2004 European Parliament election in Belgium

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2004 European Parliament election in Belgium

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24 seats to the European Parliament
  First party Second party
 
Leader Jean-Luc Dehaene Frank Vanhecke
Party CD&V VB
Alliance EPP
Last election 3 seats, 13.49% 2 seats, 9.39%
Seats won 4 3
Seat change Increase 1 Increase 1
Popular vote 1,131,119 930,731
Percentage 17.43% 14.43%
Swing Increase 3.94% Increase 4.95%

  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader Guy Verhofstadt Elio Di Rupo
Party
Open Vld
PS
Alliance ALDE PES
Last election 3 seats, 13.61% 3 seats, 9.59%
Seats won 3 4
Seat change Steady Increase 1
Popular vote 880,279 878,577
Percentage 13.56% 13.54%
Swing Decrease 1.13% Increase 3.95%

Elections to the European Parliament were held in Belgium on 13 June 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.

Candidates

Results

PartyVotes%Seats
Partei für Freiheit und Fortschritt–Reformist Movement
8,43422.790
Socialist Party5,52714.940
Ecolo3,88010.490
Non-Party Young Independents–PDB3,4429.300
Total37,005100.001
Valid votes6,489,99194.63
Invalid/blank votes367,9955.37
Total votes6,857,986100.00
Registered voters/turnout7,552,24090.81
Source: Belgian Elections

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