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Dutch-speaking electoral college
European Parliament constituency
Map of the European Parliament constituencies with Dutch-speaking electoral college highlighted in red
Location among the current constituencies
Shown within Belgium
Member stateBelgium
Created1979
MEPs12
Sources
[1]

The Dutch-speaking electoral college is one of three constituencies of the European Parliament in Belgium. It currently elects 12 MEPs using the D'Hondt method of party-list proportional representation. Previously it elected 13 MEPS, until the 2013 accession of Croatia. Before that, it elected 14 MEPs, until the 2007 accession of Bulgaria and Romania.

Boundaries

The constituency generally corresponds to the Flemish Community of Belgium, and is sometimes called the Flemish-speaking electoral college.[1][2] In officially bilingual Brussels, electors can choose between lists of this electoral college or those of the French-speaking electoral college.

Prior to the 2011–2012 state reform, electors could choose between both lists not only in Brussels, but in an area encompassing unilingually Dutch territory, Brussels-Halle-Vilvoorde. Some towns in the officially Dutch-speaking Brussels Periphery still have this option however.

Members of the European Parliament

2009 – 2014

2004 – 2009

Election results

2014

Main article: European Parliament election, 2014 (Belgium)
Party EU party EP group Votes % Change Seats Change
  New-Flemish Alliance EFA ECR 1,123,363 26.67 +16.79 4 +4
  Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats ALDE ALDE 859,254 20.40 −0.2 3 0
  Christian Democratic and Flemish EPP EPP 840,814 19.96 −3.34 2 −1
  Socialist Party Different PES S&D 555,354 13.18 −0.05 1 −1
  Flemish Interest EAF None 284,891 6.76 −9.14 1 −1
  Green EGP Greens/EFA 447,449 10.62 +2.72 1 0
  Workers Party of Belgium+ None None 101,246 2.40 +1.42 0 0
Total 4,212,371 100 12 −1

2009

Main article: European Parliament election, 2009 (Belgium)
Party Affiliation Votes % Change Seats Change
  Christian Democratic and Flemish EPP 948,123 23.26 −4.89 3 0
  Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats ELDR 837,884 20.56 −1.35 3 0
  Flemish Interest None 647,170 15.88 −7.28 2 −1
  Socialist Party Different PES 539,393 13.23 −4.60 2 −1
  New-Flemish Alliance EFA/EPP-ED group (previous term) 402,545 9.88 +9.88 1 0
  Green! EGP 322,149 7.90 −0.08 1 0
  List Dedecker None, (joined ECR) 296,699 7.28 N/A 1 N/A
  Workers Party of Belgium+ None 40,057 0.98 +0.37 0 0
  Social Liberal Party EFA 26,541 0.65 N/A 0 N/A
  Others 15,383 0.38 0
Total 4,075,944 100 13 −1

2004

Main article: European Parliament election, 2004 (Belgium)
Party Affiliation Votes % Change Seats Change
  Christian Democratic and Flemish/New Flemish Alliance 1,131,119 28.15 +6.47 4 +1
  Vlaams Blok 930,731 23.16 +8.07 3 +1
  Flemish Liberals and Democrats 880,279 21.91 −1.7 3 0
  Social Progressive Alternative-Spirit 716,317 17.83 +3.62 3 +1
  Groen! 320,874 7.99 −3.99 1 −1
  Workers Party of Belgium 24,807 0.62 0.05 0 0
  Left Socialist Party 14,166 0.35 N/A 0 N/A
Total 4,018,293 100 14 0

1999

Main article: European Parliament election, 1999 (Belgium)
Party Affiliation Votes % Change Seats Change
  Flemish Liberals and Democrats 847,099 21.88% +3.52% 3 0
  Christian People's Party 839,720 21.68% −5.75% 3 −1
  Vlaams Blok 584,392 15.09% +2.53% 2 0
  Socialist Party 550,237 14.21% −3.42% 2 −1
  People's Union-ID 471,238 12.17% +5.08% 2 +1
  Agalev-Groen 464,042 11.98% +1.25% 2 +1
  Vivant 67,107 1.73% N/A 0 N/A
  Others 48,589 1.25% 0 0
Total 3,872,424 100 14 0

1994

Main article: European Parliament election, 1994 (Belgium)
Party Affiliation Votes % Change Seats Change
  Christian People's Party 1,013,266 27.43% −6.65% 4 −1
  Flemish Liberals and Democrats 678,421 18.36% +1.26% 3 +1
  Socialist Party 651,371 17.63% −2.41% 3 0
  Vlaams Blok 463,919 12.56% +5.97% 2 +1
  Agalev 396,198 10.73% −1.47% 1 0
  People's Union 262,043 7.09% −1.61% 1 +1
  WOW 127,504 3.45% N/A 0 N/A
  Others 101,427 2.75% 0 0
Total 100 14 +1

1989

Main article: European Parliament election, 1989 (Belgium)
Party Affiliation Votes % Change Seats Change
  Christian People's Party 1,247,075 34.08% +1.55% 5 +1
  Socialist Party 733,242 20.04% −8.09% 3 −1
  Party for Freedom and Progress 625,561 17.10% +2.91% 2 0
  Agalev-Groen 446,539 12.20% +5.12% 1 0
  People's Union-EVA 318,153 8.70% −5.21% 1 −1
  Vlaams Blok 241,117 6.59% +4.49% 1 +1
  Others 47,219 1.29% 0 0
Total 100 13 0

1984

Main article: European Parliament election, 1984 (Belgium)
Party Affiliation Votes % Change Seats Change
  Christian People's Party 1,132,682 32.53% −15.56% 4 −3
  Socialist Party 979,702 28.13% +7.23% 4 +1
  Party for Freedom and Progress 494,277 14.19% −1.13% 2 0
  People's Union 484,494 13.91% +4.20% 2 +1
  Agalev 246,712 7.08% +4.75% 1 +1
  Vlaams Blok 73,174 2.10% N/A 0 N/A
  Others 71,239 2.05% 0 0
Total 100 13 0

1979

Main article: European Parliament election, 1979 (Belgium)
Party Affiliation Votes % Change Seats Change
  Christian People's Party 1,607,941 48.09% N/A 7 N/A
  Belgian Socialist Party 698,889 20.90% N/A 3 N/A
  Party for Freedom and Progress 512,363 15.32% N/A 2 N/A
  People's Union 324,540 9.71% N/A 1 N/A
  Agalev 77,986 2.33% N/A 0 N/A
  Others 121,783 3.64% N/A 0 N/A
Total 100 N/A 13 N/A

Returned members

Below are all members since the creation of the Dutch-speaking electoral college. Only members who were sworn in at the beginning of each parliamentary turn are mentioned. Under Belgian law, MEPs can resign and be automatically replaced. This was the case, for example, for Johan Van Overtveldt, who resigned to become Minister of Finance on 14 October 2014 and was replaced by Sander Loones.

MEPs for Belgium's Dutch-speaking electoral college, 1979 onwards
Election 1979 (1st parliament) 1984 (2nd parliament) 1989 (3rd parliament) 1994 (4th parliament) 1999 (5th parliament) 2004 (6th parliament) 2009 (7th parliament) 2014 (8th parliament) 2019 (9th parliament)
MEP
Party 		width=1px style="background-color: Template:Socialist Party Differently/meta/color" | Willy Vernimmen
SP 		Seat not established width=1px style="background-color: Template:Socialist Party Differently/meta/color" | Anne Van Lancker
SP 		Seat abolished
MEP
Party 		width=1px style="background-color: Template:Socialist Party Differently/meta/color" | Karel Van Miert
SP 		width=1px style="background-color: Template:Socialist Party Differently/meta/color" | Marc Galle
SP 		width=1px style="background-color: Template:Socialist Party Differently/meta/color" | Philippe De Coene
SP 		width=1px style="background-color: Template:Socialist Party Differently/meta/color" | Peter Bossu
SP 		width=1px style="background-color: Template:Socialist Party Differently/meta/color" | Saïd El Khadraoui
sp.a/Spirit 		Seat abolished
MEP
Party 		width=1px style="background-color: Template:Socialist Party Differently/meta/color" | Marcel Colla
SP 		width=1px style="background-color: Template:Socialist Party Differently/meta/color" | Marijke Van Hemeldonck
SP 		width=1px style="background-color: Template:Socialist Party Differently/meta/color" | Freddy Willockx
SP 		width=1px style="background-color: Template:Green (political party)/meta/color" | Luckas Vander Taelen
Agalev 		width=1px style="background-color: Template:Socialist Party Differently/meta/color" | Mia De Vits
sp.a/Spirit 		width=1px style="background-color: Template:Socialist Party Differently/meta/color" | Kathleen Van Brempt
sp.a 		width=1px style="background-color: Template:Socialist Party Differently/meta/color" |
MEP
Party 		width=1px style="background-color: Template:Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats/meta/color" | Willy De Clercq
PVV 		width=1px style="background-color: Template:Socialist Party Differently/meta/color" | Jef Ulburghs
SP 		width=1px style="background-color: Template:Green (political party)/meta/color" | Paul Staes
Agalev 		width=1px style="background-color: Template:Green (political party)/meta/color" | Magda Aelvoet
Agalev 		width=1px style="background-color: Template:Green (political party)/meta/color" | Patsy Sörensen
Agalev 		width=1px style="background-color: Template:Green (political party)/meta/color" | Bart Staes
Groen 		width=1px style="background-color: Template:Green (political party)/meta/color" | Petra De Sutter
Groen 		width=1px style="background-color: Template:Green (political party)/meta/color" |
MEP
Party 		width=1px style="background-color: Template:Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats/meta/color" | Herman Vanderpoorten
PVV 		width=1px style="background-color: Template:Green (political party)/meta/color" | Paul Staes
Agalev 		width=1px style="background-color: Template:Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats/meta/color" | Willy De Clercq
VLD 		width=1px style="background-color: Template:Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats/meta/color" | Karel De Gucht
VLD/Vivant 		width=1px style="background-color: Template:Flemish Liberals and Democrats/meta/color" | Guy Verhofstadt
Open Vld 		width=1px style="background-color: Template:Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats/meta/color" |
MEP
Party 		width=1px style="background-color: Template:Christian Democratic and Flemish/meta/color" | Paul De Keersmaeker
CVP 		width=1px style="background-color: Template:Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats/meta/color" | Karel De Gucht
VLD 		width=1px style="background-color: Template:Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats/meta/color" | Annemie Neyts
VLD 		width=1px style="background-color: Template:Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats/meta/color" | Ward Beysen
VLD 		width=1px style="background-color: Template:Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats/meta/color" | Annemie Neyts
VLD/Vivant 		width=1px style="background-color: Template:Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats/meta/color" | Hilde Vautmans
Open Vld 		width=1px style="background-color: Template:Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats/meta/color" |
MEP
Party 		width=1px style="background-color: Template:Christian Democratic and Flemish/meta/color" | Jaak Henckens
CVP 		width=1px style="background-color: Template:Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats/meta/color" | August de Winter
VLD 		width=1px style="background-color: Template:Christian Democratic and Flemish/meta/color" | An Hermans
CVP 		width=1px style="background-color: Template:Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats/meta/color" | Mimi Kestelijn-Sierens
VLD 		width=1px style="background-color: Template:Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats/meta/color" | Dirk Sterckx
VLD/Vivant 		width=1px style="background-color: Template:Flemish Liberals and Democrats/meta/color" | Philippe De Backer
Open Vld 		width=1px style="background-color: Template:Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats/meta/color" | Karel De Gucht
Open Vld 		width=1px style="background-color: Template:Christian Democratic and Flemish/meta/color" | Kris Peeters
CD&V 		width=1px style="background-color: Template:Christian Democratic and Flemish/meta/color" |
MEP
Party 		width=1px style="background-color: Template:Christian Democratic and Flemish/meta/color" | Joris Verhaegen
CVP 		width=1px style="background-color: Template:Christian Democratic and Flemish/meta/color" | Raphaël Chanterie
CVP 		width=1px style="background-color: Template:Christian Democratic and Flemish/meta/color" | Miet Smet
CVP 		width=1px style="background-color: Template:Christian Democratic and Flemish/meta/color" | Ivo Belet
CD&V/N-VA 		width=1px style="background-color: Template:Christian Democratic and Flemish/meta/color" | Cindy Franssen
CD&V 		width=1px style="background-color: Template:Christian Democratic and Flemish/meta/color" |
MEP
Party 		width=1px style="background-color: Template:Christian Democratic and Flemish/meta/color" | Lambert Croux
CVP 		width=1px style="background-color: Template:Christian Democratic and Flemish/meta/color" | Marianne Thyssen
CVP 		width=1px style="background-color: Template:New Flemish Alliance/meta/color" | Geert Bourgeois
N-VA 		width=1px style="background-color: Template:New Flemish Alliance/meta/color" |
MEP
Party 		width=1px style="background-color: Template:Christian Democratic and Flemish/meta/color" | Marcel Vandewiele
CVP 		width=1px style="background-color: Template:Christian Democratic and Flemish/meta/color" | Rika De Backer
CVP 		width=1px style="background-color: Template:Christian Democratic and Flemish/meta/color" | Karel Pinxten
CVP 		width=1px style="background-color: Template:Christian Democratic and Flemish/meta/color" | Wilfried Martens
CVP 		width=1px style="background-color: Template:Christian Democratic and Flemish/meta/color" | Johan Van Hecke
CVP 		width=1px style="background-color: Template:Christian Democratic and Flemish/meta/color" | Jean-Luc Dehaene
CD&V/N-VA 		width=1px style="background-color: Template:New Flemish Alliance/meta/color" | Johan Van Overtveldt
N-VA 		width=1px style="background-color: Template:New Flemish Alliance/meta/color" |
MEP
Party 		width=1px style="background-color: Template:Christian Democratic and Flemish/meta/color" | Leo Tindemans
CVP 		width=1px style="background-color: Template:Christian Democratic and Flemish/meta/color" | Pol Marck
CVP 		width=1px style="background-color: Template:Christian Democratic and Flemish/meta/color" | Leo Tindemans
CVP 		width=1px style="background-color: Template:New Flemish Alliance/meta/color" | Nelly Maes
VU 		width=1px style="background-color: Template:New Flemish Alliance/meta/color" | Frieda Brepoels
CD&V/N-VA 		width=1px style="background-color: Template:New Flemish Alliance/meta/color" | Mark Demesmaeker
N-VA 		width=1px style="background-color: Template:New Flemish Alliance/meta/color" | Assita Kanko
N-VA 		width=1px style="background-color: Template:New Flemish Alliance/meta/color" |
MEP
Party 		width=1px style="background-color: Template:Christian Democratic and Flemish/meta/color" | Joannes Verroken
CVP 		width=1px style="background-color: Template:New Flemish Alliance/meta/color" | Jaak Vandemeulebroucke
VU 		width=1px style="background-color: Template:New Flemish Alliance/meta/color" | Bart Staes
VU 		width=1px style="background-color: Template:Flemish Interest/meta/color" | Koen Dillen
VB 		Derk-Jan Eppink
LDD 		width=1px style="background-color: Template:New Flemish Alliance/meta/color" | Louis Ide
N-VA 		width=1px style="background-color: Template:Flemish Interest/meta/color" | Filip De Man
VB 		width=1px style="background-color: Template:Flemish Interest/meta/color" |
MEP
Party 		width=1px style="background-color: Template:New Flemish Alliance/meta/color" | Maurits Coppieters
VU 		width=1px style="background-color: Template:New Flemish Alliance/meta/color" | Willy Kuijpers
VU 		width=1px style="background-color: Template:Flemish Interest/meta/color" | Karel Dillen
VB 		width=1px style="background-color: Template:Flemish Interest/meta/color" | Philip Claeys
VB 		width=1px style="background-color: Template:New Flemish Alliance/meta/color" | Helga Stevens
N-VA 		width=1px style="background-color: Template:Flemish Interest/meta/color" | Patsy Vatlet
VB 		width=1px style="background-color: Template:Flemish Interest/meta/color" |
MEP
Party 		Seat not established width=1px style="background-color: Template:Flemish Interest/meta/color" | Frank Vanhecke
VB 		width=1px style="background-color: Template:Flemish Interest/meta/color" | Gerolf Annemans
VB 		width=1px style="background-color: Template:Flemish Interest/meta/color" |

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References

  1. ^ https://www.internationalviewpoint.org/spip.php?page=imprimir_articulo&id_article=22
  2. ^ Perrineau, P.; Grunberg, G.; Ysmal, C. (30 April 2016). Europe at the Polls: The European Elections of 1999. Springer. ISBN 9781137044419 – via Google Books.
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