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1999 Belgian regional elections

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Regional elections were held in Belgium, to choose representatives in the regional councils of Flanders, Wallonia, Brussels and the German-speaking Community on 13 June 1999. The regional elections were held on the same day as the European elections and the federal elections.

Flemish parliamentary election, 1999

← 1995 13 June 1999 2004 →

All 124 seats in the Flemish Parliament
62 seats needed for a majority

The incumbent Flemish Government consisted of the Christian democrats (CVP) and the Socialist Party (SP), led by Minister-President Luc Van den Brande (CVP). Following this election, a government was formed without the Christian democrats. New Minister-President Patrick Dewael (VLD) led a "purple-green-yellow" coalition of his own liberal VLD, the Socialist Party (SP), Agalev and the nationalist Volksunie-ID. This change mirrored what happened on the federal level, where the Dehaene Government was succeeded by the Verhofstadt Government.

Also notable was the continuation of the rise of Vlaams Blok, especially in the constituency of Antwerp where Filip Dewinter was candidate and where the party received 25% of the votes, or as much as 30% in the city of Antwerp itself.

Template:Flemish Parliament election, 1999

Vote share
CVP
22.09%
VLD
22.04%
VB
15.54%
SP
15.00%
Agalev
11.62%
VU-ID
9.25%
Vivant
2.01%
UF
0.94%
Other
1.55%

By constituency

These were only the second direct election for the Flemish Parliament, but the last to use arrondissement-based constituencies. They were merged into provincial constituencies starting from the 2004 election.

Constituency \ Party CVP VLD VB SP Agalev VU-ID UF Total
Antwerp 3 4 6 2 3 1 19
Hasselt-Tongeren-Maaseik 4 3 2 4 1 1 15
Mechelen-Turnhout 4 3 2 2 1 2 14
Ghent-Eeklo 3 3 2 1 2 1 12
Halle-Vilvoorde 2 3 2 1 1 1 1 11
Kortrijk-Roeselare-Tielt 3 2 1 2 1 1 10
Leuven 2 2 1 2 1 1 0 9
Sint-Niklaas-Dendermonde 2 2 1 1 1 1 8
Aalst-Oudenaarde 1 2 2 2 0 1 8
Veurne-Diksmuide-Ypres 2 2 1 1 0 1 7
Bruges 2 1 0 1 1 0 5
Total (Flemish Region only) 28 27 20 19 12 11 1 118
Brussels-Capital 2 0 2 1 0 1 6
Total (Flemish Community) 30 27 22 20 12 12 1 124
Walloon parliamentary election, 1999

← 2004 13 June 1999 2014 →

All 75 seats in the Walloon Parliament
38 seats needed for a majority

Template:Walloon Parliament election, 1999

Vote share
PS
29.44%
PRL-FDF
24.69%
Ecolo
18.22%
PSC
17.07%
FN
3.95%
Vivant
2.42%
Other
4.23%
Party/Alliance Votes % +/− Seats +/−
  PRL-FDF 146,845 34.41% −0.57% 27 −1
  Ecolo 77,969 18.27% +9.24% 14 +7
  PS 68,307 16.01% −5.39% 13 −4
  PSC 33,815 7.92% −1.34% 6 −1
  Vlaams Blok 19,310 4.52% +1.49% 4 +2
  CVP 14,284 3.35% +0.06% 3 0
  VLD-VU-O 13,729 3.22% −0.84% 2 −1
  SP-Agalev 13,223 3.10% −0.26% 2 0
  FN 11,204 2.63% −4.83% 2 −4
  Vivant 6,431 1.51% +1.51% 1 +1
  FNB 5,528 1.30% +1.30% 1 +1
  All Others 16,096 3.77% -- 0 0
Party/Alliance Votes % +/− Seats +/−
  CSP 12,822 34.78% −1.15% 9 −1
  PFF 7,860 21.32% +1.43% 6 +1
  SP 5,519 14.97% −1.12% 4 0
  PJU-PDB 4,739 12.86% −0.78% 3 0
  Ecolo 4,694 12.73% −1.12% 3 0
  Vivant 1,228 3.33% +3.33% 0 0
Vote share
CSP
34.78%
PFF
21.32%
SP
14.97%
PJU-PDB
12.86%
Ecolo
12.73%
Vivant
3.33%