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.
European Parliament election, 2004
Elections to the European Parliament were held from 10 June 2004 to 13 June 2004 in the 25 member states of the European Union, using varying election days according to local custom...
were held in Belgium on June 13, 2004. The elections produced little overall change in the distribution of seats in the European Parliament
European Parliament
The European Parliament is the directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union . Together with the Council of the European Union and the Commission, it exercises the legislative function of the EU and it has been described as one of the most powerful legislatures in the world...
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)
Vlaams Blok
The Vlaams Blok was a Belgian far-right and secessionist political party with an anti-immigration platform. Its ideologies embraced Flemish nationalism, calling for the independence of Flanders. From its creation in 1978, it was the most notable militant right wing of the Flemish movement. Vlaams...
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 Dutch-speaking electoral college The Dutch-speaking electoral college is one of three constituencies of the European Parliament in Belgium. It currently elects 14 MEPs using the d'Hondt method of party-list proportional representation.- Boundaries :... |
14 | |||||
| Christian Democratic and Flemish / New Flemish Alliance (CDV/NVA) | 1,131,119 | 28.15 | +6.47 | 4 | +1 | |
| Vlaams Blok Vlaams Blok The Vlaams Blok was a Belgian far-right and secessionist political party with an anti-immigration platform. Its ideologies embraced Flemish nationalism, calling for the independence of Flanders. From its creation in 1978, it was the most notable militant right wing of the Flemish movement. Vlaams... (VB) |
930,731 | 23.16 | +8.07 | 3 | +1 | |
| Flemish Liberals and Democrats Flemish Liberals and Democrats ' , commonly known as Open VLD and also simply as the VLD, is a Flemish liberal political party in Belgium, created in 1992 from the former Party for Freedom and Progress and a few other politicians from other parties. The party led the government for three cabinets under Guy Verhofstadt from 1999... (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 French-speaking electoral college The French-speaking electoral college is one of three constituencies of the European Parliament in Belgium. It currently elects 9 MEPs using the d'Hondt method of party-list proportional representation.- Boundaries :... |
9 | |||||
| Socialist Party Socialist Party (francophone Belgium) The Socialist Party is a Francophone social-democratic political party in Belgium. As of the 2010 elections, it is the second largest party in the Belgian Chamber of Representatives and the largest Francophone 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 Ecolo is a French-speaking Belgian green political party in Wallonia, Brussels and the German-speaking Community of Belgium... (Ecolo) |
239,687 | 9.84 | -12.86 | 1 | -2 | |
| German-speaking electoral college German-speaking electoral college The German-speaking electoral college is one of three constituencies of the European Parliament in Belgium. It currently elects 1 MEP by first past the post.... |
1 | |||||
| Christian Social Party Christian Social Party (Belgium) The Christian Social Party is a party operating in the German-speaking community of Belgium. Its President is Mathieu Grosch.In the 2004 European Parliament election, standing as Christlich-Soziale Partei - Europäische Volkspartei, the party gained the single seat allocated by Belgian law to the... (CSP-EVP) |
15,722 | 42.49 | +6.02 | 1 | ±0 | |
| Partei für Freiheit und Fortschritt Partei für Freiheit und Fortschritt The Party for Freedom and Progress is a regional liberal party in Belgium, only active in the tiny German-speaking Community of Belgium.... -Reformist Movement (PFF-MR) |
8,434 | 22.79 | +3.19 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Socialist Party Socialist Party (francophone Belgium) The Socialist Party is a Francophone social-democratic political party in Belgium. As of the 2010 elections, it is the second largest party in the Belgian Chamber of Representatives and the largest Francophone party... (SP) |
5,527 | 14.94 | +3.52 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Ecolo Ecolo Ecolo is a French-speaking Belgian green political party in Wallonia, Brussels and the German-speaking Community of Belgium... |
3,880 | 10.49 | -6.52 | 0 | ±0 | |
| PDB Party of German-speaking Belgians ProDG , is a political party active in the German-speaking community of Belgium. The party groups politicians from the previous PDB and PJU parties. The party was formed in 2008 and figured on the voting bulletins at first in 2009... |
3,442 | 9.3 | -0.62 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Total | 6,489,991 | 24 | -1 | |||