32 – – PC - GE 6,431 0.32 – – LiDé 4,763 0.24 – – Parti Pensionnés 3,939 0.20 – – CAP DORAZIO 2,115 0.11 – – Belgique Positif 1,511 0.08 – – PSL 1,508 0.08 – – CDF 1,342 0.07 – – OSER 717 0.04 – – Velorution 429 0.02 – – GPS 399 0.02 – – ACNV 379 0.02 – – F.D.W. 311 0.02 – – Ripost 279 0.01 – – Républicain Wallon 248 0.01 – – Total 2,007,038 100.00 75 – Valid votes 2,007,038 92.32 Invalid/blank votes 166,863 7.68 Total votes 2,173,901 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 2,442,697 89.00 Source: Belgian Elections
2009 Brussels parliamentary election
All 89 members of the Parliament of the Brussels-Capital Region were elected. Those voting for a Dutch-language party could also cast a vote for the Flemish parliamentary election.
Party Votes % Seats French language group Reformist Movement 121,905 29.82 24 Socialist Party 107,303 26.24 21 Ecolo 82,663 20.22 16 Humanist Democratic Centre 60,527 14.80 11 National Front 7,803 1.91 – Pro Bruxsel 6,840 1.67 – Egalité 4,289 1.05 – musulmans.be 4,055 0.99 – Workers' Party+ 3,427 0.84 – PC-PSL-LCR-PH 2,042 0.50 – CDF 1,807 0.44 – Vélorution! 1,402 0.34 – Rassemblement Wallonie France 1,321 0.32 – FDB 588 0.14 – New Belgian Front 557 0.14 – CAP D'Orazio 521 0.13 – Unie 491 0.12 – Nation 471 0.12 – Trefle 416 0.10 – D.P. 299 0.07 – P.S.H 143 0.03 – Total 408,870 100.00 72 Dutch language group Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats 11,957 23.07 4 Socialist Party Differently 10,085 19.46 4 Flemish Interest 9,072 17.51 3 Christian Democratic and Flemish 7,696 14.85 3 Green! 5,806 11.20 2 New Flemish Alliance 2,586 4.99 1 List Dedecker 1,957 3.78 – Pro Bruxsel 1,225 2.36 – Workers' Party+ 611 1.18 – Belgische Unie – Union Belge 462 0.89 – Social Liberal Party 361 0.70 – Total 51,818 100.00 17 Valid votes 460,688 95.04 Invalid/blank votes 24,031 4.96 Total votes 484,719 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 574,793 84.33 Source: Belgian Elections
All 25 members of the Parliament of the German-speaking Community were elected.
Party Votes % +/– Seats +/– Christian Social Party 10,122 27.02 −5.77% 7 −1 Socialist Party 7,231 19.30 +0.29% 5 – Party for Freedom and Progress 6,562 17.52 −3.46% 4 −1 ProDG 6,553 17.49 +5.80% 4 +1 Ecolo 4,310 11.50 +3.32% 3 +1 Vivant 2,684 7.16 −0.18% 2 – Total 37,462 100.00 – 25 – Valid votes 37,462 88.61 Invalid/blank votes 4,817 11.39 Total votes 42,279 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 47,446 89.11 Source: Belgian Elections
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