Anja Vanrobaeys | |
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![]() Vanrobaeys in May 2022 | |
Member of the Chamber of Representatives | |
Assumed office 20 June 2019 | |
Constituency | East Flanders |
Personal details | |
Born | Lüdenscheid,Germany | 19 November 1968
Political party | Vooruit |
Anja Vanrobaeys (born 19 November 1968) is a Belgian politician and member of the Chamber of Representatives. [1] A member of Vooruit,she has represented East Flanders since June 2019.
Vanrobaeys was born on 19 November 1968 in Lüdenscheid,Germany. [1] She has lived in Erpe since she was eight years old. [2]
Vanrobaeys was elected to the municipal council in Erpe-Mere at the 2006 local election. [3] She was re-elected at the 2012 and 2018 local elections. [4] [5] In March 2021 she announced that she was resigning from the municipal council in Erpe-Mere and moving to Aalst so that se can take part in politics there. [2] She contested the 2009 regional election as the Socialist Party Different (SP.A)'s 22nd placed candidate in East Flanders but was not elected. [6]
Vanrobaeys contested the 2010 federal election as the SP.A's 15th placed candidate in East Flanders but the party won only three seats in the constituency. [7] She contested the 2014 federal election as the SP.A's second placed substitute candidate in East Flanders and received 3,478 preference votes. [8] She was elected to the Chamber of Representatives at the 2019 federal election. [9] She was re-elected at the 2024 federal election. [10]
Election | Constituency | Party | Votes | Result | |
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2006 local [3] | Erpe-Mere | Socialist Party Different-Spirit-Groen | 363 | Elected | |
2009 regional [6] | East Flanders | Socialist Party Different | 3,149 | Not elected | |
2010 federal [7] | East Flanders | Socialist Party Different | 3,560 | Not elected | |
2012 local [4] | Erpe-Mere | Socialist Party Different-Groen | 403 | Elected | |
2018 local [5] | Erpe-Mere | Socialist Party Different-Groen | 458 | Elected | |
2019 federal [9] | East Flanders | Socialist Party Different | 8,527 | Elected | |
2024 federal [10] | East Flanders | Vooruit | 8,756 | Elected |