German-speaking electoral college
The German-speaking electoral college is one of three constituencies of the European Parliament in Belgium. It elects one MEP and is the only constituency to make use of first past the post.
| German-speaking electoral college | |
|---|---|
| European Parliament constituency | |
 Location among the current constituencies | |
 Shown within Belgium | |
| Member state | Belgium |
| Created | 1994 |
| MEPs | 1 |
| Sources | |
This is the European Parliament's smallest constituency, with an electorate at the 2004 election of just 46,914.
Boundaries
The constituency corresponds to the German-speaking Community of Belgium.
Member of the European Parliament
| Term | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994–2014 | Mathieu Grosch | Christian Social Party (EPP) | |
| 2014–present | Pascal Arimont | Christian Social Party (EPP) | |
Election results
Results over time
2019
| Party | EP Group | Votes | % | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Social Party (CSP) | EPP | 14,247 | 34.90 |  4.54 | |
| Ecolo | G-EFA | 6,675 | 16.40 |  0.26 | |
| ProDG | None | 5,360 | 13.10 | 0.12 | |
| Partei für Freiheit und Fortschritt (PFF) | ALDE | 4,684 | 11.50 | 4.55 | |
| Socialist Party (SP) | S&D | 4,655 | 11.40 | 3.71 | |
| Vivant | None | 4,550 | 11.16 | 2.55 | |
| DierAnimal | GUE/NGL | 606 | 1.49 | 1.49 | |
| Total | 40,777 | – | |||
2014
| Party | EP Group | Votes | % | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Social Party (CSP) | EPP | 11,739 | 30.36 | 1.89 | |
| Ecolo | G-EFA | 6,440 | 16.66 | 1.08 | |
| Partei für Freiheit und Fortschritt (PFF) | ALDE | 6,204 | 16.05 | 4.32 | |
| Socialist Party (SP) | S&D | 5,841 | 15.11 | 0.48 | |
| ProDG | None | 5,113 | 13.22 | 3.15 | |
| Vivant | None | 3,328 | 8.61 | 2.36 | |
| Total | 38,665 | – | |||
2009
| Party | EP Group | Votes | % | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Social Party (CSP) | EPP | 12,475 | 32.25 | 10.23 | |
| Partei für Freiheit und Fortschritt (PFF) | ALDE | 7,878 | 20.37 | 2.42 | |
| Ecolo | G-EFA | 6,025 | 15.58 | 5.09 | |
| Socialist Party (SP) | PES | 5,658 | 14.63 | 0.31 | |
| ProDG | None | 3,895 | 10.07 | 0.77 | |
| Vivant | None | 2,417 | 6.25 | New | |
| Europa de Weirte | None | 328 | 0.85 | New | |
| Total | 38,680 | – | |||
2004
| Party | EP Group | Votes | % | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Social Party (CSP) | EPP | 15,722 | 42.49 | 6.02 | |
| Partei für Freiheit und Fortschritt (PFF) | ELDR | 8,434 | 22.79 | 3.19 | |
| Socialist Party (SP) | PES | 5,527 | 14.94 | 3.52 | |
| Ecolo | G-EFA | 3,880 | 10.49 | 6.52 | |
| Party of German-speaking Belgians (PDB) | None | 3,442 | 9.3 | 0.62 | |
| Total | 37,005 | – | |||
1999
| Party | EP Group | Votes | % | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Social Party (CSP) | EPP | 13,456 | 36.47 | 5.18 | |
| Partei für Freiheit und Fortschritt (PFF) | ELDR | 7,234 | 19.60 | 0.46 | |
| Ecolo | G-EFA | 6,276 | 17.01 | +2.11 | |
| Socialist Party (SP) | PES | 4,215 | 11.42 | 1.15 | |
| Party of German-speaking Belgians (PDB) | None | 3,661 | 9.92 | 5.59 | |
| Vivant | None | 1,198 | 3.25 | New | |
| All Others | — | 860 | 2.16 | — | |
| Total | – | ||||
1994
| Party | EP Group | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Social Party (CSP) | EPP | 11,999 | 31.29 | |
| Partei für Freiheit und Fortschritt (PFF) | ELDR | 7,690 | 20.06 | |
| Party of German-speaking Belgians (PDB) | None | 5,945 | 15.51 | |
| Ecolo | G | 5,714 | 14.90 | |
| Socialist Party (SP) | PES | 4,820 | 12.57 | |
| Juropa | None | 1,969 | 5.14 | |
| Workers' Party of Belgium (PAB) | None | 205 | 0.53 | |
| Total | ||||
References
External links
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