1999 Belgian regional elections
Regional elections were held in Belgium, to choose representatives in the regional councils of Flanders, Wallonia, Brussels and the German-speaking Community on 13 June 1999. The regional elections were held on the same day as the European elections and the federal elections.
Flemish Parliament
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All 124 seats in the Flemish Parliament 62 seats needed for a majority | ||
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The incumbent Flemish Government consisted of the Christian People's Party (CVP) and the Socialist Party (SP), led by Minister-President Luc Van den Brande (CVP). Following this election, a government was formed without the Christian democrats. New Minister-President Patrick Dewael (Flemish Liberals and Democrats (VLD)) led a "purple-green-yellow" coalition of his own liberal VLD, the Socialist Party, Agalev and the nationalist People's Union (VU-ID). This change mirrored what happened on the federal level, where the Jean-Luc Dehaene Government was succeeded by the Guy Verhofstadt Government.
Also notable was the continuation of the rise of Vlaams Blok, especially in the constituency of Antwerp where Filip Dewinter was candidate and where the party received 25% of the votes, or as much as 30% in the city of Antwerp itself.
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flanders | Brussels | Total | +/- | |||||
| Christian People's Party | 857,732 | 22.09 | 28 | 2 | 30 | -7 | ||
| Flemish Liberals and Democrats | 855,867 | 22.04 | 27 | – | 27 | – | ||
| Flemish Block | 603,345 | 15.54 | 20 | 2 | 22 | +5 | ||
| Flemish Socialist Party | 582,419 | 15.00 | 19 | 1 | 20 | -6 | ||
| Agalev | 451,361 | 11.62 | 12 | – | 12 | +5 | ||
| People's Union | 359,226 | 9.25 | 11 | 1 | 12 | +3 | ||
| Vivant | 77,864 | 2.01 | – | – | – | – | ||
| Union of Francophones | 36,683 | 0.94 | 1 | – | 1 | – | ||
| PVDA-AE | 24,162 | 0.62 | – | – | – | – | ||
| PNPB | 12,489 | 0.32 | – | – | – | – | ||
| W.O.W. | 8,043 | 0.21 | – | – | – | – | ||
| UDDU | 4,150 | 0.11 | – | – | – | – | ||
| Solide | 2,464 | 0.06 | – | – | – | – | ||
| A | 2,331 | 0.06 | – | – | – | – | ||
| W.I.T. | 1,659 | 0.04 | – | – | – | – | ||
| LEEF | 1,621 | 0.04 | – | – | – | – | ||
| V.N.P. | 727 | 0.02 | – | – | – | – | ||
| Vrijheid, Intimiteit, Thuis, Arbeid en Liefde | 563 | 0.01 | – | – | – | – | ||
| MLINKS | 478 | 0.01 | – | – | – | – | ||
| Total | 3,883,184 | 100.00 | 118 | 6 | 124 | 0 | ||
| Valid votes | 3,883,184 | 94.21 | ||||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 238,749 | 5.79 | ||||||
| Total votes | 4,121,933 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 4,471,695 | 92.18 | ||||||
| Source: Belgian Elections | ||||||||
By constituency
These were only the second direct election for the Flemish Parliament, but the last to use arrondissement-based constituencies. They were merged into provincial constituencies starting from the 2004 election.
| Constituency \ Party | CVP | VLD | VB | SP | Agalev | VU-ID | UF | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antwerp | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | – | 19 |
| Hasselt-Tongeren-Maaseik | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | – | 15 |
| Mechelen-Turnhout | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | 14 |
| Ghent-Eeklo | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | 12 |
| Halle-Vilvoorde | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| Kortrijk-Roeselare-Tielt | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | 10 |
| Leuven | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| Sint-Niklaas-Dendermonde | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 8 |
| Aalst-Oudenaarde | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | – | 8 |
| Veurne-Diksmuide-Ypres | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 7 |
| Bruges | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 5 |
| Total (Flemish Region only) | 28 | 27 | 20 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 118 |
| Brussels-Capital | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 6 |
| Total (Flemish Community) | 30 | 27 | 22 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 124 |
Walloon Regional Parliament
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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| Socialist Party | 560,867 | 29.44 | 25 | -5 | |
| Liberal Reformist Party-Democratic Front of Francophones | 470,454 | 24.69 | 21 | +2 | |
| Ecolo | 347,225 | 18.22 | 14 | +6 | |
| Christian Social Party | 325,229 | 17.07 | 14 | -2 | |
| National Front | 75,262 | 3.95 | 1 | -1 | |
| Vivant | 46,099 | 2.42 | – | – | |
| Communist Party | 19,178 | 1.01 | – | – | |
| New Belgian Front | 14,969 | 0.79 | – | – | |
| Wallon | 11,550 | 0.61 | – | – | |
| PTB-UA | 9,408 | 0.49 | – | – | |
| PNPB | 8,205 | 0.43 | – | – | |
| France | 6,638 | 0.35 | – | – | |
| Parteilos Jugendliche Unabhängige-PDB | 3,894 | 0.20 | – | – | |
| A | 1,346 | 0.07 | – | – | |
| CTV | 755 | 0.04 | – | – | |
| PMTJ | 675 | 0.04 | – | – | |
| FN-FW | 654 | 0.03 | – | – | |
| - | 563 | 0.03 | – | – | |
| FNBP | 532 | 0.03 | – | – | |
| UDDU | 458 | 0.02 | – | – | |
| PCN | 403 | 0.02 | – | – | |
| PSD | 339 | 0.02 | – | – | |
| LC | 315 | 0.02 | – | – | |
| REF | 221 | 0.01 | – | – | |
| Total | 1,905,239 | 100.00 | 75 | – | |
| Valid votes | 1,905,239 | 91.62 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 174,322 | 8.38 | |||
| Total votes | 2,079,561 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 2,301,411 | 90.36 | |||
| Source: Belgian Elections | |||||
Brussels Regional Parliament
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Reformist Party-Democratic Front of Francophones | 146,845 | 34.41 | 27 | -1 | |
| Ecolo | 77,969 | 18.27 | 14 | +7 | |
| Socialist Party | 68,307 | 16.01 | 13 | -4 | |
| Christian Social Party | 33,815 | 7.92 | 6 | -1 | |
| Flemish Block | 19,310 | 4.52 | 4 | +2 | |
| Christian People's Party | 14,284 | 3.35 | 3 | – | |
| Flemish Liberals and Democrats-People's Union-O | 13,729 | 3.22 | 2 | -1 | |
| Flemish Socialist Party-Agalev | 13,223 | 3.10 | 2 | – | |
| National Front | 11,204 | 2.63 | 2 | -4 | |
| Vivant | 6,431 | 1.51 | 1 | +1 | |
| New Belgian Front | 5,528 | 1.30 | 1 | +1 | |
| D.MARET | 3,430 | 0.80 | – | – | |
| PC | 3,346 | 0.78 | – | – | |
| PTB-UA | 1,760 | 0.41 | – | – | |
| TARTE | 1,612 | 0.38 | – | – | |
| ZUT | 788 | 0.18 | – | – | |
| PNPB* | 722 | 0.17 | – | – | |
| A | 701 | 0.16 | – | – | |
| BLOC WL | 681 | 0.16 | – | – | |
| PSD | 644 | 0.15 | – | – | |
| MARS | 546 | 0.13 | – | – | |
| ICB | 439 | 0.10 | – | – | |
| La G.P. | 412 | 0.10 | – | – | |
| DD | 312 | 0.07 | – | – | |
| UDDU | 278 | 0.07 | – | – | |
| PH | 254 | 0.06 | – | – | |
| PMTJ | 171 | 0.04 | – | – | |
| Total | 426,741 | 100.00 | 75 | – | |
| Valid votes | 426,741 | 95.08 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 22,098 | 4.92 | |||
| Total votes | 448,839 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 544,044 | 82.50 | |||
| Source: Belgian Elections | |||||
Council of the German-speaking Community
| Party | Votes | % | +/– | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Social Party | 12,822 | 34.78 | −1.15% | 9 | -1 | |
| Party for Freedom and Progress | 7,860 | 21.32 | +1.43% | 6 | +1 | |
| Socialist Party | 5,519 | 14.97 | −1.12% | 4 | – | |
| Parteilos Jugendliche Unabhängige-PDB | 4,739 | 12.86 | −0.78% | 3 | – | |
| Ecolo | 4,694 | 12.73 | −1.12% | 3 | – | |
| Vivant | 1,228 | 3.33 | +3.33% | – | – | |
| Total | 36,862 | 100.00 | – | 25 | – | |
| Valid votes | 36,862 | 90.68 | ||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 3,787 | 9.32 | ||||
| Total votes | 40,649 | 100.00 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 45,649 | 89.05 | ||||
| Source: Belgian Elections | ||||||
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