1999 Belgian federal election

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1999 Belgian federal election

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All 150 seats in the Chamber of Representatives
40 of 71 seats in the Senate
respectively 76 and 36 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
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Leader Guy Verhofstadt Jean-Luc Dehaene Elio Di Rupo
Party
Open Vld
CVP
PS
Leader since 1997 Candidate for PM 1999
Last election 21 seats, 13.1% 29 seats, 17.18% 21 seats, 11.87%
Seats before 21 29 21
Seats won 23 22 19
Seat change Increase2 Decrease7 Decrease2
Popular vote 888,861 875,455 631,653
Percentage 14.30% 14.09% 10.16%
Swing Increase1.15% Decrease3.09% Decrease1.71%

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
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Leader Louis Michel Frank Vanhecke Fred Erdman
Party
MR
VB
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Leader since 1995 1996 1998
Last election 18 seats, 10.26% 11 seats, 7.83% 14 seats, 12.56%
Seats before 18 11 20
Seats won 18 15 14
Seat change Steady Increase4 Decrease6
Popular vote 630,219 613,399 593,372
Percentage 10.14% 9.87% 9.55%
Swing Decrease0.12% Increase2.04% Decrease3.01%


Government
before election

Dehaene II

SP

Government after election

Verhofstadt I

Federal elections were held in

Flemish Liberals and Democrats
(VLD) became the largest party.

The Christian Democrats (

Agalev and Ecolo
). It was the first liberal-led government since 1938, and the first since 1958 that didn't include a Christian Democratic party.

Results

Chamber of Representatives

National Front
90,4011.451–1
Communist Party23,0810.3700
Party for a New Politics in Belgium22,5910.360New
New Belgian Front22,4910.360New
Workers' Party of Belgium (Flanders)14,0490.2300
WALLON11,8630.1900
Workers' Party of Belgium (Wallonia)8,7600.1400
Aging with Dignity (Flanders)8,0330.1300
FRANCE7,4930.120New
Alliance4,0010.060New
PJU–PDB2,9450.0500
Social-Liberal Democrats2,6230.040New
Workers' Party of Belgium2,4060.0400
Social Democrat Party1,9280.030New
LEEF1,7030.030New
Employment is Investing in the Future1,6100.0300
Alliance for Truth and Law in Belgium1,5970.030New
Belgian Indian with No Name1,4880.020New
Noor1,2440.020New
Democratic Union1,1190.020New
For a Movement in Defence of Workers and Youth1,0680.020New
NP9430.020New
National Front – Walloon Federation8590.010New
Front of the Belgian Nation–Party6710.010New
People's Nationalist Party6560.0100
Stardust6490.010New
VIC6360.010New
Democratic Right6070.010New
Referendum6010.0100
Militant Left4380.010New
Parti Communautaire National-Européen3990.0100
Humanist Party3690.010New
Civic List2420.000New
Paradise Action Party1050.000New
Other parties8,1210.130
Total6,214,074100.001500
Valid votes6,214,07493.44
Invalid/blank votes435,9416.56
Total votes6,650,015100.00
Registered voters/turnout7,343,46490.56
Source: Belgian Elections, Global Elections Database

Senate

National Front
92,9241.500000
Workers' Party of Belgium35,4930.570000
Party for a New Politics in Belgium26,1240.420000
New Belgian Front23,3820.380000
Communist Party21,9910.360000
Social-Liberal Democrats7,4460.120000
Democratic Union7,3680.120000
PJU–PDB6,3720.100000
VLAAMS4,9020.080000
Parti Communautaire National-Européen3,1100.050000
Total6,194,371100.0040211071
Valid votes6,194,37193.14
Invalid/blank votes456,4256.86
Total votes6,650,796100.00
Registered voters/turnout7,343,46690.57
Source: Belgian Elections

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