At stake
in this election:
- Seats in the Senate: 71 (40 popularly
elected)
- Seats in the Chamber of
Representatives: 150
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Description
of government structure:
- Belgium is a federal state consisting
of two communities and three regions.
- Belgium's bicameral parliament is
composed of the Senate and the Chamber of Representatives.
- The Senate consists of 71 members.
- The Chamber of Deputies consists of
150 members.
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Description
of electoral system:
- The King is a constitutional monarch.
- 40 members of the Senate are directly
elected by a party list proportional representation system from two multi-member
constituencies, 21 members are chosen by the Community Councils (federated parliaments),
and 10 are appointed by the elected Senators. All members serve four-year terms.
- Members of the Chamber of
Representatives are directly elected by a party list proportional representation system
from twenty multi-member constituencies for four-year terms.
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Results of the electoral races:
- Party:
Flemish Liberals and Democrats (VLD)
Leader: Guy VERHOFSTADT
Seats won in this election to the Senate: 6
Seats won in last election to the Senate: 6
Seats won in this election to the Chamber of Representatives: 23
Seats won in last election to the Chamber of Representatives: 21
- Party:
Christian People's Party (CVP)
Leader: Marc VAN PEEL
Seats won in this election to the Senate: 6
Seats won in last election to the Senate: 7
Seats won in this election to the Chamber of Representatives: 22
Seats won in last election to the Chamber of Representatives: 29
- Party:
Socialist Party (Walloon) (PS)
Leader: Philippe BUSQUIN
Seats won in this election to the Senate: 4
Seats won in last election to the Senate: 5
Seats won in this election to the Chamber of Representatives: 19
Seats won in last election to the Chamber of Representatives: 21
- Party:
Liberal Reformation Party (PRL)
Leader: Louis MICHEL
Seats won in this election to the Senate: 5
Seats won in last election to the Senate: 5
Seats won in this election to the Chamber of Representatives: 18
Seats won in last election to the Chamber of Representatives: 18
- Party:
Flemish Bloc (VL-BLOK)
Leader: Frank VANHECKE
Seats won in this election to the Senate: 4
Seats won in last election to the Senate: 3
Seats won in this election to the Chamber of Representatives: 15
Seats won in last election to the Chamber of Representatives: 11
- Party:
Socialist Party (Flemish) (SP)
Leader: Fred ERDMAN
Seats won in this election to the Senate: 4
Seats won in last election to the Senate: 6
Seats won in this election to the Chamber of Representatives: 14
Seats won in last election to the Chamber of Representatives: 20
- Party:
Ecologist (Francophone)
Leaders: Isabelle DURAND, Jacky HORAEL
Seats won in this election to the Senate: 3
Seats won in last election to the Senate: 2
Seats won in this election to the Chamber of Representatives: 11
Seats won in last election to the Chamber of Representatives: 6
- Party: Social
Christian Party (Francophone) (PSC)
Leader: Philippe MAYSTADT
Seats won in this election to the Senate: 3
Seats won in last election to the Senate: 3
Seats won in this election to the Chamber of Representatives: 10
Seats won in last election to the Chamber of Representatives: 12
- Party:
Ecologist (Flemish) (AGALEV)
Leader: Jos GEYSELS
Seats won in this election to the Senate: 3
Seats won in last election to the Senate: 1
Seats won in this election to the Chamber of Representatives: 9
Seats won in last election to the Chamber of Representatives: 5
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When
was the last election? Number of seats in last election?
- Parliamentary elections last held: May 21,
1995
- Senate seats decided in the 1995
election: 71
- Chamber of Representatives seats
decided in the 1995 election: 150
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Population
and number of registered voters:
- Population: 10,192,264
- Number of registered voters: 7,336,308
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Of Interest:
- Along with the elections to the
Senate and Chamber of Representatives, Belgians cast their ballots for regional
legislatures and for the European Parliament on June 13, 1999.
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| SOURCE: INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR ELECTION SYSTEMS (IFES) |
| For additional information:
IFES ElectionGuide Online |
