Dutch-speaking electoral college

Dutch-speaking electoral college
European Parliament constituency
Location among the 2014 constituencies
Shown within Belgium
Member state	Belgium
Created	1979
MEPs	12
Sources

The Dutch-speaking electoral college is one of three constituencies of the European Parliament in Belgium. It currently elects 12 MEPs using the d'Hondt method of party-list proportional representation. Previously it elected 13 MEPS, until the 2013 accession of Croatia. Before that, it elected 14 MEPs, until the 2007 accession of Bulgaria and Romania.

Boundaries

The constituency generally corresponds to the Flemish Community of Belgium. In officially bilingual Brussels, electors can choose between lists of this electoral college or those of the French-speaking electoral college.

Prior to the 2011-2012 state reform, electors could choose between both lists not only in Brussels, but in an area encompassing unilingually Dutch territory, Brussels-Halle-Vilvoorde. Some towns in the officially Dutch-speaking Brussels Periphery still have this option however.

Members of the European Parliament

2009 - 2014

2004 – 2009

Election results

2009

Main article: European Parliament election, 2009 (Belgium)

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	EFA/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

Main article: European Parliament election, 2004 (Belgium)

Party		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	0
	Left Socialist Party	14,166	0.35	N/A	0	N/A
Total		4,018,293	100		14	0

1999

Main article: European Parliament election, 1999 (Belgium)

Party		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

Main article: European Parliament election, 1994 (Belgium)

Party		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

Main article: European Parliament election, 1989 (Belgium)

Party		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

Main article: European Parliament election, 1984 (Belgium)

Party		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

Main article: European Parliament election, 1979 (Belgium)

Party		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

Returned members

Below are all members since the creation of the Dutch-speaking electoral college. Only members who were sworn in at the beginning of each parliamentary turn are mentioned. Under Belgian law, MEPs can resign and be automatically replaced. This was the case, for example, for Johan Van Overtveldt, who resigned to become Minister of Finance on 14 October 2014 and was replaced by Sander Loones.

MEPs for Belgium's Dutch-speaking electoral college, 1979 onwards
Election	1979 (1st parliament)		1984 (2nd parliament)		1989 (3rd parliament)		1994 (4th parliament)		1999 (5th parliament)		2004 (6th parliament)		2009 (7th parliament)		2014 (8th parliament)
MEP Party		Willy Vernimmen SP			Seat not established			Anne Van Lancker SP					Seat abolished
MEP Party		Karel Van Miert SP				Marc Galle SP		Philippe De Coene SP		Peter Bossu SP		Saïd El Khadraoui sp.a/Spirit			Seat abolished
MEP Party		Marcel Colla SP		Marijke Van Hemeldonck SP				Freddy Willockx SP		Luckas Vander Taelen Agalev		Mia De Vits sp.a/Spirit		Kathleen Van Brempt sp.a
MEP Party		Willy De Clercq PVV		Jef Ulburghs SP		Paul Staes Agalev		Magda Aelvoet Agalev		Patsy Sörensen Agalev		Bart Staes Groen
MEP Party		Herman Vanderpoorten PVV		Paul Staes Agalev		Willy De Clercq VLD						Karel De Gucht VLD/Vivant		Guy Verhofstadt Open Vld
MEP Party		Paul De Keersmaeker CVP		Karel De Gucht VLD				Annemie Neyts VLD		Ward Beysen VLD		Annemie Neyts VLD/Vivant
MEP Party		Jaak Henckens CVP		August de Winter VLD		An Hermans CVP		Mimi Kestelijn-Sierens VLD		Dirk Sterckx VLD/Vivant				Philippe De Backer Open Vld		Karel De Gucht Open Vld
MEP Party		Joris Verhaegen CVP		Raphaël Chanterie CVP						Miet Smet CVP		Ivo Belet CD&V/N-VA
MEP Party		Lambert Croux CVP				Marianne Thyssen CVP
MEP Party		Marcel Vandewiele CVP		Rika De Backer CVP		Karel Pinxten CVP		Wilfried Martens CVP		Johan Van Hecke CVP		Jean-Luc Dehaene CD&V/N-VA				Johan Van Overtveldt N-VA
MEP Party		Leo Tindemans CVP		Pol Marck CVP		Leo Tindemans CVP				Nelly Maes VU		Frieda Brepoels CD&V/N-VA				Mark Demesmaeker N-VA
MEP Party		Joannes Verroken CVP		Jaak Vandemeulebroucke VU						Bart Staes VU		Koen Dillen VB		Derk-Jan Eppink LDD		Louis Ide N-VA
MEP Party		Maurits Coppieters VU		Willy Kuijpers VU		Karel Dillen VB						Philip Claeys VB				Helga Stevens N-VA
MEP Party	Seat not established							Frank Vanhecke VB								Gerolf Annemans VB

2004–09 ← European Parliament constituencies 2009–14 → 2014–19

Belgium

France

Ireland

Dublin
East^†2
North-West^†2
South^†2

Italy

Poland

United Kingdom

England	East Midlands East of England London North East England North West England South East England South West England (including Gibraltar) West Midlands Yorkshire and the Humber

Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland	Northern Ireland Wales Scotland

National

Key: ^¤1 Constituency created in 2013; ^†2 Constituency dissolved in 2014

1999–2004 ← European Parliament constituencies 2004–09 → 2009–14

Belgium

France

Ireland

Dublin
East^¤1
North-West^¤1
South^¤1

Italy

Poland

United Kingdom

England	East Midlands East of England London North East England North West England South East England South West England (including Gibraltar) West Midlands Yorkshire and the Humber

Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland	Northern Ireland Wales Scotland

National

Key: ^¤1 Constituency created in 2004; ^¤2 Constituency created in 2007

1994–99 ← European Parliament constituencies 1999–2004 → 2004–09

England	East Midlands^¤1 East of England^¤1 London^¤1 North East England^¤1 North West England^¤1 South East England^¤1 South West England^¤1 West Midlands^¤1 Yorkshire and the Humber^¤1

Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland	Northern Ireland Wales Scotland

National

Key: ^¤1 Constituency created in 1999 ^†2 Constituency dissolved in 2004

1989–94 ← European Parliament constituencies 1994–99 → 1999–2004

England	Bedfordshire and Milton Keynes Birmingham East Birmingham West Bristol Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire East Cambridgeshire Cheshire East Cheshire West and Wirral Cleveland and Richmond Cornwall and West Plymouth Cotswolds Coventry and North Warwickshire Cumbria and Lancashire North Devon and East Plymouth Dorset and East Devon Durham East Sussex and Kent South Essex North and Suffolk South Essex South Essex West and Hertfordshire East Greater Manchester Central Greater Manchester East Greater Manchester West Hampshire North and Oxford Herefordshire and Shropshire Hertfordshire Humberside Itchen, Test and Avon Kent East Kent West Lancashire Central Lancashire South Leeds Leicester Lincolnshire and Humberside South London Central London East London North London North East London North West London South and Surrey East London South East London South Inner London South West London West Merseyside East and Wigan Merseyside West Midlands West Norfolk North Yorkshire Northamptonshire and Blaby Northumbria Nottingham and Leicestershire North West Nottinghamshire North and Chesterfield Peak District Sheffield Somerset and North Devon South Downs West Staffordshire East and Derby Staffordshire West and Congleton Suffolk and South West Norfolk Surrey Sussex South and Crawley Thames Valley Tyne and Wear Wight and Hampshire South Wiltshire North and Bath Worcestershire and South Warwickshire Yorkshire South Yorkshire South West Yorkshire West

Wales	Mid and West Wales North Wales South Wales Central South Wales East South Wales West

Scotland	Glasgow Highlands and Islands Lothians Mid Scotland and Fife North East Scotland South of Scotland Strathclyde East Strathclyde West

Northern Ireland	Northern Ireland

National

* Constituency created 1996; † Constituency created 1995

1984–89 ← European Parliament constituencies 1989–94 → 1994–99

Belgium

Dutch-speaking
French-speaking^†1

Ireland

Italy

United Kingdom

England	Bedfordshire South^†1 Birmingham East Birmingham West Bristol Cambridge and Bedfordshire North^†1 Cheshire East Cheshire West^†1 Cleveland and Yorkshire North^†1 Cornwall and Plymouth^†1 Cotswolds Cumbria and Lancashire North Derbyshire^†1 Devon^†1 Dorset East and Hampshire West^†1 Durham Essex North East^†1 Essex South West^†1 Greater Manchester Central Greater Manchester East Greater Manchester West Hampshire Central^†1 Hereford and Worcester^†1 Hertfordshire Humberside Kent East Kent West Lancashire Central Lancashire East^†1 Leeds Leicester Lincolnshire^†1 London Central London East London North London North East London North West London South and Surrey East London South East London South Inner London South West London West Merseyside East^†1 Merseyside West Midlands Central^†1 Midlands West Norfolk Northamptonshire^†1 Northumbria Nottingham^†1 Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire^†1 Sheffield Shropshire and Stafford^†1 Somerset and Dorset West^†1 Staffordshire East^†1 Suffolk^†1 Surrey West^†1 Sussex East^†1 Sussex West^†1 Thames Valley Tyne and Wear Wight and Hampshire East^†1 Wiltshire^†1 York^†1 Yorkshire South Yorkshire South West^†1 Yorkshire West

Wales	Mid and West Wales North Wales South Wales^†1 South Wales East

Scotland	Glasgow Highlands and Islands Lothians Mid Scotland and Fife North East Scotland South of Scotland Strathclyde East Strathclyde West

Northern Ireland	Northern Ireland

National

Key: ^†1 Constituency dissolved in 1994

1979–84 ← European Parliament constituencies 1984–89 → 1989–94

Belgium

Denmark

Denmark
Greenland^†2

Ireland

Italy

United Kingdom

England	Bedfordshire South^¤1 Birmingham East^¤1 Birmingham West^¤1 Bristol Cambridge and Bedfordshire North^¤1 Cheshire East Cheshire West Cleveland and Yorkshire North^¤1 Cornwall and Plymouth Cotswolds Cumbria and Lancashire North^¤1 Derbyshire Devon Dorset East and Hampshire West^¤1 Durham Essex North East Essex South West Greater Manchester Central^¤1 Greater Manchester East^¤1 Greater Manchester West Hampshire Central^¤1 Hereford and Worcester Hertfordshire Humberside Kent East Kent West Lancashire Central Lancashire East Leeds Leicester Lincolnshire London Central London East London North London North East London North West London South and Surrey East^¤1 London South East London South Inner London South West London West Merseyside East^¤1 Merseyside West^¤1 Midlands Central Midlands West Norfolk Northamptonshire Northumbria Nottingham Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire^¤1 Sheffield Shropshire and Stafford^¤1 Somerset and Dorset West^¤1 Staffordshire East Suffolk Surrey West^¤1 Sussex East Sussex West Thames Valley Tyne and Wear^¤1 Wight and Hampshire East Wiltshire^¤1 York^¤1 Yorkshire South Yorkshire South West Yorkshire West

Wales	Mid and West Wales North Wales South Wales South Wales East^¤1

Scotland	Glasgow Highlands and Islands Lothians Mid Scotland and Fife North East Scotland South of Scotland Strathclyde East Strathclyde West

Northern Ireland	Northern Ireland

National

Key: ^¤1 Constituency created in 1984; ^†2 Constituency dissolved in 1985; ^¤3 Constituency created in 1987

1977–1979 ← European Parliament constituencies 1979–84 → 1984–89

England	Bedfordshire Birmingham North Birmingham South Bristol Cambridgeshire Cheshire East Cheshire West Cleveland Cornwall and Plymouth Cotswolds Cumbria Derbyshire Devon Durham Essex North East Essex South West Greater Manchester North Greater Manchester South Greater Manchester West Hampshire West Hereford and Worcester Hertfordshire Humberside Kent East Kent West Lancashire Central Lancashire East Lancashire West Leeds Leicester Lincolnshire Liverpool London Central London East London North London North East London North West London South London South East London South Inner London South West London West Midlands Central Midlands East Midlands West Norfolk Northamptonshire Northumbria Nottingham Salop and Stafford Sheffield Somerset Staffordshire East Suffolk Surrey Sussex East Sussex West Thames Valley Tyne South and Wear Upper Thames Wessex Wight and Hampshire East Yorkshire North Yorkshire South Yorkshire South West Yorkshire West

Wales	Mid and West Wales North Wales South East Wales South Wales

Scotland	Glasgow Highlands and Islands Lothians Mid Scotland and Fife North East Scotland South of Scotland Strathclyde East Strathclyde West

Northern Ireland	Northern Ireland

National

Key

* Constituency created 1981

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