Charleroi-Thuin (Walloon Parliament constituency)

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Charleroi-Thuin
Walloon Parliament constituency
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Current constituency
Created 2019
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Charleroi-Thuin is a parliamentary constituency in Belgium used to elect members of the Parliament of Wallonia from 2019. It corresponds to the arrondissements of Charleroi and Thuin. It was created from the former constituencies of Charleroi and Thuin and was first contested for the 2019 Belgian regional elections.

Representatives

Representatives of Charleroi-Thuin
(1995–present) [1]
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2019 Formed from a merger of Charleroi and Thuin
Nicolas Tzanetatos
(MR)
Rachel Sobry
(MR)
Germain Mugemangango
(PTB)
Amandine Pavet
(PTB)
Paul Furlan
(PS)
Latifa Gahouchi
(PS)
Mourad Sahli
(PS)
Philippe Blanchart
(PS)
Christophe Clersy
(Ecolo)
Julien Matagne
(CDH)
2024 Adrien Dolimont
(MR)
Caroline Taquin
(MR)
Jamila Ammi
(PTB)
Thomas Dermine
(PS)
Özlem Özen
(PS)
Tanguy Dardenne
(MR)
Jean-Jaques Cloquet
(Les Engagés)
Caroline Desalle
(Les Engagés)

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