2024 Belgian regional elections

The 2024 Belgian regional elections will take place on Sunday 9 June, the same day as the 2024 European Parliament election[1] as well as the Belgian federal election.

In the regional elections, new representatives are chosen for the Flemish Parliament, Walloon Parliament, Brussels Parliament and the Parliament of the German-speaking Community. The Parliament of the French Community is composed of all elected members of the Walloon Parliament (German-speaking members are replaced) and 19 of the French-speaking members of the Brussels Parliament.

Electoral system

The regional parliaments have limited power over their own election; federal law largely regulates this and the federal government organises the elections, which occur per Article 117 of the Constitution on the same day as the European Parliament elections.

As such, all regional parliaments are elected using proportional representation under the D'Hondt method.

Flemish Parliament

124 members of the Flemish Parliament will be elected. The five Flemish provinces (West Flanders, East Flanders, Antwerp, Flemish Brabant and Limburg) each were a constituency, plus the Brussels-Capital Region where those voting for a Dutch-language party could also vote in the Flemish election.

The incumbent government is made up of a coalition of Flemish nationalists (N-VA), Christian democrats (CD&V) and liberals (Open Vld).

Walloon Parliament

75 members of the Walloon Parliament are elected. The members are elected in multi-member arrondissement-based constituencies; the Walloon Parliament is the only parliament in Belgium still using this geographical level for constituencies.

Brussels Parliament

All 89 members of the Parliament of the Brussels-Capital Region are elected. They are elected at-large, but there are separate Dutch-language party lists (electing 17 members) and French-language party lists (electing 72 members). Those voting for a Dutch-language party can also cast a vote for the Flemish Parliament election.

German-speaking Community Parliament

All 25 members of the Parliament of the German-speaking Community are elected in one constituency (at-large).

References

  1. Article 117 of the Belgian Constitution
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