German-speaking electoral college

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German-speaking electoral college
European Parliament constituency
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Location among the current constituencies
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Shown within Belgium
Member state Belgium
Created 1994
MEPs 1
Sources

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.

Contents

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

TermMemberParty
1994–2014 Mathieu Grosch Christian Social Party (EPP)
2014–present Pascal Arimont Christian Social Party (EPP)

Election results

Results over time

2019

PartyEP GroupVotes %Change
  Christian Social Party (CSP) EPP 14,24734.90Increase2.svg 4.54
  Ecolo G-EFA 6,67516.40Decrease2.svg 0.26
  ProDG None5,36013.10Decrease2.svg 0.12
  Partei für Freiheit und Fortschritt (PFF) ALDE 4,68411.50Decrease2.svg 4.55
  Socialist Party (SP) S&D 4,65511.40Decrease2.svg 3.71
  Vivant None4,55011.16Increase2.svg 2.55
  DierAnimal GUE/NGL 6061.49Increase2.svg 1.49
Total40,777

2014

PartyEP GroupVotes %Change
  Christian Social Party (CSP) EPP 11,73930.36Decrease2.svg 1.89
  Ecolo G-EFA 6,44016.66Increase2.svg 1.08
  Partei für Freiheit und Fortschritt (PFF) ALDE 6,20416.05Decrease2.svg 4.32
  Socialist Party (SP) S&D 5,84115.11Increase2.svg 0.48
  ProDG None5,11313.22Increase2.svg 3.15
  Vivant None3,3288.61Increase2.svg 2.36
Total38,665

2009

PartyEP GroupVotes %Change
  Christian Social Party (CSP) EPP 12,47532.25Decrease2.svg 10.23
  Partei für Freiheit und Fortschritt (PFF) ALDE 7,87820.37Decrease2.svg 2.42
  Ecolo G-EFA 6,02515.58Increase2.svg 5.09
  Socialist Party (SP) PES 5,65814.63Decrease2.svg 0.31
  ProDG None3,89510.07Increase2.svg 0.77
  Vivant None2,4176.25New
  Europa de Weirte None3280.85New
Total38,680

2004

PartyEP GroupVotes %Change
  Christian Social Party (CSP) EPP 15,72242.49Increase2.svg 6.02
  Partei für Freiheit und Fortschritt (PFF) ELDR 8,43422.79Increase2.svg 3.19
  Socialist Party (SP) PES 5,52714.94Increase2.svg 3.52
  Ecolo G-EFA 3,88010.49Decrease2.svg 6.52
  Party of German-speaking Belgians (PDB)None3,4429.3Decrease2.svg 0.62
Total37,005

1999

PartyEP GroupVotes %Change
  Christian Social Party (CSP) EPP 13,45636.47Increase2.svg 5.18
  Partei für Freiheit und Fortschritt (PFF) ELDR 7,23419.60Decrease2.svg 0.46
  Ecolo G-EFA 6,27617.01Increase2.svg +2.11
  Socialist Party (SP) PES 4,21511.42Increase2.svg 1.15
  Party of German-speaking Belgians (PDB)None3,6619.92Decrease2.svg 5.59
  Vivant None1,1983.25New
 All Others8602.16
Total

1994

PartyEP GroupVotes %
  Christian Social Party (CSP) EPP 11,99931.29
  Partei für Freiheit und Fortschritt (PFF) ELDR 7,69020.06
  Party of German-speaking Belgians (PDB)None5,94515.51
  Ecolo G 5,71414.90
  Socialist Party (SP) PES 4,82012.57
  Juropa None1,9695.14
  Workers' Party of Belgium (PAB)None2050.53
Total

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