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This is a list of the 21 members of the European Parliament for Belgium in the 2014 to 2019 session.
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This is a list of the 21 members of the European Parliament for Belgium in the 2014 to 2019 session.
| Party | # of seats | ± |
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| New Flemish Alliance | 4 / 12 |  3 |
| Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats | 3 / 12 |  0 |
| Christian Democratic and Flemish | 2 / 12 |  1 |
| Socialist Party–Differently | 1 / 12 | 1 |
| Green | 1 / 12 | 0 |
| Flemish Interest | 1 / 12 | 1 |
| List Dedecker | 0 / 12 | 1 |
| Party | # of seats | ± |
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| Socialist Party | 3 / 8 | 0 |
| Reformist Movement | 3 / 8 | 1 |
| Ecology Party | 1 / 8 | 1 |
| Humanist Democratic Centre | 1 / 8 | 0 |
| Party | # of seats | ± |
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| Christian Social Party | 1 / 1 | 0 |
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