| Flemish Parliament, 1999–2004 | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Legislative body | Flemish Parliament |
| Meeting place | Brussels |
| Term | July 1999 – May 2004 |
| Election | 13 June 1999 |
| Government | Until July 2003: Dewael Govt. From July 2003: Somers Govt. |
| Members | 124 |
| Speaker | Norbert De Batselier (SP) |
This is a list of members of the Flemish Parliament between 1999 and 2004, following the direct elections of 1999.
| ← 1995 • 1999 • 2004 → | ||||||||||
| Party | Main ideology | Main candidate | Votes | % | +/– | Seats | +/– | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLA | BRU | TOT | ||||||||
| Christian People's Party (CVP) | Christian democracy | Luc Van den Brande | 857,732 | 22.09 | 4.69  | 28 | 2 | 30 | 7 | |
| Flemish Liberals and Democrats (VLD) | Liberalism | Karel De Gucht | 855,867 | 22.04 | 1.86  | 27 | 0 | 27 | 0  | |
| Flemish Block (VB) | far-right Flemish nationalism | Filip Dewinter | 603,345 | 15.54 | 3.21 | 20 | 2 | 22 | 5 | |
| Socialist Party (SP) | Social democracy | Steve Stevaert | 582,419 | 15.00 | 4.45 | 19 | 1 | 20 | 6 | |
| Living Differently (AGALEV) | Green politics | Vera Dua | 451,361 | 11.62 | 4.54 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 5 | |
| People's Union–ID (VU-ID) | Flemish nationalism | Johan Sauwens | 359,226 | 9.25 | 0.29 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 3 | |
| Union of Francophones (UF) | Francophone minority politics | Christian Van Eyken | 36,683 | 0.94 | 0.23 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Vivant (VIVANT) | Social liberalism | 77,864 | 2.01 | new | 0 | 0 | 0 | new | ||
| Others (parties and candidates that received less than 1% of the vote and no seats) | 58,687 | 1.55 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |||
| Valid votes | 3,883,184 | 94.21 | ||||||||
| Blank and invalid votes | 238,749 | 5.79 | ||||||||
| Totals | 4,121,933 | 100.00 | — | 118 | 6 | 124 | 0 | |||
| Electorate (eligible voters) and voter turnout | * 4,471,695 | 92.18 | ||||||||
| Notes: FLA = Flanders, BRU = Brussels (Capital Region), TOT = total / * = The number of registered voters is not known for the constituency to elect the Brussels Members of the Flemish Council (BMFC). Consequently, the number of registered voters and the turnout for the Flemish Council considers only the 5 provincial constituencies, excluding the constituency BMFC. | ||||||||||
| Representative | Electoral district | |
|---|---|---|
| Magda Aelvoet | Leuven | |
| Veerle Declercq | Bruges | |
| Vera Dua | Ghent–Eeklo | |
| Jos Geysels | Mechelen–Turnhout | |
| Eloi Glorieux | Halle–Vilvoorde | |
| Dirk Holemans | Ghent–Eeklo | |
| Johan Malcorps | Antwerp | |
| Ludo Sannen | Limburg | |
| Frans Ramon | Kortrijk–Roeselare–Tielt | |
| Jos Stassen | Sint-Niklaas–Dendermonde | |
| Ria Van Den Heuvel | Antwerp | |
| Jo Vermeulen | Antwerp |
| Name | Party | Date of resignation | Replacement | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magda Aelvoet | Agalev/Groen! | 12 July 1999 | Became minister in Verhofstadt I | ||
| Vera Dua | Agalev/Groen! | 13 July 1999 | Isabel Vertriest | Became Flemish minister in Dewael I | |
| Tuur Van Wallendael | SP.A | 24 January 2001 | Peter De Ridder | ||
| Paul Van Grembergen | VU-ID | 15 May 2001 | Jan Roegiers | ||
| Jacques Laverge | VLD | 5 November 2002 | Karlos Callens | ||
| Herman De Loor | SP.A | 15 December 2002 | Gracienne Van Nieuwenborgh | ||
| Ludo Sannen | Agalev/Groen! | 26 May 2003 | Flor Ory | ||
| Isabel Vertriest | Agalev/Groen! | 26 May 2003 | Vera Dua | ||
| Marino Keulen | VLD | 10 June 2003 | Guy Sols | ||
| Rufin Grijp | SP.A | 11 June 2003 | Anne Van Asbroeck | ||
| Karel De Gucht | VLD | 26 June 2003 | Erna Van Wauwe | ||
| Anne Van Asbroeck | SP.A | 19 November 2003 | Yamila Idrissi |
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