Dutch-speaking electoral college

The Dutch-speaking electoral college is one of three constituencies of the European Parliament in Belgium. It currently elects 12 MEPs using the D'Hondt method of party-list proportional representation. Previously it elected 13 MEPS, until the 2013 accession of Croatia. Before that, it elected 14 MEPs, until the 2007 accession of Bulgaria and Romania.

Dutch-speaking electoral college
European Parliament constituency
Location among the current constituencies
Shown within Belgium
Member stateBelgium
Created1979
MEPs12
Sources

Boundaries

The constituency generally corresponds to the Flemish Community of Belgium, and is sometimes called the Flemish-speaking electoral college.[1][2] In officially bilingual Brussels, electors can choose between lists of this electoral college or those of the French-speaking electoral college.

Prior to the 2011–2012 state reform, electors could choose between both lists not only in Brussels, but in an area encompassing unilingually Dutch territory, Brussels-Halle-Vilvoorde. Some towns in the officially Dutch-speaking Brussels Periphery still have this option however.

Members of the European Parliament

2009 – 2014

2004 – 2009

Election results

2014
Party EU party EP group Votes % Change Seats Change
  New-Flemish Alliance EFA ECR 1,123,363 26.67 +16.79 4 +4
  Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats ALDE ALDE 859,254 20.40 −0.2 3 0
  Christian Democratic and Flemish EPP EPP 840,814 19.96 −3.34 2 −1
  Socialist Party Different PES S&D 555,354 13.18 −0.05 1 −1
  Flemish Interest EAF None 284,891 6.76 −9.14 1 −1
  Green EGP Greens/EFA 447,449 10.62 +2.72 1 0
  Workers Party of Belgium+ None None 101,246 2.40 +1.42 0 0
Total 4,212,371 100 12 −1

2009
Party Affiliation Votes % Change Seats Change
  Christian Democratic and Flemish EPP 948,123 23.26 −4.89 3 0
  Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats ELDR 837,884 20.56 −1.35 3 0
  Flemish Interest None 647,170 15.88 −7.28 2 −1
  Socialist Party Different PES 539,393 13.23 −4.60 2 −1
  New-Flemish Alliance EFA/EPP-ED group (previous term) 402,545 9.88 +9.88 1 0
  Green! EGP 322,149 7.90 −0.08 1 0
  List Dedecker None, (joined ECR) 296,699 7.28 N/A 1 N/A
  Workers Party of Belgium+ None 40,057 0.98 +0.37 0 0
  Social Liberal Party EFA 26,541 0.65 N/A 0 N/A
  Others 15,383 0.38 0
Total 4,075,944 100 13 −1

2004
Party Affiliation Votes % Change Seats Change
  Christian Democratic and Flemish/New Flemish Alliance 1,131,119 28.15 +6.47 4 +1
  Vlaams Blok 930,731 23.16 +8.07 3 +1
  Flemish Liberals and Democrats 880,279 21.91 −1.7 3 0
  Social Progressive Alternative-Spirit 716,317 17.83 +3.62 3 +1
  Groen! 320,874 7.99 −3.99 1 −1
  Workers Party of Belgium 24,807 0.62 0.05 0 0
  Left Socialist Party 14,166 0.35 N/A 0 N/A
Total 4,018,293 100 14 0

1999
Party Affiliation Votes % Change Seats Change
  Flemish Liberals and Democrats 847,099 21.88% +3.52% 3 0
  Christian People's Party 839,720 21.68% −5.75% 3 −1
  Vlaams Blok 584,392 15.09% +2.53% 2 0
  Socialist Party 550,237 14.21% −3.42% 2 −1
  People's Union-ID 471,238 12.17% +5.08% 2 +1
  Agalev-Groen 464,042 11.98% +1.25% 2 +1
  Vivant 67,107 1.73% N/A 0 N/A
  Others 48,589 1.25% 0 0
Total 3,872,424 100 14 0

1994
Party Affiliation Votes % Change Seats Change
  Christian People's Party 1,013,266 27.43% −6.65% 4 −1
  Flemish Liberals and Democrats 678,421 18.36% +1.26% 3 +1
  Socialist Party 651,371 17.63% −2.41% 3 0
  Vlaams Blok 463,919 12.56% +5.97% 2 +1
  Agalev 396,198 10.73% −1.47% 1 0
  People's Union 262,043 7.09% −1.61% 1 +1
  WOW 127,504 3.45% N/A 0 N/A
  Others 101,427 2.75% 0 0
Total 100 14 +1

1989
Party Affiliation Votes % Change Seats Change
  Christian People's Party 1,247,075 34.08% +1.55% 5 +1
  Socialist Party 733,242 20.04% −8.09% 3 −1
  Party for Freedom and Progress 625,561 17.10% +2.91% 2 0
  Agalev-Groen 446,539 12.20% +5.12% 1 0
  People's Union-EVA 318,153 8.70% −5.21% 1 −1
  Vlaams Blok 241,117 6.59% +4.49% 1 +1
  Others 47,219 1.29% 0 0
Total 100 13 0

1984
Party Affiliation Votes % Change Seats Change
  Christian People's Party 1,132,682 32.53% −15.56% 4 −3
  Socialist Party 979,702 28.13% +7.23% 4 +1
  Party for Freedom and Progress 494,277 14.19% −1.13% 2 0
  People's Union 484,494 13.91% +4.20% 2 +1
  Agalev 246,712 7.08% +4.75% 1 +1
  Vlaams Blok 73,174 2.10% N/A 0 N/A
  Others 71,239 2.05% 0 0
Total 100 13 0

1979
Party Affiliation Votes % Change Seats Change
  Christian People's Party 1,607,941 48.09% N/A 7 N/A
  Belgian Socialist Party 698,889 20.90% N/A 3 N/A
  Party for Freedom and Progress 512,363 15.32% N/A 2 N/A
  People's Union 324,540 9.71% N/A 1 N/A
  Agalev 77,986 2.33% N/A 0 N/A
  Others 121,783 3.64% N/A 0 N/A
Total 100 N/A 13 N/A

Returned members

Below are all members since the creation of the Dutch-speaking electoral college. Only members who were sworn in at the beginning of each parliamentary turn are mentioned. Under Belgian law, MEPs can resign and be automatically replaced. This was the case, for example, for Johan Van Overtveldt, who resigned to become Minister of Finance on 14 October 2014 and was replaced by Sander Loones.

MEPs for Belgium's Dutch-speaking electoral college, 1979 onwards
Election 1979 (1st parliament) 1984 (2nd parliament) 1989 (3rd parliament) 1994 (4th parliament) 1999 (5th parliament) 2004 (6th parliament) 2009 (7th parliament) 2014 (8th parliament) 2019 (9th parliament)
MEP
Party		 Willy Vernimmen
SP		 Seat not established Anne Van Lancker
SP		 Seat abolished
MEP
Party		 Karel Van Miert
SP		 Marc Galle
SP		 Philippe De Coene
SP		 Peter Bossu
SP		 Saïd El Khadraoui
sp.a/Spirit		 Seat abolished
MEP
Party		 Marcel Colla
SP		 Marijke Van Hemeldonck
SP		 Freddy Willockx
SP		 Luckas Vander Taelen
Agalev		 Mia De Vits
sp.a/Spirit		 Kathleen Van Brempt
sp.a
MEP
Party		 Willy De Clercq
PVV		 Jef Ulburghs
SP		 Paul Staes
Agalev		 Magda Aelvoet
Agalev		 Patsy Sörensen
Agalev		 Bart Staes
Groen		 Petra De Sutter
Groen
MEP
Party		 Herman Vanderpoorten
PVV		 Paul Staes
Agalev		 Willy De Clercq
VLD		 Karel De Gucht
VLD/Vivant		 Guy Verhofstadt
Open Vld
MEP
Party		 Paul De Keersmaeker
CVP		 Karel De Gucht
VLD		 Annemie Neyts
VLD		 Ward Beysen
VLD		 Annemie Neyts
VLD/Vivant		 Hilde Vautmans
Open Vld
MEP
Party		 Jaak Henckens
CVP		 August de Winter
VLD		 An Hermans
CVP		 Mimi Kestelijn-Sierens
VLD		 Dirk Sterckx
VLD/Vivant		 Philippe De Backer
Open Vld		 Karel De Gucht
Open Vld		 Kris Peeters
CD&V
MEP
Party		 Joris Verhaegen
CVP		 Raphaël Chanterie
CVP		 Miet Smet
CVP		 Ivo Belet
CD&V/N-VA		 Cindy Franssen
CD&V
MEP
Party		 Lambert Croux
CVP		 Marianne Thyssen
CVP		 Geert Bourgeois
N-VA
MEP
Party		 Marcel Vandewiele
CVP		 Rika De Backer
CVP		 Karel Pinxten
CVP		 Wilfried Martens
CVP		 Johan Van Hecke
CVP		 Jean-Luc Dehaene
CD&V/N-VA		 Johan Van Overtveldt
N-VA
MEP
Party		 Leo Tindemans
CVP		 Pol Marck
CVP		 Leo Tindemans
CVP		 Nelly Maes
VU		 Frieda Brepoels
CD&V/N-VA		 Mark Demesmaeker
N-VA		 Assita Kanko
N-VA
MEP
Party		 Joannes Verroken
CVP		 Jaak Vandemeulebroucke
VU		 Bart Staes
VU		 Koen Dillen
VB		 Derk-Jan Eppink
LDD		 Louis Ide
N-VA		 Filip De Man
VB
MEP
Party		 Maurits Coppieters
VU		 Willy Kuijpers
VU		 Karel Dillen
VB		 Philip Claeys
VB		 Helga Stevens
N-VA		 Patsy Vatlet
VB
MEP
Party		 Seat not established Frank Vanhecke
VB		 Gerolf Annemans
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References
  1. https://www.internationalviewpoint.org/spip.php?page=imprimir_articulo&id_article=22
  2. Perrineau, P.; Grunberg, G.; Ysmal, C. (30 April 2016). "Europe at the Polls: The European Elections of 1999". Springer – via Google Books.
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