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Dutch-speaking electoral college

Constituency of the European Parliament

Summary

Constituency of the European Parliament

Field	Value
title	Dutch-speaking electoral college
locationmap2020	BE-nl
coordinates
map	Dutch-speaking electoral college.svg
mapcaption	Shown within Belgium
created	1979
meps	12
memberstate	Belgium
memberstatelink2	Belgium
sources	http://www.europarl.europa.eu/elections2004/ep-election/sites/en/yourvoice/index.html

The Dutch-speaking electoral college is one of three constituencies of the European Parliament in Belgium. It currently elects 13 MEPs using the D'Hondt method of party-list proportional representation. Before it elected 14 MEPs, until the 2007 accession of Bulgaria and Romania.

Boundaries

The constituency generally corresponds to the Flemish Community of Belgium, and is sometimes called the Flemish-speaking electoral college. In officially bilingual Brussels, electors can choose between lists of this electoral college or those of the French-speaking electoral college.

Prior to the 2011–2012 state reform, voters could choose between both lists not only in Brussels, but in an area encompassing unilingually Dutch territory, Brussels-Halle-Vilvoorde; some towns in the officially Dutch-speaking Brussels Periphery still have this option.

Members of the European Parliament

Representatives of the Dutch-Speaking community
(1979–present)	Election	MEP
(Party)	MEP
(Party)	MEP
(Party)	MEP
(Party)	MEP
(Party)	MEP
(Party)	MEP
(Party)	MEP
(Party)	MEP
(Party)	MEP
(Party)	MEP
(Party)	MEP
(Party)	MEP
(Party)	MEP
(Party)	1979	12 seats	1984	13 seats	1989	12 seats	1994	13 seats	1998	1999	2000	2002	2003	2004	2009	13 seats	2011	2013	2014	2014	12 seats	2014	2015	2016	2018	2019	2024	13 seats
Christian People's Party (Belgium)}}"		Lambert Croux
(CVP)	Christian People's Party (Belgium)}}"		Paul De Keersmaeker
(CVP)	Christian People's Party (Belgium)}}"		Jaak Henckens
(CVP)	Christian People's Party (Belgium)}}"		Léo Tindemans
(CVP)	Christian People's Party (Belgium)}}"		Marcel Vandewiele
(CVP)	Christian People's Party (Belgium)}}"		Joris Verhaegen
(CVP)	Christian People's Party (Belgium)}}"		Joannes Verroken
(CVP)	Party for Freedom and Progress}}"		Willy De Clercq
(PVV)	Party for Freedom and Progress}}"		Herman Vanderpoorten
(PVV)	People's Union (Belgium)}}"		Maurits Coppieters
(VU)	Socialist Party (Flanders)}}"		Marcel Colla
(SP)	Socialist Party (Flanders)}}"		Karel Van Miert
(SP)
Raphaël Chanterie
(CVP)	Rika De Backer
(CVP)	Pol Marck
(CVP)	Agalev}}"		Paul Staes
(Agalev)	People's Union (Belgium)}}"		Willy Kuijpers
(VU)	Socialist Party (Flanders)}}"		Jef Ulburghs
(SP)	Karel De Gucht
(PVV)	August de Winter
(PVV)	Jaak Vandemeulebroucke
(VU)	Marijke Van Hemeldonck
(SP)	Socialist Party (Flanders)}}"		Willy Vernimmen
(SP)
Marianne Thyssen
(CVP/
CD&V)	Leo Tindemans
(CVP)	An Hermans
(CVP)	Christian People's Party (Belgium)}}"		Karel Pinxten
(CVP)	Vlaams Belang}}"		Karel Dillen
(VB)	Willy De Clercq
(PVV/
VLD)	Marc Galle
(SP)
Wilfried Martens
(CVP)	Raphaël Chanterie
(CVP)	Magda Aelvoet
(Agalev)	Party for Freedom and Progress}}"		Marie-Paule Kestelijn-Sierens
(PVV)	Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck
(PVV)	Anne Van Lancker
(SP/
SP.A)	Philippe De Coene
(SP)	Socialist Party (Flanders)}}"		Frederik Willockx
(SP)
Nelly Maes
(VU)
Miet Smet
(CVP)	Johan Van Hecke
(CVP
/VLD)	Vlaams Belang}}"		Frank Vanhecke
(VB)	Patsy Sörensen
(Agalev)	Flemish Liberals and Democrats}}"		Ward Beysen
(VLD)	Flemish Liberals and Democrats}}"		Dirk Sterckx
(VLD/
Open VLD)	Flemish Liberals and Democrats}}"		People's Union (Belgium)}}"		Bart Staes
(VU/
Groen)	Peter Bossu
(SP)	Agalev}}"		Luckas Vander Taelen
(Agalev)
Kathleen Van Brempt
(SP)
Groen (political party)}}"		Jan Dhaene
(Agalev)
Flemish Liberals and Democrats}}"		Koenraad Dillen
(VB)	Frank Vanhecke
(VB)	Saïd El Khadraoui
(SP)
Christian Democratic and Flemish}}"		Christian Democratic and Flemish}}"		Jean-Luc Dehaene
(CD&V)	Christian Democratic and Flemish}}"		Ivo Belet
(CD&V)	Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck
(VLD/
Open VLD)	Vlaams Belang}}"		Philip Claeys
(VB)	New Flemish Alliance}}"		Frieda Brepoels
(NVA)	Socialist Party Different}}"		Socialist Party Different}}"		Socialist Party Different}}"		Mia De Vits
(SP.A)
Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats}}"		Guy Verhofstadt
(Open VLD)	List Dedecker}}"		Derk Jan Eppink
(LDD)	Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats}}"		Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats}}"		Kathleen Van Brempt
(SP.A/
Vooruit)
Philippe De Backer
(Open VLD)
Mark Demesmaeker
(NVA)
New Flemish Alliance}}"		Helga Stevens
(NVA)	New Flemish Alliance}}"		Louis Ide
(NVA)	New Flemish Alliance}}"		Johan Van Overtveldt
(NVA)	Gerolf Annemans
(VB)
Tom Vandenkendelaere
(CD&V)	Sander Loones
(NVA)
Anneleen Van Bossuyt
(NVA)
Lieve Wierinck
(Open VLD)	Hilde Vautmans
(Open VLD)
Ralph Packet
(NVA)
Kris Peeters
(CD&V)	Geert Bourgeois
(NVA)	Assita Kanko
(NVA)	Cindy Franssen
(CD&V)	Vlaams Belang}}"		Filip De Man
(VB)	Johan Van Overtveldt
(NVA)	Vlaams Belang}}"		Tom Vandendriessche
(VB)	Forward (Belgium)}}"		Petra De Sutter
(Groen)
Wouter Beke
(CD&V)	Kris Van Dijck
(NVA)	Workers' Party of Belgium}}"		Rudi Kennes
(PTB)	Liesbet Sommen
(CD&V)	Barbara Bonte
(VB)	Sara Matthieu
(Groen)	Vooruit (political party)}}"		Bruno Tobback
(Vooruit)

Election results

2024

Main article: 2024 European Parliament election in Belgium

Party	EU party	EP group	Votes	%	Change	Seats	Change
Flemish Interest}}"		Flemish Interest	ID	PfE	1,034,112	22.94	−3.86	3
New Flemish Alliance}}"		New-Flemish Alliance	EFA	ECR	995,868	22.09	−0.35	3
Christian Democratic and Flemish}}"		Christian Democratic and Flemish	EPP	EPP	594,968	13.20	−2.33	2
Vooruit (political party)}}"		Vooruit	PES	S&D	570,067	12.64	+2.43	2
Groen (political party)}}"		Groen	EGP	G-EFA	450,781	10.00	−2.37	1
Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats}}"		Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats	ALDE	RE	410,743	9.11	−6.84	1
Workers' Party of Belgium}}"		Workers' Party of Belgium	ELA	Left	366,285	8.12	+3.17	1
	For You	NI	NI	47,243	1.05	new	0
Volt Belgium}}"		Volt Belgium	NI	NI	38,713	0.86	+0.83	0

2019

Main article: 2019 European Parliament election in Belgium

Party	EU party	EP group	Votes	%	Change	Seats	Change
	New-Flemish Alliance	EFA	ECR	954,048	22.44	−4.23	3
	Flemish Interest	ID Party	ID	811,169	19.08	+12.32	3
	Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats	ALDE	Renew	678,051	15.95	−4.45	2
	Christian Democratic and Flemish	EPP	EPP	617,651	14.53	−5.43	2
	Green	EGP	Greens/EFA	525,908	12.37	+1.75	1
	Socialist Party Different	PES	S&D	434,002	10.21	−2.97	1
	Workers' Party of Belgium	None	GUE/NGL	210,391	4.95	+2.55	0
Volt Europa}}"		Volt Belgium	Volt Europa	None	20,385	0.48	+0.48	0
Total	4,251,605	100		12	0

2014

Main article: 2014 European Parliament election in Belgium

Party	EU party	EP group	Votes	%	Change	Seats	Change
	New-Flemish Alliance	EFA	ECR	1,123,363	26.67	+16.79	4
	Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats	ALDE	ALDE	859,254	20.40	−0.2	3
	Christian Democratic and Flemish	EPP	EPP	840,814	19.96	−3.34	2
	Socialist Party Different	PES	S&D	555,354	13.18	−0.05	1
	Flemish Interest	EAF	None	284,891	6.76	−9.14	1
	Green	EGP	Greens/EFA	447,449	10.62	+2.72	1
	Workers' Party of Belgium	None	None	101,246	2.40	+1.42	0
Total	4,212,371	100		12	−1

2009

Main article: 2009 European Parliament election in Belgium

Party	Affiliation	Votes	%	Change	Seats	Change
	Christian Democratic and Flemish	EPP	948,123	23.26	−4.89	3
	Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats	ELDR	837,884	20.56	−1.35	3
	Flemish Interest	None	647,170	15.88	−7.28	2
	Socialist Party Different	PES	539,393	13.23	−4.60	2
	New-Flemish Alliance	EFA/EPP-ED group (previous term)	402,545	9.88	+9.88	1
	Green!	EGP	322,149	7.90	−0.08	1
	List Dedecker	None, (joined ECR)	296,699	7.28	N/A	1
	Workers' Party of Belgium+	None	40,057	0.98	+0.37	0
	Social Liberal Party	EFA	26,541	0.65	N/A	0
	Others	15,383	0.38		0
Total	4,075,944	100		13	−1

2004

Main article: 2004 European Parliament election in Belgium

Party	Affiliation	Votes	%	Change	Seats	Change
	Christian Democratic and Flemish/New Flemish Alliance		1,131,119	28.15	+6.47	4
	Vlaams Blok		930,731	23.16	+8.07	3
	Flemish Liberals and Democrats		880,279	21.91	−1.7	3
	Social Progressive Alternative-Spirit		716,317	17.83	+3.62	3
	Groen!		320,874	7.99	−3.99	1
	Workers' Party of Belgium		24,807	0.62	0.05	0
	Left Socialist Party		14,166	0.35	N/A	0
Total	4,018,293	100		14	0

1999

Main article: 1999 European Parliament election in Belgium

Party	Affiliation	Votes	%	Change	Seats	Change
	Flemish Liberals and Democrats		847,099	21.88%	+3.52%	3
	Christian People's Party		839,720	21.68%	−5.75%	3
	Vlaams Blok		584,392	15.09%	+2.53%	2
	Socialist Party		550,237	14.21%	−3.42%	2
	People's Union-ID		471,238	12.17%	+5.08%	2
	Agalev-Groen		464,042	11.98%	+1.25%	2
	Vivant		67,107	1.73%	N/A	0
	Others		48,589	1.25%		0
Total	3,872,424	100		14	0

1994

Main article: 1994 European Parliament election in Belgium

Party	Affiliation	Votes	%	Change	Seats	Change
	Christian People's Party		1,013,266	27.43%	−6.65%	4
	Flemish Liberals and Democrats		678,421	18.36%	+1.26%	3
	Socialist Party		651,371	17.63%	−2.41%	3
	Vlaams Blok		463,919	12.56%	+5.97%	2
	Agalev		396,198	10.73%	−1.47%	1
	People's Union		262,043	7.09%	−1.61%	1
	WOW		127,504	3.45%	N/A	0
	Others		101,427	2.75%		0
Total		100		14	+1

1989

Main article: 1989 European Parliament election in Belgium

Party	Affiliation	Votes	%	Change	Seats	Change
	Christian People's Party		1,247,075	34.08%	+1.55%	5
	Socialist Party		733,242	20.04%	−8.09%	3
	Party for Freedom and Progress		625,561	17.10%	+2.91%	2
	Agalev-Groen		446,539	12.20%	+5.12%	1
	People's Union-EVA		318,153	8.70%	−5.21%	1
	Vlaams Blok		241,117	6.59%	+4.49%	1
	Others		47,219	1.29%		0
Total		100		13	0

1984

Main article: 1984 European Parliament election in Belgium

Party	Affiliation	Votes	%	Change	Seats	Change
	Christian People's Party		1,132,682	32.53%	−15.56%	4
	Socialist Party		979,702	28.13%	+7.23%	4
	Party for Freedom and Progress		494,277	14.19%	−1.13%	2
	People's Union		484,494	13.91%	+4.20%	2
	Agalev		246,712	7.08%	+4.75%	1
	Vlaams Blok		73,174	2.10%	N/A	0
	Others		71,239	2.05%		0
Total		100		13	0

1979

Main article: 1979 European Parliament election in Belgium

Party	Affiliation	Votes	%	Change	Seats	Change
	Christian People's Party		1,607,941	48.09%	N/A	7
	Belgian Socialist Party		698,889	20.90%	N/A	3
	Party for Freedom and Progress		512,363	15.32%	N/A	2
	People's Union		324,540	9.71%	N/A	1
	Agalev		77,986	2.33%	N/A	0
	Others		121,783	3.64%	N/A	0
Total		100	N/A	13	N/A

Returned members

Below are all members since the creation of the Dutch-speaking electoral college. Only members who were sworn in at the beginning of each parliamentary turn are mentioned. Under Belgian law, MEPs can resign and be automatically replaced. This was the case, for example, for Johan Van Overtveldt, who resigned to become Minister of Finance on 14 October 2014 and was replaced by Sander Loones.

MEPs for Belgium's Dutch-speaking electoral college, 1979 onwards	Election	MEP
Party	Seat not established	Seat abolished	MEP
Party	Seat abolished	MEP
Party	MEP
Party	MEP
Party	MEP
Party	MEP
Party	MEP
Party	MEP
Party	MEP
Party	MEP
Party	MEP
Party	MEP
Party	MEP
Party	Seat not established
1979 (1st parliament)	1984 (2nd parliament)	1989 (3rd parliament)	1994 (4th parliament)	1999 (5th parliament)	2004 (6th parliament)	2009 (7th parliament)	2014 (8th parliament)	2019 (9th parliament)
Socialist Party Differently}}"		Willy Vernimmen
SP	Socialist Party Differently}}"		Anne Van Lancker
SP
Socialist Party Differently}}"		Karel Van Miert
SP	Socialist Party Differently}}"		Marc Galle
SP	Socialist Party Differently}}"		Philippe De Coene
SP	Socialist Party Differently}}"		Peter Bossu
SP	Socialist Party Differently}}"		Saïd El Khadraoui
sp.a/Spirit
Socialist Party Differently}}"		Marcel Colla
SP	Socialist Party Differently}}"		Marijke Van Hemeldonck
SP	Socialist Party Differently}}"		Freddy Willockx
SP	Green (political party)}}"		Luckas Vander Taelen
Agalev	Socialist Party Differently}}"		Mia De Vits
sp.a/Spirit	Socialist Party Differently}}"		Kathleen Van Brempt
sp.a	Socialist Party Differently}}"
Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats}}"		Willy De Clercq
PVV	Socialist Party Differently}}"		Jef Ulburghs
SP	Green (political party)}}"		Paul Staes
Agalev	Green (political party)}}"		Magda Aelvoet
Agalev	Green (political party)}}"		Patsy Sörensen
Agalev	Green (political party)}}"		Bart Staes
Groen	Green (political party)}}"		Petra De Sutter
Groen	Green (political party)}}"
Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats}}"		Herman Vanderpoorten
PVV	Green (political party)}}"		Paul Staes
Agalev	Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats}}"		Willy De Clercq
VLD	Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats}}"		Karel De Gucht
VLD/Vivant	Flemish Liberals and Democrats}}"		Guy Verhofstadt
Open Vld	Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats}}"
Christian Democratic and Flemish}}"		Paul De Keersmaeker
CVP	Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats}}"		Karel De Gucht
VLD	Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats}}"		Annemie Neyts
VLD	Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats}}"		Ward Beysen
VLD	Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats}}"		Annemie Neyts
VLD/Vivant	Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats}}"		Hilde Vautmans
Open Vld	Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats}}"
Christian Democratic and Flemish}}"		Jaak Henckens
CVP	Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats}}"		August de Winter
VLD	Christian Democratic and Flemish}}"		An Hermans
CVP	Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats}}"		Mimi Kestelijn-Sierens
VLD	Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats}}"		Dirk Sterckx
VLD/Vivant	Flemish Liberals and Democrats}}"		Philippe De Backer
Open Vld	Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats}}"		Karel De Gucht
Open Vld	Christian Democratic and Flemish}}"		Kris Peeters
CD&V	Christian Democratic and Flemish}}"
Christian Democratic and Flemish}}"		Joris Verhaegen
CVP	Christian Democratic and Flemish}}"		Raphaël Chanterie
CVP	Christian Democratic and Flemish}}"		Miet Smet
CVP	Christian Democratic and Flemish}}"		Ivo Belet
CD&V/N-VA	Christian Democratic and Flemish}}"		Cindy Franssen
CD&V	Christian Democratic and Flemish}}"
Christian Democratic and Flemish}}"		Lambert Croux
CVP	Christian Democratic and Flemish}}"		Marianne Thyssen
CVP	New Flemish Alliance}}"		Geert Bourgeois
N-VA	New Flemish Alliance}}"
Christian Democratic and Flemish}}"		Marcel Vandewiele
CVP	Christian Democratic and Flemish}}"		Rika De Backer
CVP	Christian Democratic and Flemish}}"		Karel Pinxten
CVP	Christian Democratic and Flemish}}"		Wilfried Martens
CVP	Christian Democratic and Flemish}}"		Johan Van Hecke
CVP	Christian Democratic and Flemish}}"		Jean-Luc Dehaene
CD&V/N-VA	New Flemish Alliance}}"		Johan Van Overtveldt
N-VA	New Flemish Alliance}}"
Christian Democratic and Flemish}}"		Leo Tindemans
CVP	Christian Democratic and Flemish}}"		Pol Marck
CVP	Christian Democratic and Flemish}}"		Leo Tindemans
CVP	New Flemish Alliance}}"		Nelly Maes
VU	New Flemish Alliance}}"		Frieda Brepoels
CD&V/N-VA	New Flemish Alliance}}"		Mark Demesmaeker
N-VA	New Flemish Alliance}}"		Assita Kanko
N-VA	New Flemish Alliance}}"
Christian Democratic and Flemish}}"		Joannes Verroken
CVP	New Flemish Alliance}}"		Jaak Vandemeulebroucke
VU	New Flemish Alliance}}"		Bart Staes
VU	Flemish Interest}}"		Koen Dillen
VB		Derk-Jan Eppink
LDD	New Flemish Alliance}}"		Louis Ide
N-VA	Flemish Interest}}"		Filip De Man
VB	Flemish Interest}}"
New Flemish Alliance}}"		Maurits Coppieters
VU	New Flemish Alliance}}"		Willy Kuijpers
VU	Flemish Interest}}"		Karel Dillen
VB	Flemish Interest}}"		Philip Claeys
VB	New Flemish Alliance}}"		Helga Stevens
N-VA	Flemish Interest}}"		Patsy Vatlet
VB	Flemish Interest}}"
Flemish Interest}}"		Frank Vanhecke
VB	Flemish Interest}}"		Gerolf Annemans
VB	Flemish Interest}}"

References

(1 October 2004). "A new "Black Sunday"".
(30 April 2016). "Europe at the Polls: The European Elections of 1999". Springer.

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