1989 European Parliament election in Belgium

European Parliament election in Belgium, 1989

18 June 1989
24 seats to the European Parliament
First party Second party   Leader Leo Tindemans Ernest Glinne Party CVP PS Alliance EPP PES Last election 4 seats, 19.80% 5 seats, 13.32% Seats won 5 5 Seat change 1 Popular vote 1,247,075 854,207 Percentage 21.14% 14.48% Swing 1.34% 1.16%   Third party Fourth party   Leader Marc Galle Willy De Clercq Party sp.a Open Vld Alliance PES ALDE Last election 4 seats, 17.12% 2 seats, 10.60% Seats won 3 3 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 733,242 678,421 Percentage 12.43% 11.37% Swing 4.69% 0.77%

Elections to the European Parliament were held in Belgium on 18 June 1989. The Dutch-speaking electoral college elected 13 MEPs and the French-speaking electoral college elected 11 MEPs.

The first election to the newly established Brussels Regional Council was held on the same day.

Dutch-speaking electoral college

Party/Alliance		Votes	%	+/−	Seats	+/−
	Christian Democratic and Flemish (CVP)	1,247,075	34.08%	+1.55%	5	+1
	Socialist Party (SP)	733,242	20.04%	−8.09%	3	−1
	Flemish Liberals and Democrats (PVV)	625,561	17.10%	+2.91%	2	0
	Agalev-Groen	446,539	12.20%	+5.12%	1	0
	People's Union (VU) - EVA	318,153	8.70%	−5.21%	1	−1
	Vlaams Blok	241,117	6.59%	+4.49%	1	+1
	All Others	47,219	1.29%	—	0	0

• All parties with more than 50,000 votes are listed.

French-speaking electoral college

Party/Alliance		Votes	%	+/−	Seats	+/−
	Socialist Party (PS)	854,207	38.13%	+4.09%	5	0
	Christian Social Party (PSC)	476,795	21.28%	+1.81%	2	0
	Liberal Reformist Party (PRL)	423,479	18.90%	−5.24%	2	−1
	Ecolo	371,053	16.56%	+6.71%	2	+1
	Democratic Front of Francophones (FDF)	85,867	3.83%	−2.55%	0	0
	All Others	28,993	1.29%	—	0	0

• All parties with more than 50,000 votes are listed.