West Flanders | |
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West-Vlaanderen Flandre-Occidentale Westflandern | |
Constituency for the Chamber of Representatives | |
Province | West Flanders |
Region | Flanders |
Population | 1,220,026 (2023) [1] |
Electorate | 942,783 (2019) |
Area | 3,197 km2 (2023) [2] |
Current Constituency | |
Created | 2003 |
Seats | 16 (2003–present) |
Members [3] | List
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Created from |
West Flanders (Dutch : West-Vlaanderen; French : Flandre-Occidentale; German : Westflandern) is one of the 11 multi-member constituencies of the Chamber of Representatives, the lower house of the Belgian Federal Parliament, the national legislature of Belgium. The constituency was established in 2003 following the re-organisation of constituencies across Belgium along provincial lines. It is conterminous with the province of West Flanders. The constituency currently elects 16 of the 150 members of the Chamber of Representatives using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system. At the 2019 federal election the constituency had 942,783 registered electors.
West Flanders currently elects 16 of the 150 members of the Chamber of Representatives using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system. [4] [5] Seats are allocated using the D'Hondt method. [6] [7] Only parties that reach the 5% threshold in the constituency compete for seats. [8] [9]
Election | Workers PVDA | Groen Groen / Agalev | Vooruit Vooruit / SP.A / SP.A-Spirit | Liberals & Democrats Open Vld / VLD | Christian Democrats CD&V | New Flemish N-VA / CD&V-N-VA | Vlaams Belang VB / VB | ||||||||||||||
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Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |
2024 | 44,129 | 5.34% | 1 | 45,502 | 5.50% | 1 | 137,422 | 16.62% | 3 | 65,840 | 7.96% | 1 | 121,447 | 14.68% | 2 | 192,037 | 23.22% | 4 | 202,800 | 24.52% | 4 |
2019 | 29,205 | 3.62% | 0 | 63,870 | 7.92% | 1 | 118,512 | 14.70% | 2 | 105,192 | 13.04% | 2 | 142,512 | 17.67% | 3 | 172,751 | 21.42% | 4 | 164,427 | 20.39% | 4 |
2014 | 13,397 | 1.66% | 0 | 63,657 | 7.88% | 1 | 142,406 | 17.63% | 3 | 111,388 | 13.79% | 2 | 175,669 | 21.74% | 4 | 230,265 | 28.50% | 6 | 38,232 | 4.73% | 0 |
2010 | 6,489 | 0.83% | 0 | 49,533 | 6.31% | 1 | 118,803 | 15.13% | 3 | 106,265 | 13.53% | 2 | 180,702 | 23.01% | 4 | 188,317 | 23.98% | 4 | 71,200 | 9.07% | 1 |
2007 | 4,621 | 0.57% | 0 | 46,763 | 5.82% | 1 | 131,764 | 16.39% | 2 | 133,238 | 16.58% | 3 | 274,888 | 34.20% | 6 | 115,982 | 14.43% | 2 | |||
2003 | 2,110 | 0.27% | 0 | 25,577 | 3.22% | 0 | 197,669 | 24.91% | 4 | 172,307 | 21.72% | 4 | 212,932 | 26.84% | 5 | 55,292 | 6.97% | 1 | 111,795 | 14.09% | 2 |
(Figures in italics represent alliances.)
Results of the 2019 federal election held on 26 May 2019: [10] [11] [12]
Party | Votes per arrondissement | Total Votes | % | Seats | ||||||||||
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Bruges | Diks -muide | Kortrijk | Ostend | Roese -lare | Tielt | Veurne | Ypres | Expat -riates | ||||||
New Flemish Alliance | N-VA | 44,396 | 6,564 | 37,859 | 22,763 | 21,739 | 13,756 | 13,410 | 12,036 | 228 | 172,751 | 21.42% | 4 | |
Vlaams Belang | VB | 33,964 | 8,273 | 39,948 | 21,893 | 24,060 | 14,606 | 6,656 | 14,953 | 74 | 164,427 | 20.39% | 4 | |
Christian Democratic and Flemish | CD&V | 37,110 | 6,733 | 34,191 | 11,210 | 19,524 | 13,935 | 6,089 | 13,611 | 109 | 142,512 | 17.67% | 3 | |
Socialist Party Different | SP.A | 28,223 | 5,829 | 27,790 | 19,015 | 13,611 | 6,993 | 5,960 | 11,009 | 82 | 118,512 | 14.70% | 2 | |
Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats | Open Vld | 24,366 | 4,364 | 27,071 | 14,694 | 10,807 | 7,298 | 6,007 | 10,370 | 215 | 105,192 | 13.04% | 2 | |
Groen | Groen | 19,496 | 1,694 | 16,254 | 7,867 | 7,280 | 3,657 | 2,554 | 4,764 | 304 | 63,870 | 7.92% | 1 | |
Workers' Party of Belgium | PVDA | 6,821 | 1,019 | 7,724 | 4,551 | 3,405 | 1,951 | 1,198 | 2,496 | 40 | 29,205 | 3.62% | 0 | |
DierAnimal | 3,036 | 351 | 1,936 | 1,721 | 901 | 581 | 609 | 772 | 19 | 9,926 | 1.23% | 0 | ||
Valid Votes | 197,412 | 34,827 | 192,773 | 103,714 | 101,327 | 62,777 | 42,483 | 70,011 | 1,071 | 806,395 | 100.00% | 16 | ||
Rejected Votes | 9,199 | 2,313 | 10,613 | 5,445 | 5,603 | 3,988 | 2,140 | 4,903 | 63 | 44,267 | 5.20% | |||
Total Polled | 206,611 | 37,140 | 203,386 | 109,159 | 106,930 | 66,765 | 44,623 | 74,914 | 1,134 | 850,662 | 90.23% | |||
Registered Electors | 233,787 | 40,340 | 221,802 | 123,889 | 117,030 | 71,973 | 50,542 | 81,895 | 1,525 | 942,783 | ||||
Turnout | 88.38% | 92.07% | 91.70% | 88.11% | 91.37% | 92.76% | 88.29% | 91.48% | 74.36% | 90.23% |
The following candidates were elected: [12] Björn Anseeuw (N-VA), 13,202 votes; Hendrik Bogaert (CD&V), 48,421 votes; John Crombez (SP.A), 55,678 votes; Jean-Marie Dedecker (N-VA), 40,781 votes; Wouter De Vriendt (Groen), 14,596 votes; Franky Demon (CD&V), 18,221 votes; Melissa Depraetere (SP.A), 12,601 votes; Nathalie Dewulf (VB), 11,593 votes; Yngvild Ingels (N-VA), 13,131 votes; Sander Loones (N-VA), 44,070 votes; Nathalie Muylle (CD&V), 23,067 votes; Kurt Ravyts (VB), 9,567 votes; Dominiek Spinnewyn-Sneppe (VB), 10,654 votes; Vincent Van Quickenborne (Open Vld), 40,292 votes; Kathleen Verhelst (Open Vld), 11,533 votes; and Wouter Vermeersch (VB), 31,127 votes.
Substitutions: [13]
Results of the 2014 federal election held on 25 May 2014: [14] [15] [16]
Party | Votes per arrondissement | Total Votes | % | Seats | ||||||||||
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Bruges | Diks -muide | Kortrijk | Ostend | Roese -lare | Tielt | Veurne | Ypres | Expat -riates | ||||||
New Flemish Alliance | N-VA | 58,294 | 9,208 | 52,475 | 27,743 | 31,902 | 19,057 | 13,679 | 17,703 | 204 | 230,265 | 28.50% | 6 | |
Christian Democratic and Flemish | CD&V | 40,957 | 8,267 | 45,765 | 13,848 | 23,553 | 18,370 | 7,174 | 17,581 | 154 | 175,669 | 21.74% | 4 | |
Socialist Party Different | SP.A | 34,210 | 6,420 | 33,159 | 23,376 | 15,767 | 8,246 | 8,094 | 13,036 | 98 | 142,406 | 17.63% | 3 | |
Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats | Open Vld | 26,542 | 5,277 | 26,225 | 16,087 | 11,757 | 7,473 | 6,867 | 10,960 | 200 | 111,388 | 13.79% | 2 | |
Groen | Groen | 18,794 | 1,739 | 16,077 | 8,957 | 7,178 | 3,636 | 2,507 | 4,589 | 180 | 63,657 | 7.88% | 1 | |
Vlaams Belang | VB | 8,889 | 1,632 | 9,155 | 5,176 | 5,323 | 3,170 | 1,472 | 3,363 | 52 | 38,232 | 4.73% | 0 | |
Libertair, Direct, Democratisch | LDD | 5,491 | 1,606 | 5,032 | 7,213 | 2,892 | 1,889 | 2,199 | 2,074 | 18 | 28,414 | 3.52% | 0 | |
Workers' Party of Belgium | PVDA | 3,106 | 475 | 3,905 | 1,755 | 1,605 | 890 | 479 | 1,167 | 15 | 13,397 | 1.66% | 0 | |
ROSSEM | 753 | 155 | 503 | 413 | 365 | 217 | 109 | 294 | 1 | 2,810 | 0.35% | 0 | ||
Belgische Unie – Union Belge | BUB | 465 | 49 | 408 | 262 | 142 | 76 | 118 | 165 | 6 | 1,691 | 0.21% | 0 | |
Valid Votes | 197,501 | 34,828 | 192,704 | 104,830 | 100,484 | 63,024 | 42,698 | 70,932 | 928 | 807,929 | 100.00% | 16 | ||
Rejected Votes | 9,871 | 2,395 | 10,921 | 5,415 | 6,103 | 4,040 | 2,134 | 4,870 | 61 | 45,810 | 5.37% | |||
Total Polled | 207,372 | 37,223 | 203,625 | 110,245 | 106,587 | 67,064 | 44,832 | 75,802 | 989 | 853,739 | 91.32% | |||
Registered Electors | 230,253 | 40,124 | 220,449 | 123,058 | 115,742 | 71,781 | 49,954 | 82,254 | 1,257 | 934,872 | ||||
Turnout | 90.06% | 92.77% | 92.37% | 89.59% | 92.09% | 93.43% | 89.75% | 92.16% | 78.68% | 91.32% |
The following candidates were elected: [16] Hendrik Bogaert (CD&V), 58,649 votes; An Capoen (N-VA), 15,636 votes; Koenraad Degroote (N-VA), 17,699 votes; Franky Demon (CD&V), 16,394 votes; Roel Deseyn (CD&V), 20,413 votes; Wouter De Vriendt (Groen), 14,700 votes; Daphné Dumery (N-VA), 21,007 votes; Rita Gantois (N-VA), 14,696 votes; Sabien Lahaye-Battheu (Open Vld), 17,640 votes; Nathalie Muylle (CD&V), 25,767 votes; Alain Top (SP.A), 9,572 votes;Johan Vande Lanotte (SP.A), 68,898 votes; Ann Vanheste (SP.A), 12,149 votes; Vincent Van Quickenborne (Open Vld), 38,896 votes; Jan Vercammen (N-VA), 15,782 votes; and Brecht Vermeulen (N-VA), 37,005 votes.
Results of the 2010 federal election held on 13 June 2010: [17] [18] [19]
Party | Votes per arrondissement | Total Votes | % | Seats | ||||||||||
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Bruges | Diks -muide | Kortrijk | Ostend | Roese -lare | Tielt | Veurne | Ypres | Expat -riates | ||||||
New Flemish Alliance | N-VA | 48,511 | 6,469 | 44,054 | 23,066 | 26,354 | 15,697 | 10,175 | 13,844 | 147 | 188,317 | 23.98% | 4 | |
Christian Democratic and Flemish | CD&V | 39,838 | 9,697 | 45,003 | 14,684 | 24,670 | 17,862 | 7,583 | 21,252 | 113 | 180,702 | 23.01% | 4 | |
Socialist Party Different | SP.A | 29,582 | 4,311 | 28,703 | 19,258 | 13,650 | 6,510 | 6,856 | 9,871 | 62 | 118,803 | 15.13% | 3 | |
Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats | Open Vld | 26,371 | 4,977 | 25,973 | 14,135 | 11,102 | 8,228 | 6,509 | 8,848 | 122 | 106,265 | 13.53% | 2 | |
Vlaams Belang | VB | 16,344 | 3,056 | 18,013 | 9,487 | 9,403 | 5,556 | 2,923 | 6,370 | 48 | 71,200 | 9.07% | 1 | |
List Dedecker | LDD | 12,302 | 3,362 | 11,760 | 12,584 | 6,805 | 4,249 | 4,084 | 5,051 | 13 | 60,210 | 7.67% | 1 | |
Groen | Groen | 14,197 | 1,363 | 12,277 | 7,424 | 5,468 | 2,818 | 2,457 | 3,438 | 91 | 49,533 | 6.31% | 1 | |
Workers' Party of Belgium | PVDA | 1,407 | 227 | 2,024 | 810 | 725 | 383 | 338 | 574 | 1 | 6,489 | 0.83% | 0 | |
Freedom, Intimacy, Home, Work and Love | VITAL | 581 | 88 | 514 | 459 | 236 | 101 | 76 | 202 | 2 | 2,259 | 0.29% | 0 | |
Left Socialist Party | LSP | 326 | 55 | 348 | 245 | 142 | 84 | 124 | 118 | 1 | 1,443 | 0.18% | 0 | |
Valid Votes | 189,459 | 33,605 | 188,669 | 102,152 | 98,555 | 61,488 | 41,125 | 69,568 | 600 | 785,221 | 100.00% | 16 | ||
Rejected Votes | 10,511 | 2,665 | 12,180 | 6,200 | 6,709 | 4,628 | 2,380 | 5,234 | 14 | 50,521 | 6.05% | |||
Total Polled | 199,970 | 36,270 | 200,849 | 108,352 | 105,264 | 66,116 | 43,505 | 74,802 | 614 | 835,742 | 91.23% | |||
Registered Electors | 221,838 | 39,281 | 217,967 | 120,886 | 114,101 | 70,820 | 48,868 | 81,651 | 695 | 916,107 | ||||
Turnout | 90.14% | 92.33% | 92.15% | 89.63% | 92.26% | 93.36% | 89.03% | 91.61% | 88.35% | 91.23% |
The following candidates were elected: [19] Hendrik Bogaert (CD&V), 37,095 votes; Manu Beuselinck (N-VA), 10,466 votes; Geert Bourgeois (N-VA), 45,848 votes; Stefaan De Clerck (CD&V), 43,946 votes; Jean-Marie Dedecker (LDD), 32,514 votes; Koenraad Degroote (N-VA), 11,145 votes; Wouter De Vriendt (Groen), 11,302 votes; Daphné Dumery (N-VA), 13,717 votes; Sabien Lahaye-Battheu (Open Vld), 13,394 votes; Renaat Landuyt (SP.A), 38,216 votes; Yves Leterme (CD&V), 101,830 votes; Peter Logghe (VB), 10,563 votes; Nathalie Muylle (CD&V), 26,116 votes; Ann Vanheste (SP.A), 7,883 votes; Myriam Vanlerberghe (SP.A), 14,195 votes; and Vincent Van Quickenborne (Open Vld), 45,196 votes.
Substitutions: [20]
Results of the 2007 federal election held on 10 June 2007: [21] [22]
Party | Votes per arrondissement | Total Votes | % | Seats | ||||||||||
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Bruges | Diks -muide | Kortrijk | Ostend | Roese -lare | Tielt | Veurne | Ypres | Expat -riates | ||||||
Christian Democratic and Flemish and New Flemish Alliance | CD&V-N-VA | 62,374 | 12,103 | 69,923 | 20,674 | 40,780 | 28,293 | 12,183 | 28,320 | 238 | 274,888 | 34.20% | 6 | |
Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats | Open Vld | 34,417 | 5,908 | 31,587 | 19,080 | 13,291 | 9,433 | 8,775 | 10,578 | 169 | 133,238 | 16.58% | 3 | |
Socialist Party Different and Spirit | SP.A-Spirit | 33,645 | 5,214 | 30,342 | 24,544 | 14,306 | 6,168 | 6,406 | 11,065 | 74 | 131,764 | 16.39% | 2 | |
Vlaams Belang | VB | 29,010 | 4,389 | 29,036 | 15,548 | 14,845 | 8,563 | 4,972 | 9,503 | 116 | 115,982 | 14.43% | 2 | |
List Dedecker | LDD | 21,008 | 4,537 | 18,346 | 15,741 | 10,610 | 6,687 | 6,362 | 7,081 | 31 | 90,403 | 11.25% | 2 | |
Groen | Groen | 13,918 | 1,294 | 11,231 | 6,382 | 5,437 | 2,812 | 2,087 | 3,502 | 100 | 46,763 | 5.82% | 1 | |
Workers' Party of Belgium | PVDA | 1,040 | 157 | 1,415 | 499 | 535 | 332 | 243 | 395 | 5 | 4,621 | 0.57% | 0 | |
Committee for Another Policy | CAP | 549 | 114 | 751 | 262 | 284 | 161 | 100 | 173 | 0 | 2,394 | 0.30% | 0 | |
Belgische Unie – Union Belge | BUB | 660 | 40 | 338 | 353 | 103 | 66 | 174 | 193 | 8 | 1,935 | 0.24% | 0 | |
Freedom, Intimacy, Home, Work and Love | VITAL | 473 | 48 | 433 | 303 | 170 | 99 | 79 | 175 | 0 | 1,780 | 0.22% | 0 | |
Valid Votes | 197,094 | 33,804 | 193,402 | 103,386 | 100,361 | 62,614 | 41,381 | 70,985 | 741 | 803,768 | 100.00% | 16 | ||
Rejected Votes | 8,778 | 2,467 | 10,265 | 5,430 | 5,684 | 3,879 | 2,159 | 4,705 | 28 | 43,395 | 5.12% | |||
Total Polled | 205,872 | 36,271 | 203,667 | 108,816 | 106,045 | 66,493 | 43,540 | 75,690 | 769 | 847,163 | 93.05% | |||
Registered Electors | 224,767 | 38,486 | 216,521 | 118,808 | 112,864 | 70,210 | 47,640 | 80,288 | 898 | 910,482 | ||||
Turnout | 91.59% | 94.24% | 94.06% | 91.59% | 93.96% | 94.71% | 91.39% | 94.27% | 85.63% | 93.05% |
The following candidates were elected: [22] Hendrik Bogaert (CD&V-N-VA), 87,658 votes; Agnes Bruyninckx-Vandenhoudt (VB), 8,387 votes; Koen Bultinck (VB), 19,344 votes; Stefaan De Clerck (CD&V-N-VA), 54,243 votes; Jean-Marie Dedecker (LDD), 51,120 votes; Els De Rammelaere (CD&V-N-VA), 21,324 votes; Roel Deseyn (CD&V-N-VA), 30,309 votes; Wouter De Vriendt (Groen), 8,233 votes; Dalila Douifi (SP.A-Spirit), 13,559 votes; Luc Goutry (CD&V-N-VA), 39,684 votes; Sabien Lahaye-Battheu (Open Vld), 13,908 votes; Renaat Landuyt (SP.A-Spirit), 38,216 votes; Nathalie Muylle (CD&V-N-VA), 35,067 votes; Bart Tommelein (Open Vld), 13,220 votes; Vincent Van Quickenborne (Open Vld), 54,968 votes; and Ulla Werbrouck (LDD), 11,745 votes.
Substitutions: [23]
Results of the 2003 federal election held on 18 May 2003: [24] [25]
Party | Votes per arrondissement | Total Votes | % | Seats | ||||||||||
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Bruges | Diks -muide | Kortrijk | Ostend | Roese -lare | Tielt | Veurne | Ypres | Expat -riates | ||||||
Christian Democratic and Flemish | CD&V | 45,930 | 9,916 | 57,681 | 16,173 | 29,072 | 23,632 | 8,357 | 21,940 | 231 | 212,932 | 26.84% | 5 | |
Socialist Party Different and Spirit | SP.A-Spirit | 49,304 | 8,476 | 46,286 | 33,467 | 22,584 | 10,412 | 9,221 | 17,827 | 92 | 197,669 | 24.91% | 4 | |
Flemish Liberals and Democrats | VLD | 46,137 | 7,025 | 38,955 | 23,815 | 18,274 | 12,341 | 11,524 | 14,022 | 214 | 172,307 | 21.72% | 4 | |
Vlaams Blok | VB | 28,167 | 4,412 | 27,513 | 16,068 | 12,756 | 8,166 | 5,328 | 9,238 | 147 | 111,795 | 14.09% | 2 | |
New Flemish Alliance | N-VA | 11,807 | 1,879 | 13,531 | 5,290 | 11,680 | 4,526 | 2,796 | 3,743 | 40 | 55,292 | 6.97% | 1 | |
Agalev | Agalev | 8,623 | 665 | 6,067 | 2,825 | 2,832 | 1,393 | 1,144 | 1,980 | 48 | 25,577 | 3.22% | 0 | |
Vivant | Vivant | 1,965 | 161 | 1,405 | 1,104 | 701 | 515 | 429 | 503 | 12 | 6,795 | 0.86% | 0 | |
Liberal Appeal | LA | 884 | 156 | 575 | 674 | 378 | 176 | 446 | 319 | 15 | 3,623 | 0.46% | 0 | |
Safe Blue | 642 | 66 | 340 | 799 | 146 | 96 | 139 | 139 | 8 | 2,375 | 0.30% | 0 | ||
Workers' Party of Belgium | PVDA | 492 | 68 | 661 | 240 | 176 | 174 | 118 | 177 | 4 | 2,110 | 0.27% | 0 | |
OMNIUM | 407 | 42 | 599 | 177 | 133 | 78 | 59 | 118 | 3 | 1,616 | 0.20% | 0 | ||
Freedom, Intimacy, Home, Work and Love | VITAL | 329 | 48 | 319 | 223 | 142 | 78 | 63 | 120 | 3 | 1,325 | 0.17% | 0 | |
Valid Votes | 194,687 | 32,914 | 193,932 | 100,855 | 98,874 | 61,587 | 39,624 | 70,126 | 817 | 793,416 | 100.00% | 16 | ||
Rejected Votes | 10,056 | 2,576 | 11,211 | 5,964 | 6,321 | 4,177 | 2,123 | 5,103 | 74 | 47,605 | 5.66% | |||
Total Polled | 204,743 | 35,490 | 205,143 | 106,819 | 105,195 | 65,764 | 41,747 | 75,229 | 891 | 841,021 | 93.76% | |||
Registered Electors | 221,277 | 37,540 | 215,265 | 115,820 | 111,205 | 69,107 | 45,671 | 80,160 | 959 | 897,004 | ||||
Turnout | 92.53% | 94.54% | 95.30% | 92.23% | 94.60% | 95.16% | 91.41% | 93.85% | 92.91% | 93.76% |
The following candidates were elected: [26] Geert Bourgeois (N-VA), 30,976 votes; Koen Bultinck (VB), 7,406 votes; Stefaan De Clerck (CD&V), 98,671 votes; Philippe De Coene (SP.A-Spirit), 15,750 votes; Roel Deseyn (CD&V), 19,918 votes; Dalila Douifi (SP.A-Spirit), 17,009 votes; Luc Goutry (CD&V), 28,381 votes; Sabien Lahaye-Battheu (VLD), 15,419 votes; Renaat Landuyt (SP.A-Spirit), 43,985 votes; Pierre Lano (VLD), 17,294 votes; Yves Leterme (CD&V), 70,254 votes; Trees Pieters (CD&V), 23,556 votes; Bart Tommelein (VLD), 10,572 votes; Johan Vande Lanotte (SP.A-Spirit), 89,950 votes; Frank Vanhecke (VB), 36,150 votes; and Marc Verwilghen (VLD), 59,220 votes.
Substitutions: [27]
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The Michel II Government was the Federal Government of Belgium, led by Prime Minister Charles Michel from 18 December 2018 until 27 October 2019 when it was succeeded by the Wilmès I Government. It was a centre minority coalition cabinet of Christian Democratic and Flemish (CD&V), the Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats and the Reformist Movement (MR). On 26 October 2019, it was announced that Sophie Wilmès would take over the role of Prime Minister from Michel on 1 November 2019, and form a new government.
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East Flanders is one of the 11 multi-member constituencies of the Chamber of Representatives, the lower house of the Belgian Federal Parliament, the national legislature of Belgium. The constituency was established in 2003 following the re-organisation of constituencies across Belgium along provincial lines. It is conterminous with the province of East Flanders. The constituency currently elects 20 of the 150 members of the Chamber of Representatives using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system. At the 2019 federal election the constituency had 1,155,734 registered electors.
Antwerp is one of the 11 multi-member constituencies of the Chamber of Representatives, the lower house of the Belgian Federal Parliament, the national legislature of Belgium. The constituency was established in 2003 following the re-organisation of constituencies across Belgium along provincial lines. It is conterminous with the province of Antwerp. The constituency currently elects 24 of the 150 members of the Chamber of Representatives using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system. At the 2019 federal election the constituency had 1,341,450 registered electors.
In Belgium, the government formation of 2019–2020 started one day after the federal elections, regional elections and European elections which were all held simultaneously on 26 May 2019. These formations were only the second under King Philippe.
The duty to vote in Belgium belongs to all adult Belgians. EU citizens can vote in European and municipal elections. Other foreigners have local voting rights when they have lived in the country for more than five years. Attendance is compulsory for Belgians in Belgium, not doing so results in a fine, 3 fines equals the loss of civil rights.