Dutch-speaking electoral college

Dutch-speaking electoral college European Parliament constituency
Location amongst the 2007 constituencies
Shown within Belgium
Created	1979
MEP(s)	14
Member State	Belgium
Source(s)	[1]

The Dutch-speaking electoral college is one of three constituencies of the European Parliament in Belgium. It currently elects 14 MEPs using the d'Hondt method of party-list proportional representation.

Boundaries

The constituency generally corresponds to the Flemish Community of Belgium, but electors in Brussels-Halle-Vilvoorde have a choice between the lists of both electoral colleges (Dutch-speaking or French-speaking).

Members of the European Parliament

2004 – present

• Ivo Belet, CDV/NVA
• Frederika Brepoels, CDV/NVA
• Philip Claeys, Vlaams Blok
• Jean-Luc Dehaene, CDV/NVA
• Koenraad Dillen, Vlaams Blok
• Saïd El Khadraoui, SPA/Spirit
• Karel de Gucht, VLD/Vivant
• Annemie Neyts, VLD/Vivant
• Bart Staes, Groen!
• Dirk Sterckx, VLD/Vivant
• Marianne Thyssen, CDV/NVA
• Frank Vanhecke, Vlaams Blok
• Anne Van Lancker, SPA/Spirit
• Mia de Vits, SPA/Spirit

Election results

2009

Party		Affiliation	Votes	%	Change	Seats	Change
	Christian Democratic and Flemish	EPP	948,123	23.26	−4.89	3	0
	Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats	ELDR	837,884	20.56	−1.35	3	0
	Flemish Interest	None	647,170	15.88	−7.28	2	−1
	Socialist Party Different	PES	539,393	13.23	−4.60	2	−1
	New-Flemish Alliance	EPP-ED group (previous term)	402,545	9.88	+9.88	1	0
	Green!	EGP	322,149	7.90	−0.08	1	0
	List Dedecker	None, (joined ECR	296,699	7.28	N/A	1	N/A
	Workers Party of Belgium+	None	40,057	0.98	+0.37	0	0
	Social Liberal Party	EFA	26,541	0.65	N/A	0	N/A
	Others		15,383	0.38		0
Total			4,075,944	100		13	−1

2004

Party		Affiliation	Votes	%	Change	Seats	Change
	Christian Democratic and Flemish/New Flemish Alliance		1,131,119	28.15	+6.47	4	+1
	Vlaams Blok		930,731	23.16	+8.07	3	+1
	Flemish Liberals and Democrats		880,279	21.91	−1.7	3	0
	Social Progressive Alternative-Spirit		716,317	17.83	+3.62	3	+1
	Groen!		320,874	7.99	−3.99	1	−1
	Workers Party of Belgium		24,807	0.62	0.05	0	−1
	Left Socialist Party		14,166	0.35	N/A	0	N/A
Total			4,018,293	100		14	0

1999

Party		Affiliation	Votes	%	Change	Seats	Change
	Flemish Liberals and Democrats		847,099	21.88%	+3.52%	3	0
	Christian People's Party		839,720	21.68%	−5.75%	3	−1
	Vlaams Blok		584,392	15.09%	+2.53%	2	0
	Socialist Party		550,237	14.21%	−3.42%	2	−1
	People's Union-ID		471,238	12.17%	+5.08%	2	+1
	Agalev-Groen		464,042	11.98%	+1.25%	2	+1
	Vivant		67,107	1.73%	N/A	0	N/A
	Others		48,589	1.25%		0	0
Total			3,872,424	100		14	0

1994

Party		Affiliation	Votes	%	Change	Seats	Change
	Christian People's Party		1,013,266	27.43%	−6.65%	4	−1
	Flemish Liberals and Democrats		678,421	18.36%	+1.26%	3	+1
	Socialist Party		651,371	17.63%	−2.41%	3	0
	Vlaams Blok		463,919	12.56%	+5.97%	2	+1
	Agalev		396,198	10.73%	−1.47%	1	0
	People's Union		262,043	7.09%	−1.61%	1	+1
	WOW		127,504	3.45%	N/A	0	N/A
	Others		101,427	2.75%		0	0
Total				100		14	+1

1989

Party		Affiliation	Votes	%	Change	Seats	Change
	Christian People's Party		1,247,075	34.08%	+1.55%	5	+1
	Socialist Party		733,242	20.04%	−8.09%	3	−1
	Party for Freedom and Progress		625,561	17.10%	+2.91%	2	0
	Agalev-Groen		446,539	12.20%	+5.12%	1	0
	People's Union-EVA		318,153	8.70%	−5.21%	1	−1
	Vlaams Blok		241,117	6.59%	+4.49%	1	+1
	Others		47,219	1.29%		0	0
Total				100		13	0

1984

Party		Affiliation	Votes	%	Change	Seats	Change
	Christian People's Party		1,132,682	32.53%	−15.56%	4	−3
	Socialist Party		979,702	28.13%	+7.23%	4	+1
	Party for Freedom and Progress		494,277	14.19%	−1.13%	2	0
	People's Union		484,494	13.91%	+4.20%	2	+1
	Agalev		246,712	7.08%	+4.75%	1	+1
	Vlaams Blok		73,174	2.10%	N/A	0	N/A
	Others		71,239	2.05%		0	0
Total				100		13	0

1979

Party		Affiliation	Votes	%	Change	Seats	Change
	Christian People's Party		1,607,941	48.09%	N/A	7	N/A
	Belgian Socialist Party		698,889	20.90%	N/A	3	N/A
	Party for Freedom and Progress		512,363	15.32%	N/A	2	N/A
	People's Union		324,540	9.71%	N/A	1	N/A
	Agalev		77,986	2.33%	N/A	0	N/A
	Others		121,783	3.64%	N/A	0	N/A
Total				100	N/A	13	N/A