Tournai-Ath-Mouscron | |
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Walloon Parliament constituency | |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1995 |
Seats | 7 |
Tournai-Ath-Mouscron is a parliamentary constituency in Belgium used to elect members of the Parliament of Wallonia since 1995. It corresponds to the arrondissements of Tournai, Ath and Mouscron.
Hainaut, historically also known as Heynault in English, is the westernmost province of Wallonia, the French-speaking region of Belgium.
Mouscron is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the Belgian province of Hainaut, along the border with the French city of Tourcoing, which is part of the Lille metropolitan area.
Estaimpuis is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium.
The HSL 1 is a high-speed rail line which connects Brussels, Belgium, with the LGV Nord at the Belgium–France border. It is 88 km (55 mi) long with 71 km (44 mi) of dedicated high-speed tracks and 17 km (11 mi) of modernised lines. Service began on 14 December 1997.
La Dernière Heure and Les Sports, currently sold under the name La DH Les Sports+, is a French-language daily newspaper published in Brussels, Belgium. The paper is known for news and sports.
The Arrondissement of Mouscron is a former arrondissement in the Walloon province of Hainaut, Belgium. It is not a judicial arrondissement. Its municipalities are a part of the Judicial Arrondissement of Tournai.
The Arrondissement of Ath is one of the seven administrative arrondissements in the Walloon province of Hainaut, Belgium. It is not a judicial arrondissement. Two of its municipalities, Brugelette and Chièvres, are part of the Judicial Arrondissement of Mons, while the others are part of the Judicial Arrondissement of Tournai.
The Arrondissement of Tournai is a former arrondissement in the Walloon province of Hainaut, Belgium. It is both an administrative and a judicial arrondissement. However, the Judicial Arrondissement of Tournai also comprises the municipality of Lessines in the Arrondissement of Soignies and all municipalities of the Arrondissement of Ath, with the exception of the municipalities of Brugelette and Chièvres. In 2019 it was merged into the new Arrondissement of Tournai-Mouscron.
General elections were held in Belgium on 23 May 1965. The result was a victory for the Christian Social Party, which won 77 of the 212 seats in the Chamber of Representatives and 44 of the 106 seats in the Senate. Voter turnout was 91.6%. Elections for the nine provincial councils were also held.
Tournai railway station is a railway station in Tournai, Hainaut, Belgium, situated on railway line 94. It is operated by the National Railway Company of Belgium (SNCB/NMBS).
Jimmy Hempte is a Belgium retired footballer who played as a left back and current head coach of CS PV Ostiches.
The Belgian railway line 75 is a railway line in Belgium connecting Ghent with Kortrijk and the French border near Mouscron. It was opened between 1839 and 1842. Beyond Mouscron the line continues onto Gare Lille Flandres in the French city of Lille.
Nostalgie Wallonie is a private Belgian radio station broadcasting in Wallonia and Brussels, and is dedicated to mainly French and American music of the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. Nostalgie Wallonia was created in Namur by the group Les Éditions de l'Avenir. It is owned by the NRJ Group and Corelio.
European route E 429 is part of the international E-road network.
Tournai-Ath-Mouscron was a constituency used to elect members of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives between 1965 and 2003.
Constituencies are used for elections in Belgium.
The Arrondissement of Tournai-Mouscron is one of the seven administrative arrondissements in the Walloon province of Hainaut, Belgium. The Arrondissement of Tournai-Mouscron was created in 2019 by the merger of the former arrondissements of Tournai and Mouscron.
Georgette Brenez was a Belgian politician and activist in the Walloon Movement. She was a member of the Chamber of Representatives from 1974 to 1985 and a member of the Walloon Regional Council from 1980 to 1985. She was a member of the Socialist Party.