European Parliament election, 2004 (Belgium)
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Elections to the European Parliament were held in Belgium on June 13, 2004. The elections produced little overall change in the distribution of seats in the European Parliament among Belgium's many political parties. The two socialist parties improved their vote, while the Green parties lost ground. The Flemish nationalist party the Flemish Bloc (Vlaams Blok) registered the largest gains.
[edit] Results
| Registered voters | 7,552,240 | |
|---|---|---|
| Votes cast | 6,857,986 | 90.8% |
| Invalid votes | 367,995 | 5.4% |
| Valid votes | 6,489,991 | 94.6% |
| Party | Votes | % | Change | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Democratic and Flemish / New Flemish Alliance (CDV/NVA) | 1,131,119 | 17.4 | +1.9 | 4 | +1 |
| Flemish Bloc (VB) | 930,731 | 14.3 | +4.9 | 3 | +1 |
| Flemish Liberals and Democrats (VLD) | 880,279 | 13.6 | 0.0 | 3 | |
| Socialist Party (PS) | 878,577 | 13.5 | +3.9 | 4 | +1 |
| Social Progressive Alternative/Spirit (SPA/Spirit) | 716,317 | 11.0 | +2.2 | 3 | +1 |
| Reformist Movement (MR) | 671,422 | 10.3 | +0.2 | 3 | |
| Democratic Humanist Centre (CDH) | 368,753 | 5.7 | 1 | +1 | |
| Groen! (Green! / Green-EFA) | 320,874 | 4.9 | -2.6 | 1 | -1 |
| Ecologists (Ecolo) | 239,687 | 3.7 | -4.8 | 1 | -2 |
| Christian Social Party - European People's Party (CSP-EVP) | 15,722 | 0.2 | 1 | +1 | |
| Others | 336,510 | 5.2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 6,489,991 | 24 | -1 | ||
The Christian Social Party - European People's Party won the seat reserved for a representative of the German-speaking minority.
