Belgian regional elections, 1999
Belgium • Regional elections • 1999
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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.
Summary of the 13 June 1999 Flemish Parliament election results
← 1995 • 1999 • 2004 → |
Party |
Main ideology |
Main candidate |
Votes |
% |
+/– |
Seats |
+/– |
FLA |
BRU |
TOT |
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Christian People's Party (CVP) |
Christian democracy |
Luc Van den Brande |
857,732 |
22.09 |
4.69 |
28 |
2 |
30 |
7 |
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Flemish Liberals and Democrats (VLD) |
Liberalism |
Karel De Gucht |
855,867 |
22.04 |
1.86 |
27 |
0 |
27 |
0 |
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Flemish Block (VB) |
far-right Flemish nationalism |
Filip Dewinter |
603,345 |
15.54 |
3.21 |
20 |
2 |
22 |
5 |
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Socialist Party (SP) |
Social democracy |
Steve Stevaert |
582,419 |
15.00 |
4.45 |
19 |
1 |
20 |
6 |
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Living Differently (AGALEV) |
Green politics |
Vera Dua |
451,361 |
11.62 |
4.54 |
12 |
0 |
12 |
5 |
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People's Union–ID (VU-ID) |
Flemish nationalism |
Johan Sauwens |
359,226 |
9.25 |
0.29 |
11 |
1 |
12 |
3 |
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Union of Francophones (UF) |
Francophone minority politics |
Christian Van Eyken |
36,683 |
0.94 |
0.23 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
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Vivant (VIVANT) |
Social liberalism |
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77,864 |
2.01 |
new |
0 |
0 |
0 |
new |
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Others (parties and candidates that received less than 1% of the vote and no seats) |
58,687 |
1.55 |
— |
0 |
0 |
0 |
— |
Valid votes |
3,883,184 |
94.21 |
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Blank and invalid votes |
238,749 |
5.79 |
Totals |
4,121,933 |
100.00 |
— |
118 |
6 |
124 |
0 |
Electorate (eligible voters) and voter turnout |
* 4,471,695 |
92.18 |
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Notes: FLA = Flanders, BRU = Brussels (Capital Region), TOT = total / * = The number of registered voters is not known for the constituency to elect the Brussels Members of the Flemish Council (BMFC). Consequently, the number of registered voters and the turnout for the Flemish Council considers only the 5 provincial constituencies, excluding the constituency BMFC. |
Vote share |
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CVP |
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22.09% |
VLD |
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22.04% |
VB |
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15.54% |
SP |
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15.00% |
Agalev |
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11.62% |
VU-ID |
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9.25% |
Vivant |
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2.01% |
UF |
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0.94% |
Other |
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1.55% |
Summary of the 13 June 1999 Walloon Parliament election results
← 1995 • 1999 • 2004 → |
National party |
Main ideology |
Main candidate |
Votes |
% |
+/– |
Seats |
+/– |
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Socialist Party (PS) |
Social democracy |
Jean-Claude Van Cauwenberghe |
560,867 |
29.44 |
5.78 |
25 |
5 |
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Liberal Reformist Party (PRL) + Democratic Front of Francophones (FDF) |
Liberalism |
Serge Kubla |
470,454 |
24.69 |
1.02 |
21 |
2 |
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Confederated Ecologists (ECOLO) |
Green politics |
Philippe Defeyt |
347,225 |
18.22 |
7.80 |
14 |
6 |
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Christian Social Party (PSC) |
Christian democracy |
André Antoine |
325,229 |
17.07 |
4.49 |
14 |
2 |
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National Front (FN) |
Nationalism |
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75,262 |
3.95 |
1.16 |
1 |
1 |
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Vivant (VIVANT) |
Social liberalism |
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46,099 |
2.42 |
new |
0 |
new |
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Communist Party (PC) |
Communism |
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19,178 |
1.01 |
0.67 |
0 |
0 |
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Others (parties and candidates that received less than 1% of the vote and no seats) |
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— |
0 |
— |
Valid votes |
1,905,239 |
91.62 |
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Blank and invalid votes |
174,322 |
8.38 |
Totals |
2,079,561 |
100.00 |
— |
75 |
0 |
Electorate (eligible voters) and voter turnout |
2,301,411 |
90.36 |
0.16 |
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Vote share |
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PS |
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29.44% |
PRL-FDF |
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24.69% |
Ecolo |
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18.22% |
PSC |
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17.07% |
FN |
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3.95% |
Vivant |
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2.42% |
Other |
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4.23% |
Brussels Regional Parliament
Party/Alliance |
Votes |
% |
+/− |
Seats |
+/− |
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PRL-FDF |
146,845 |
34.41% |
−0.57% |
27 |
−1 |
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Ecolo |
77,969 |
18.27% |
+9.24% |
14 |
+7 |
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PS |
68,307 |
16.01% |
−5.39% |
13 |
−4 |
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PSC |
33,815 |
7.92% |
−1.34% |
6 |
−1 |
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Vlaams Blok |
19,310 |
4.52% |
+1.49% |
4 |
+2 |
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CVP |
14,284 |
3.35% |
+0.06% |
3 |
0 |
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VLD-VU-O |
13,729 |
3.22% |
−0.84% |
2 |
−1 |
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SP-Agalev |
13,223 |
3.10% |
−0.26% |
2 |
0 |
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FN |
11,204 |
2.63% |
−4.83% |
2 |
−4 |
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Vivant |
6,431 |
1.51% |
+1.51% |
1 |
+1 |
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FNB |
5,528 |
1.30% |
+1.30% |
1 |
+1 |
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All Others |
16,096 |
3.77% |
-- |
0 |
0 |
Council of the German-speaking Community
Party/Alliance |
Votes |
% |
+/− |
Seats |
+/− |
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CSP |
12,822 |
34.78% |
−1.15% |
9 |
−1 |
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PFF |
7,860 |
21.32% |
+1.43% |
6 |
+1 |
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SP |
5,519 |
14.97% |
−1.12% |
4 |
0 |
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PJU-PDB |
4,739 |
12.86% |
−0.78% |
3 |
0 |
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Ecolo |
4,694 |
12.73% |
−1.12% |
3 |
0 |
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Vivant |
1,228 |
3.33% |
+3.33% |
0 |
0 |
Vote share |
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CSP |
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34.78% |
PFF |
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21.32% |
SP |
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14.97% |
PJU-PDB |
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12.86% |
Ecolo |
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12.73% |
Vivant |
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3.33% |
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