Flemish Brabant (Chamber of Representatives constituency)

Flemish Brabant (Dutch: Vlaams-Brabant; French: Brabant Flamand; German: Flämisch-Brabant) is one of the 11 multi-member constituencies of the Chamber of Representatives, the lower house of the Belgian Federal Parliament, the national legislature of Belgium. The constituency was established in 2014 following the Sixth Belgian state reform. It is conterminous with the province of Flemish Brabant. The constituency currently elects 15 of the 150 members of the Chamber of Representatives using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system. At the 2019 federal election the constituency had 832,401 registered electors.

Flemish Brabant
Vlaams-Brabant Brabant Flamand Flämisch-Brabant
Constituency for the Chamber of Representatives
Location of Flemish Brabant within Belgium
Province	Flemish Brabant
Region	Flanders
Population	1,187,483 (2023)[1]
Electorate	832,401 (2019)
Area	2,118 km2 (2023)[2]
Current Constituency
Created	2014
Seats	15 (2014–present)
Members[3]	List   Katleen Bury (VB)   Maggie De Block (Open Vld)   Joris De Vriendt (VB)   Theo Francken (NV-A)   Koen Geens (CD&V)   Sigrid Goethals (NV-A)   Katrien Houtmeyers (NV-A)   Karin Jiroflée (Vooruit)   Goedele Liekens (Open Vld)   Eva Platteau (Groen)   Darya Safai (NV-A)   Dieter Van Besien (Groen)   Tim Vandenput (Open Vld)   Els Van Hoof (CD&V)   Kristien Van Vaerenbergh (NV-A)
Created from	List Brussels-Halle-Vilvoorde Leuven

Electoral system

Flemish Brabant currently elects 15 of the 150 members of the Chamber of Representatives using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system.^[4][5] Seats are allocated using the D'Hondt method.^[6][7] Only parties that reach the 5% threshold in the constituency compete for seats.^[8][9]

Election results

Summary

Election	Workers PVDA			Groen Groen / Agalev			Vooruit Vooruit / SP.A / SP.A-Spirit			Liberals & Democrats Open Vld / VLD			Christian Democrats CD&V			New Flemish N-VA / CD&V-N-VA			Vlaams Belang VB / VB
	Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats
2024	57,600	8.04%	1	57,395	8.01%	1	98,092	13.69%	2	83,744	11.68%	2	93,465	13.04%	2	182,883	25.52%	4	119,345	16.65%	3
2019	33,016	4.78%	0	81,620	11.83%	2	65,347	9.47%	1	106,175	15.39%	3	94,743	13.73%	2	193,735	28.08%	5	92,844	13.46%	2
2014	12,664	1.86%	0	59,096	8.70%	1	81,254	11.96%	2	170,128	25.05%	4	112,251	16.53%	3	192,698	28.37%	5	28,857	4.25%	0

(Figures in italics represent alliances.)

Detailed

2019

Results of the 2019 federal election held on 26 May 2019:^[10][11][12]

Party			Votes per arrondissement			Total Votes	%	Seats
			Halle- Vilv- oorde	Leuven	Expat- riates
	New Flemish Alliance	N-VA	100,908	92,536	291	193,735	28.08%	5
	Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats	Open Vld	56,163	49,701	311	106,175	15.39%	3
	Christian Democratic and Flemish	CD&V	44,607	49,991	145	94,743	13.73%	2
	Vlaams Belang	VB	47,981	44,785	78	92,844	13.46%	2
	Groen	Groen	39,038	42,217	365	81,620	11.83%	2
	Socialist Party Different	SP.A	30,476	34,768	103	65,347	9.47%	1
	Workers' Party of Belgium	PVDA	16,593	16,374	49	33,016	4.78%	0
	DéFI	DéFI	12,611	1,392	40	14,043	2.04%	0
	Belgische Unie – Union Belge	BUB	3,145	1,329	39	4,513	0.65%	0
	PRO The Citizens' Lobby	PRO	2,939	1,047	6	3,992	0.58%	0
Valid votes			354,461	334,140	1,427	690,028	100.00%	15
Rejected votes			20,148	14,744	97	34,989	4.83%
Total polled			374,609	348,884	1,524	725,017	87.10%
Registered electors			442,872	387,282	2,247	832,401
Turnout			84.59%	90.09%	67.82%	87.10%

The following candidates were elected:^[12] Katleen Bury (VB), 7,786 votes; Maggie De Block (Open Vld), 40,819 votes; Theo Francken (N-VA), 122,738 votes; Koen Geens (CD&V), 45,962 votes; Katrien Houtmeyers (N-VA), 12,027 votes; Karin Jiroflée (SP.A), 11,839 votes; Goedele Liekens (Open Vld), 15,678 votes; Darya Safai (N-VA), 17,074 votes; Jessika Soors (Groen), 18,226 votes; Jan Spooren (N-VA), 12,033 votes; Dieter Van Besien (Groen), 5,313 votes; Tim Vandenput (Open Vld), 9,620 votes; Els Van Hoof (CD&V), 13,251 votes; Dries Van Langenhove (VB), 39,295 votes; and Kristien Van Vaerenbergh (N-VA), 17,304 votes.

Substitutions:^[13]

• Jan Spooren (N-VA) resigned on 17 September 2020 and was substituted by Sigrid Goethals (N-VA) on the same day.
• Jessika Soors (Groen) resigned on 11 November 2020 and was substituted by Eva Platteau (Groen) on 12 November 2020.
• Dries Van Langenhove (VB) resigned on 4 February 2023 and was substituted by Joris De Vriendt (VB) on 9 February 2023.

2014

Results of the 2014 federal election held on 25 May 2014:^[14][15][16]

Party			Votes per arrondissement			Total Votes	%	Seats
			Halle- Vilv- oorde	Leuven	Expat- riates
	New Flemish Alliance	N-VA	99,045	93,427	226	192,698	28.37%	5
	Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats	Open Vld	95,936	73,871	321	170,128	25.05%	4
	Christian Democratic and Flemish	CD&V	53,282	58,800	169	112,251	16.53%	3
	Socialist Party Different	SP.A	36,986	44,144	124	81,254	11.96%	2
	Groen	Groen	25,583	33,339	174	59,096	8.70%	1
	Vlaams Belang	VB	14,566	14,248	43	28,857	4.25%	0
	Francophone Democratic Federalists	FDF	13,958	1,373	74	15,405	2.27%	0
	Workers' Party of Belgium	PVDA	5,115	7,533	16	12,664	1.86%	0
	Belgische Unie – Union Belge	BUB	1,819	730	28	2,577	0.38%	0
	People's Party	PP	1,578	689	14	2,281	0.34%	0
	ROSSEM		724	1,187	3	1,914	0.28%	0
Valid votes			348,592	329,341	1,192	679,125	100.00%	15
Rejected votes			19,378	14,574	107	34,059	4.78%
Total polled			367,970	343,915	1,299	713,184	87.61%
Registered electors			433,863	378,446	1,753	814,062
Turnout			84.81%	90.88%	74.10%	87.61%

The following candidates were elected:^[16] Sonja Becq (CD&V), 15,438 votes; Hans Bonte (SP.A), 15,300 votes; Patricia Ceysens (Open Vld), 11,750 votes; Maggie De Block (Open Vld), 131,713 votes; Inez De Coninck (N-VA), 12,094 votes; Anne Dedry (Groen), 10,598 votes; Theo Francken (N-VA), 44,498 votes; Koen Geens (CD&V), 45,686 votes; Karin Jiroflée (SP.A), 9,013 votes; Jan Spooren (N-VA), 10,010 votes; Luk Van Biesen (Open Vld), 7,650 votes; Tim Vandenput (Open Vld), 8,622 votes; Eric Van Rompuy (CD&V), 23,044 votes; Kristien Van Vaerenbergh (N-VA), 22,177 votes; and Hendrik Vuye (N-VA), 13,320 votes.

Substitutions:^[17]

• Maggie De Block (Open Vld) was appointed to the federal government and was substituted by Dirk Janssens (Open Vld) on 14 October 2014.
• Theo Francken (N-VA) was appointed to the federal government and was substituted by Renate Hufkens (N-VA) on 14 October 2014.
• Koen Geens (CD&V) was appointed to the federal government and was substituted by Els Van Hoof (CD&V) on 14 October 2014.

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