European Parliament election, 2004 (Belgium)

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.

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 28.15 +6.47 4 +1
  Vlaams Blok (VB) 930,731 23.16 +8.07 3 +1
  Flemish Liberals and Democrats (VLD) 880,279 21.91 -1.7 3 ±0
  Social Progressive Alternative-Spirit (SPA-Spirit) 716,317 17.83 +3.62 3 +1
  Groen! (Green! / Green-EFA) 320,874 7.99 -3.99 1 -1
French-speaking electoral college 9
  Socialist Party (PS) 878,577 36.09 +10.31 4 +1
  Reformist Movement (MR) 671,422 27.58 +0.59 3 ±0
  Democratic Humanist Centre (CDH) 368,753 15.15 +1.84 1 ±0
  Ecologists (Ecolo) 239,687 9.84 -12.86 1 -2
German-speaking electoral college 1
  Christian Social Party (CSP-EVP) 15,722 42.49 +6.02 1 ±0
  Partei für Freiheit und Fortschritt-Reformist Movement (PFF-MR) 8,434 22.79 +3.19 0 ±0
  Socialist Party (SP) 5,527 14.94 +3.52 0 ±0
  Ecolo 3,880 10.49 -6.52 0 ±0
  PDB 3,442 9.3 -0.62 0 ±0
Total 6,489,991     24 -1

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