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
Dutch-Speaking Electoral College 14
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
Social Progressive Alternative/Spirit (SPA/Spirit) 716,317 11.0 +2.2 3 +1
Groen! (Green! / Green-EFA) 320,874 4.9 -2.6 1 -1
Francophone Electoral College 9
Socialist Party (PS) 878,577 13.5 +3.9 4 +1
Reformist Movement (MR) 671,422 10.3 +0.2 3  
Democratic Humanist Centre (CDH) 368,753 5.7   1 +1
Ecologists (Ecolo) 239,687 3.7 -4.8 1 -2
German-speaking Electoral College 1
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
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