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.

Flemish Parliament

2009 Flemish parliamentary election

7 June 2009 (2009-06-07)

All 124 seats in the Flemish Parliament
62 seats needed for a majority

Minister-President before election

Kris Peeters
CD&V

Minister-President

Kris Peeters
CD&V

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.

PartyVotes%Seats
FlandersBrusselsTotal+/-
Christian Democratic and Flemish939,87322.8631131-4
Flemish Interest628,56415.2820121-11
Socialist Party Differently627,85215.2718119-6
Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats616,61014.9919221-4
New Flemish Alliance537,04013.061616+16
List Dedecker313,1767.6288+8
Groen!278,2116.77617+1
Union of Francophones47,3191.1511
Social Liberal Party44,7341.09
Workers' Party of Belgium+42,8491.04
Left Socialist Party10,0380.24
Belgische Alliantie9,3180.23
Vrijheid6,2280.15
RESPECT5,6920.14
Committee for Another Policy2,2110.05
Vrije Christen Democraten1,8980.05
Belgische Unie – Union Belge7120.02
Total4,112,325100.0011961240
Valid votes4,112,32594.50
Invalid/blank votes239,4825.50
Total votes4,351,807100.00
Registered voters/turnout4,676,48893.06
Source: Belgian Elections

Details

RegionSeats won per partyTotal seats
ProvincesCD&VVBOPEN VLDSP.AN-VALDDGROEN!UF
Flanders Antwerp
8 / 33
7 / 33
4 / 33
5 / 33
6 / 33
1 / 33
2 / 33
33 / 124
East Flanders
6 / 27
4 / 27
6 / 27
4 / 27
3 / 27
2 / 27
2 / 27
27 / 124
Flemish Brabant
4 / 20
3 / 20
4 / 20
3 / 20
3 / 20
1 / 20
1 / 20
1 / 20
20 / 124
Limburg
5 / 16
3 / 16
2 / 16
3 / 16
2 / 16
1 / 16
16 / 124
West Flanders
7 / 22
3 / 22
3 / 22
3 / 22
2 / 22
3 / 22
1 / 22
22 / 124
Brussels
1 / 6
1 / 6
2 / 6
1 / 6
1 / 6
6 / 124
Total
31 / 124
21 / 124
21 / 124
19 / 124
16 / 124
8 / 124
7 / 124
1 / 124
124 / 124

Walloon Parliament

2009 Walloon parliamentary election

7 June 2009 (2009-06-07)

All 75 seats in the Walloon Parliament
38 seats needed for a majority

Minister-President before election

Rudy Demotte
PS

Minister-President

Rudy Demotte
PS

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Socialist Party657,80332.7729-4
Reformist Movement469,79223.4119-2
Ecolo372,06718.5414+11
Humanist Democratic Centre323,95216.1413-1
National Front57,3742.86-4
Rassemblement Wallonie France27,9551.39
Workers' Party of Belgium+24,8751.24
Wallonie D'Abord19,2550.96
FN Plus13,1160.65
Wallons10,0080.50
MS6,4700.32
PC - GE6,4310.32
LiDé4,7630.24
Parti Pensionnés3,9390.20
CAP DORAZIO2,1150.11
Belgique Positif1,5110.08
PSL1,5080.08
CDF1,3420.07
OSER7170.04
Velorution4290.02
GPS3990.02
ACNV3790.02
F.D.W.3110.02
Ripost2790.01
Républicain Wallon2480.01
Total2,007,038100.0075
Valid votes2,007,03892.32
Invalid/blank votes166,8637.68
Total votes2,173,901100.00
Registered voters/turnout2,442,69789.00
Source: Belgian Elections

Brussels Regional Parliament

2009 Brussels parliamentary election

7 June 2009 (2009-06-07)

All 89 seats in the Brussels Parliament
45 seats needed for a majority

Minister-President before election

Charles Picqué
PS

Minister-President

Charles Picqué
PS

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.

PartyVotes%Seats
French language group
Reformist Movement121,90529.8224
Socialist Party107,30326.2421
Ecolo82,66320.2216
Humanist Democratic Centre60,52714.8011
National Front7,8031.91
Pro Bruxsel6,8401.67
Egalité4,2891.05
musulmans.be4,0550.99
Workers' Party+3,4270.84
PC-PSL-LCR-PH2,0420.50
CDF1,8070.44
Vélorution!1,4020.34
Rassemblement Wallonie France1,3210.32
FDB5880.14
New Belgian Front5570.14
CAP D'Orazio5210.13
Unie4910.12
Nation4710.12
Trefle4160.10
D.P.2990.07
P.S.H1430.03
Total408,870100.0072
Dutch language group
Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats11,95723.074
Socialist Party Differently10,08519.464
Flemish Interest9,07217.513
Christian Democratic and Flemish7,69614.853
Green!5,80611.202
New Flemish Alliance2,5864.991
List Dedecker1,9573.78
Pro Bruxsel1,2252.36
Workers' Party+6111.18
Belgische Unie – Union Belge4620.89
Social Liberal Party3610.70
Total51,818100.0017
Valid votes460,68895.04
Invalid/blank votes24,0314.96
Total votes484,719100.00
Registered voters/turnout574,79384.33
Source: Belgian Elections

Parliament of the German-speaking Community

All 25 members of the Parliament of the German-speaking Community were elected.

PartyVotes%+/–Seats+/–
Christian Social Party10,12227.02−5.77%7−1
Socialist Party7,23119.30+0.29%5
Party for Freedom and Progress6,56217.52−3.46%4−1
ProDG6,55317.49+5.80%4+1
Ecolo4,31011.50+3.32%3+1
Vivant2,6847.16−0.18%2
Total37,462100.0025
Valid votes37,46288.61
Invalid/blank votes4,81711.39
Total votes42,279100.00
Registered voters/turnout47,44689.11
Source: Belgian Elections

References

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