Belgian regional elections, 1995
Encyclopedia
On May 21, 1995, regional election
s were held in Belgium
, to choose representatives in the regional council
s of Flanders
, Wallonia
, Brussels
and the German-speaking Community of Belgium
. It also was the first time elections were held for the Flemish and the Walloon Council. The regional elections were held on the same day as the federal election
.
Flemish Parliament
Walloon Regional Parliament
Brussels Regional Parliament
Parliament of the German-speaking Community
Election
An election is a formal decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual to hold public office. Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative democracy operates since the 17th century. Elections may fill offices in the legislature, sometimes in the...
s were held in Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
, to choose representatives in the regional council
Parliament
A parliament is a legislature, especially in those countries whose system of government is based on the Westminster system modeled after that of the United Kingdom. The name is derived from the French , the action of parler : a parlement is a discussion. The term came to mean a meeting at which...
s of Flanders
Flemish Parliament
The Flemish Parliament constitutes the legislative power in Flanders, for matters which fall within the competence of Flanders, both as a geographic region and a cultural community of Belgium The Flemish Parliament (Dutch: , and formerly called Flemish Council or Vlaamse Raad) constitutes the...
, Wallonia
Walloon Parliament
The Walloon Parliament , formerly the Walloon Regional Council , is the Parliament of the Walloon Region, commonly called Wallonia, one of the self-governing Regions of Belgium with Flanders and the Brussels-Capital Region...
, Brussels
Brussels Parliament
The Parliament of the Brussels-Capital Region , is the governing body of the Brussels-Capital Region, one of the three regions of Belgium...
and the German-speaking Community of Belgium
German-speaking Community of Belgium
The German-speaking Community of Belgium is one of the three federal communities of Belgium. Covering an area of 854 km² within the province of Liège in Wallonia, it includes nine of the eleven municipalities of the so-called East Cantons...
. It also was the first time elections were held for the Flemish and the Walloon Council. The regional elections were held on the same day as the federal election
Belgian general election, 1995
The 21 May 1995 Belgian general elections was a Belgian election for the Belgian Chamber of Representatives and Belgian Senate. The Christian People's Party won the elections, and Jean-Luc Dehaene continued as Prime Minister.-Senate:...
.
Flemish ParliamentFlemish ParliamentThe Flemish Parliament constitutes the legislative power in Flanders, for matters which fall within the competence of Flanders, both as a geographic region and a cultural community of Belgium The Flemish Parliament (Dutch: , and formerly called Flemish Council or Vlaamse Raad) constitutes the...
| Party/Alliance | Votes | % | +/− | Seats | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVP Christian Democratic and Flemish The Christian Democratic and Flemish is a political party of Belgium, formerly called Christian People's Party... |
1,010,505 | 26.78% | -- | 35 | -- | |
| VLD Flemish Liberals and Democrats ' , commonly known as Open VLD and also simply as the VLD, is a Flemish liberal political party in Belgium, created in 1992 from the former Party for Freedom and Progress and a few other politicians from other parties. The party led the government for three cabinets under Guy Verhofstadt from 1999... |
761,262 | 20.18% | -- | 26 | -- | |
| SP | 733,703 | 19.45% | -- | 25 | -- | |
| Vlaams Blok Vlaams Blok The Vlaams Blok was a Belgian far-right and secessionist political party with an anti-immigration platform. Its ideologies embraced Flemish nationalism, calling for the independence of Flanders. From its creation in 1978, it was the most notable militant right wing of the Flemish movement. Vlaams... |
465,239 | 12.33% | -- | 15 | -- | |
| VU People's Union (Belgium) People's Union was a Belgian political party, formed in 1954 as a successor to the "Christian Flemish People's Union", an electoral alliance of Flemish nationalists.... |
338,173 | 8.96% | -- | 9 | -- | |
| Agalev Green! Groen! is a Belgian green political party. Green! is the smallest Flemish party with a representation in the federal, regional or European parliament.-Before 1979:... |
267,155 | 7.08% | -- | 7 | -- | |
| UF Union des Francophones The Union of Francophones is a Belgian electoral list which participates in regional, provincial and municipal elections in the Flemish Province of Flemish Brabant... |
44,053 | 1.17% | -- | 1 | -- | |
| All Others | 153,109 | 4.06% | -- | 0 | -- | |
Walloon Regional ParliamentWalloon ParliamentThe Walloon Parliament , formerly the Walloon Regional Council , is the Parliament of the Walloon Region, commonly called Wallonia, one of the self-governing Regions of Belgium with Flanders and the Brussels-Capital Region...
| Party/Alliance | Votes | % | +/− | Seats | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PS Socialist Party (francophone Belgium) The Socialist Party is a Francophone social-democratic political party in Belgium. As of the 2010 elections, it is the second largest party in the Belgian Chamber of Representatives and the largest Francophone party... |
665,986 | 35.22% | -- | 30 | -- | |
| PRL Liberal Reformist Party The Parti Réformateur Libéral was a Belgian liberal party active in Wallonia and Brussels. It grew out of the unitiarian PVV-PLP and has since become part of the Mouvement Réformateur.-PVV-PLP:* Omer Vanaudenhove 1961 - 1968... -FDF Democratic Front of Francophones The Francophone Democratic Federalists , is a Francophone political party based in Brussels, Belgium founded on 11 May 1964. Until 1982, the FDF dominated Brussels' municipal politics. It is led by Deputy Olivier Maingain.... |
447,542 | 23.67% | -- | 19 | -- | |
| PSC Humanist Democratic Centre The Humanist Democratic Centre is a Francophone Christian democratic political party in Belgium. The cdH currently participates in the Government of the Brussels-Capital Region, the Government of the French Community and the Walloon Government.- History :... |
407,741 | 21.56% | -- | 16 | -- | |
| Ecolo Ecolo Ecolo is a French-speaking Belgian green political party in Wallonia, Brussels and the German-speaking Community of Belgium... |
196,988 | 10.42% | -- | 8 | -- | |
| FN National Front (Belgium) The National Front is a francophone Belgian far-right political party. The party's ideology advocates a strong unitary Belgian nationalism and is strongly against immigration.The party's acting leader is Patrick Cocriamont.... |
96,574 | 5.11% | -- | 2 | -- | |
| All Others | 71,422 | 3.78% | -- | 0 | -- | |
Brussels Regional ParliamentBrussels ParliamentThe Parliament of the Brussels-Capital Region , is the governing body of the Brussels-Capital Region, one of the three regions of Belgium...
| Party/Alliance | Votes | % | +/− | Seats | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRL Liberal Reformist Party The Parti Réformateur Libéral was a Belgian liberal party active in Wallonia and Brussels. It grew out of the unitiarian PVV-PLP and has since become part of the Mouvement Réformateur.-PVV-PLP:* Omer Vanaudenhove 1961 - 1968... -FDF Democratic Front of Francophones The Francophone Democratic Federalists , is a Francophone political party based in Brussels, Belgium founded on 11 May 1964. Until 1982, the FDF dominated Brussels' municipal politics. It is led by Deputy Olivier Maingain.... |
144,478 | 34.98% | −1.32% | 28 | +1 | |
| PS Socialist Party (francophone Belgium) The Socialist Party is a Francophone social-democratic political party in Belgium. As of the 2010 elections, it is the second largest party in the Belgian Chamber of Representatives and the largest Francophone party... |
88,370 | 21.4% | −0.55% | 17 | −1 | |
| PSC Humanist Democratic Centre The Humanist Democratic Centre is a Francophone Christian democratic political party in Belgium. The cdH currently participates in the Government of the Brussels-Capital Region, the Government of the French Community and the Walloon Government.- History :... |
38,244 | 9.26% | −2.59% | 7 | −2 | |
| Ecolo Ecolo Ecolo is a French-speaking Belgian green political party in Wallonia, Brussels and the German-speaking Community of Belgium... |
37,308 | 9.03% | −1.21% | 7 | −1 | |
| FN National Front (Belgium) The National Front is a francophone Belgian far-right political party. The party's ideology advocates a strong unitary Belgian nationalism and is strongly against immigration.The party's acting leader is Patrick Cocriamont.... |
30,803 | 7.46% | +4.18% | 6 | +4 | |
| CVP Christian Democratic and Flemish The Christian Democratic and Flemish is a political party of Belgium, formerly called Christian People's Party... |
13,586 | 3.29% | −0.94% | 3 | −1 | |
| Vlaams Blok Vlaams Blok The Vlaams Blok was a Belgian far-right and secessionist political party with an anti-immigration platform. Its ideologies embraced Flemish nationalism, calling for the independence of Flanders. From its creation in 1978, it was the most notable militant right wing of the Flemish movement. Vlaams... |
12,507 | 3.03% | +0.97% | 2 | +1 | |
| VLD Flemish Liberals and Democrats ' , commonly known as Open VLD and also simply as the VLD, is a Flemish liberal political party in Belgium, created in 1992 from the former Party for Freedom and Progress and a few other politicians from other parties. The party led the government for three cabinets under Guy Verhofstadt from 1999... |
11,034 | 2.67% | −0.10% | 2 | 0 | |
| SP | 9,987 | 2.42% | −0.25% | 2 | 0 | |
| VU People's Union (Belgium) People's Union was a Belgian political party, formed in 1954 as a successor to the "Christian Flemish People's Union", an electoral alliance of Flemish nationalists.... |
5,726 | 1.39% | −0.68% | 1 | 0 | |
| Agalev Green! Groen! is a Belgian green political party. Green! is the smallest Flemish party with a representation in the federal, regional or European parliament.-Before 1979:... |
3,906 | 0.95% | −0.15% | 0 | −1 | |
| All Others | 17,028 | 4.12% | -- | 0 | 0 | |
Parliament of the German-speaking CommunityParliament of the German-speaking CommunityThe Parliament of the German-speaking Community is the legislative assembly of the German-speaking Community of Belgium based in Eupen.The most important tasks of the Parliament of the German-speaking Community include the election and the supervision of the Government of the German-speaking...
| Party/Alliance | Votes | % | +/− | Seats | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CSP Christian Social Party (Belgium) The Christian Social Party is a party operating in the German-speaking community of Belgium. Its President is Mathieu Grosch.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... |
13,307 | 35.93% | +2.33% | 10 | +2 | |
| PFF Partei für Freiheit und Fortschritt The Party for Freedom and Progress is a regional liberal party in Belgium, only active in the tiny German-speaking Community of Belgium.... |
7,367 | 19.89% | +0.11% | 5 | 0 | |
| SP Socialist Party (francophone Belgium) The Socialist Party is a Francophone social-democratic political party in Belgium. As of the 2010 elections, it is the second largest party in the Belgian Chamber of Representatives and the largest Francophone party... |
5,958 | 16.09% | −0.25% | 4 | 0 | |
| Ecolo Ecolo Ecolo is a French-speaking Belgian green political party in Wallonia, Brussels and the German-speaking Community of Belgium... |
5,128 | 13.85% | −1.19% | 3 | −1 | |
| PJU | 5,051 | 13.64% | −1.61% | 3 | −1 | |
| PAB-AE Workers Party of Belgium The Workers' Party of Belgium is a Marxist political party in Belgium. It is one of the few parties that operates as a single Belgian party... |
226 | 0.61% | +0.61% | 0 | 0 | |