Christlich Soziale Partei (Belgium)
Christian Social Party Christlich Soziale Partei | |
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Les Engagés (traditionally) | |
| Flemish counterpart | Christian Democratic and Flemish |
| Colours | Orange |
| Parliament of the German-speaking Community | 6 / 25 |
| European Parliament (German-speaking seat) | 1 / 1 |
| Benelux Parliament (German-speaking seat) | 1 / 1 |
| Website | |
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The Christian Social Party (
political party operating in the German-speaking Community of Belgium
. Its president is Luc Frank.
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 German-speaking community. The party has maintained this seat since then. The CSP worked with its Francophone counterpart Humanist Democratic Centre in other elections in the past.
Election results
Parliament of the German-speaking Community
| Election year | # of votes | % of votes | # of seats won | +/- | Notes |
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| 1990 | 13,178 | 33.6 (#1) | 8 / 25
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| 1995 | 13,307 | 35.9 (#1) | 10 / 25
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 2
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| 1999 | 12,822 | 34.8 (#1) | 9 / 25
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 1
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| 2004 | 11,905 | 32.8 (#1) | 8 / 25
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1
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| 2009 | 10,122 | 27.0 (#1) | 7 / 25
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1
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| 2014 | 9,351 | 24.9 (#1) | 7 / 25
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 0
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| 2019 | 9,069 | 23.1 (#2) | 6 / 25
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1
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European Parliament
| Election year | # of overall votes | % of overall vote | % of electoral college vote |
# of overall seats won | # of electoral college seats won |
+/- | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 11,999 | 31.3 (#1) | 1 / 25
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1 / 1
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| 1999 | 13,456 | 36.5 (#1) | 1 / 25
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1 / 1
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0
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| 2004 | 15,722 | 42.5 (#1) | 1 / 24
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1 / 1
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0
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| 2009 | 12,475 | 32.3 (#1) | 1 / 22
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1 / 1
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0
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| 2014 | 11,710 | 30.34 (#1) | 1 / 21
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1 / 1
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0
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| 2019 | 14,247 | 34.94 (#1) | 1 / 21
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1 / 1
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0
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Members
- Robert J. Houben (1905–1992)
Party logo
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Logo before 2014. Orange is the traditional Christian democratic colour in Belgium. -
Logo since 2014. Note the addition of the lion, symbolizing Belgium's German-speaking Community.
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References
- ^ Csp-dg.be: Geschichte der Christlich Sozialen Partei Archived 2014-04-27 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Nordsieck, Wolfram (2019). "German-speaking Community/Belgium". Parties and Elections in Europe.
- ^ a b Terry, Chris (6 February 2014). "Christian Social Party". The Democratic Society. Archived from the original on 29 June 2018.
- ^ Eanfar, Ferris; et al. Belgium's Political Economy (PDF).
- ^ "Belgium". Europe Elects. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
- ^ "Politieke fracties". Benelux Parliament (in Dutch). Retrieved 8 August 2023.
External links
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