Election of the Parliament of the German-speaking Community in 2004
The 2004 election of the Parliament of the German-speaking Community took place on June 13, 2004. The members of the legislature of the German-speaking Community of Belgium were elected for the legislative period 2004–2009. The Christian Social Party (CSP), the Socialist Party (SP), the Party for Freedom and Progress (PFF), the party of German-speaking Belgians with the non-party young independent (PJU / PDB), Ecolo and Vivant stood for election .
Until 2004, the DG Parliament was called the Council of the German-speaking Community. An amendment to the Belgian constitution on July 9, 2004, however, meant that all previous regional and community councils in Belgium were given the designation "Parliament". In the 2004 elections there was a 5% hurdle for the first time.
A total of 45,975 people were entitled to vote in the election, of which 36,303 cast valid votes. These were distributed among the individual parties as follows:
| Political party | Number of votes | Percentage ownership % | Number of seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| CSP | 11,905 | 32.79 | 8th |
| SP | 6903 | 19.01 | 5 |
| PFF | 7615 | 20.98 | 5 |
| PJU / PDB | 4243 | 11.69 | 3 |
| Ecolo | 2972 | 8.19 | 2 |
| Vivant | 2665 | 7.34 | 2 |
Vivant made it into parliament for the first time. Finally, the SP, PFF and PJU / PDB came together to form a three-party coalition, which sent the following ministers to the government of the German-speaking community :
- Karl-Heinz Lambertz (SP): Prime Minister, Minister of Finance, Local Authorities (community supervision) and external relations
- Bernd Gentges (PFF): Minister for Social Affairs and Employment
- Oliver Paasch (PJU / PDB): Minister for Education
- Isabelle Weykmans (PFF): Minister for Culture, Youth and the Media
Individual evidence
- ↑ dgparlament.be: election results from 1973
- ↑ dglive.be: Institutional Development of the DG
- ↑ dgparlament.be: electoral mode
- ↑ elections2004.belgium.be: RDG election 2004
