Parliamentary election in Belgium 1995

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24.43
23.41
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A total of 150 seats

The 1995 election to the Belgian Parliament , which was six months early , was held on May 21, 1995. It was the first parliamentary election after the 1993 constitutional reform that transformed Belgium into a federal state. The Chamber of Deputies was reduced from 212 to 150 seats. The Senate was reduced from 185 members, of which 106 were directly elected, to 71 members, of which 40 were directly elected.

Chamber (lower house)

Suffrage

Belgium was divided into twenty constituencies in the 1995 election. The number of seats per constituency was proportional to the number of inhabitants. The constituency of Bruxelles-Hal-Vilvorde had the largest number of MPs with 22, and the lowest number was Huy-Waremme with two MPs. Within the constituencies, the mandates were distributed to the lists according to a proportional representation system; there was no threshold clause of 5%.

Parties

The high voter turnout of over 90% is due to the compulsory voting in Belgium. The four parties involved in the government were able to hold their parliamentary majority. The Walloon Socialists ( PS ) lost 1.6%, the Flemish Socialists ( SP ) gained 0.6%. The Walloon Christian Democrats ( PSC ) kept their share of the vote, the Flemish Christian Democrats ( CVP ) gained 0.4%.

The Liberals saw slight gains. The Walloon Liberals PRL - FDF gained 2.1%, the Flemish Liberals ( VLD ) - 1991 PVV - gained 1.2%.

The two green parties lost votes, the Walloon Greens ( Ecolo ) lost 1.1%, the Flemish Greens ( Agalev ) lost 0.4%.

The right-wing populist Vlaams Blok (VB) improved by 1.25%, the nationalist Flemish Volksunie (VU) lost 1.2%. The right-wing extremist FN was able to more than double its share of the vote with 2.3%.

Results

Eleven parties won seats in the Chamber of Deputies.

The official final result:

Eligible voters 7,199,440
votes cast 6,562,149 91.15%
valid votes 6,072,051 92.53%
be right proportion of ± to 1991 Seats ± to 1991
CVP 1,042,933 17.18% + 0.37% 29 −10
VLD 798.363 13.15% +1.17% 21st −5
SP 762,444 12.56% +0.58% 20th −8
PS 720.819 11.87% −1.62% 21st −14
PRL - FDF 623.250 10.26% +2.12% 18th −2
VB 475,677 7.83% +1.25% 11 −1
PSC 469.101 7.73% −0.01% 12 −6
VU 283,516 4.67% −1.22% 5 −5
AGALEV 269.058 4.43% −0.43% 5 −2
Ecolo 243,362 4.01% −1.06% 6th −4
FN 138,496 2.28% +1.23% 2 +1
FDF / PPW - - −1.47% - −3
ROSSEM - - −3.22% - −3
  1. ↑ 1995: 150 seats, 1991: 212 seats
  2. ^ In the 1995 election as VLD, 1991 as PVV
  3. ^ In the 1995 election as PRL-FDF, 1991 as PRL
  4. ^ In the 1995 election, FDF together with PRL

Senate (upper house)

In addition to the chamber deputies, 40 out of a total of 71 senators were directly elected. As in the European Parliament elections, the electorate was divided into two electoral colleges: the French-speaking college elected 15 senators and the Dutch-speaking 25 senators. In the Brussels-Halle-Vilvoorde special constituency, the citizens themselves decided which college to choose by choosing a French-speaking or Dutch-speaking party wanted to belong. The Flemish and Walloon parliaments each elected ten senators, the parliament of the German-speaking community elected one senator. Ten senators were co-opted, six from the Flemish-speaking senators and four from the French-speaking senators. At least one Flemish-speaking and six French-speaking senators had to come from Brussels.

With the Christian Democrats and the Socialists, the Flemish parties gained slightly, while the Walloon parties lost votes. The liberal parties gained ground in both parts of the country, the Greens lost votes in both parts of the country. The Vlaams Blok increased slightly, while the Volkunie lost slightly.

The official final result:

Eligible voters 7,199,440
votes cast 6,562,108 91.15%
valid votes 5,992,325 91.32%
be right proportion of ± to 1991 Seats ± to 1991
Dutch Electoral College
CVP 1,009,656 16.85% +0.03% 7th −13
VLD 796.154 13.29% +1.63% 6th −7
SP 792.941 13.23% +1.29% 6th −8
VB 463,896 7.74% + 0.96% 3 −2
VU 318,453 5.31% −0.66% 2 −3
AGALEV 223.355 3.73% −1.41% 1 −4
ROSSEM - - −3.20% - −1
French electoral college
PS 764.610 12.76% −0.55% 5 −13
PRL - FDF 672,798 11.23% + 3.11% 5 −4
PSC 434,492 7.25% −0.66% 3 −6
Ecolo 258,635 4.32% −0.97% 2 −4
FDF / PPW - - −1.41% - −1
  1. ↑ 1999: 40 seats, 1991: 106 seats
  2. ^ In the 1995 election as VLD, 1991 as PVV
  3. ^ In the 1995 election as PRL-FDF, 1991 as PRL
  4. ^ In the 1995 election, FDF together with PRL

Government formation

The Dehaene I government , consisting of socialists (PS and SP) and Christian Democrats (CVP and PSC), was able to hold its parliamentary majority. The new government , only changed in a few positions, was sworn in on June 23rd.

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Der Fischer Weltalmanach 1996 . Fischer Taschenbuchverlag, Frankfurt am Main 1995, ISBN 3-596-19096-7 , Sp.  99 f .
  2. ↑ The Fischer World Almanac 1994 . Fischer Taschenbuchverlag, Frankfurt am Main 1993, ISBN 3-596-19094-0 , Sp.  34-37 .
  3. ↑ a b Matthias Trefs: Belgium. In: Dieter Nohlen , Philipp Stöver (Ed.): Elections in Europe. A data handbook. Nomos, Baden-Baden 2010, ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7 , pp. 269-319.
  4. ↑ Résultat Election Chambre 21-05-1995 Royaume. Belgian Federal Government, accessed November 16, 2019 (French).
  5. ↑ Résultat Election Senate 21-05-1995 Royaume. Belgian Federal Government, accessed November 16, 2019 (French). Résultat Élection Sénat 21-05-1995 Collège électoral néerlandais. Belgian Federal Government, accessed November 16, 2019 (French). Résultat Élection Sénat 21-05-1995 Collège électoral français. Belgian Federal Government, accessed November 16, 2019 (French).
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