1995 Belgian regional elections
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On May 21, 1995, regional elections were held in Belgium, to choose representatives in the regional councils 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
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21 May 1995
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All 124 seats in the Flemish Parliament 62 seats needed for a majority | |
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Following this first direct election of the Flemish Parliament, the Christian democrats (CVP) and the Socialist Party (SP) formed a Flemish Government led by Minister-President Luc Van den Brande (CVP).
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flanders | Brussels | Total | ||||||
| Christian People's Party | 1,010,505 | 26.78 | 35 | 2 | 37 | |||
| Flemish Liberals and Democrats | 761,262 | 20.18 | 26 | 1 | 27 | |||
| Flemish Socialist Party | 733,703 | 19.45 | 25 | 1 | 26 | |||
| Flemish Block | 465,239 | 12.33 | 15 | 2 | 17 | |||
| People's Union | 338,173 | 8.96 | 9 | – | 9 | |||
| Agalev | 267,155 | 7.08 | 7 | – | 7 | |||
| Union of Francophones | 44,053 | 1.17 | 1 | – | 1 | |||
| BANAAN | 33,701 | 0.89 | – | – | – | |||
| WOW | 29,297 | 0.78 | – | – | – | |||
| W.O.W. | 23,329 | 0.62 | – | – | – | |||
| PVDA-AE | 21,785 | 0.58 | – | – | – | |||
| HOERA | 15,249 | 0.40 | – | – | – | |||
| VVP | 7,362 | 0.20 | – | – | – | |||
| B.E.B. | 5,279 | 0.14 | – | – | – | |||
| N.W.P. | 5,071 | 0.13 | – | – | – | |||
| Unie | 4,596 | 0.12 | – | – | – | |||
| W.I.T. | 1,617 | 0.04 | – | – | – | |||
| D | 1,362 | 0.04 | – | – | – | |||
| A.O.V. | 1,182 | 0.03 | – | – | – | |||
| PSP | 986 | 0.03 | – | – | – | |||
| BEBEL | 832 | 0.02 | – | – | – | |||
| RVM | 608 | 0.02 | – | – | – | |||
| VNP | 545 | 0.01 | – | – | – | |||
| Vrijheid, Intimiteit, Thuis, Arbeid en Liefde | 308 | 0.01 | – | – | – | |||
| Total | 3,773,199 | 100.00 | 118 | 6 | 124 | |||
| Valid votes | 3,773,199 | 92.89 | ||||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 288,666 | 7.11 | ||||||
| Total votes | 4,061,865 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 4,392,481 | 92.47 | ||||||
| Source: Belgian Elections | ||||||||
By constituency
| Constituency \ Party | CVP | VLD | SP | VB | VU | Agalev | UF | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antwerp | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | – | 19 |
| Hasselt-Tongeren-Maaseik | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 15 |
| Mechelen-Turnhout | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | – | 14 |
| Ghent-Eeklo | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 12 |
| Halle-Vilvoorde | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| Kortrijk-Roeselare-Tielt | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 10 |
| Leuven | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Sint-Niklaas-Dendermonde | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 8 |
| Aalst-Oudenaarde | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 8 |
| Veurne-Diksmuide-Ypres | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 7 |
| Bruges | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 5 |
| Total (Flemish Region only) | 35 | 26 | 25 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 118 |
| Brussels-Capital | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 6 |
| Total (Flemish Community) | 37 | 27 | 26 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 124 |
Walloon Regional Parliament
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socialist Party | 665,986 | 35.31 | 30 | |
| Liberal Reformist Party-Democratic Front of Francophones | 447,542 | 23.73 | 19 | |
| Christian Social Party | 407,741 | 21.62 | 16 | |
| Ecolo | 196,988 | 10.44 | 8 | |
| National Front | 96,574 | 5.12 | 2 | |
| Agir | 16,507 | 0.88 | – | |
| PTB-UA | 12,726 | 0.67 | – | |
| PC | 6,336 | 0.34 | – | |
| Wallon | 6,195 | 0.33 | – | |
| Unie | 6,002 | 0.32 | – | |
| P.D.B. | 5,271 | 0.28 | – | |
| Emploi | 2,564 | 0.14 | – | |
| France | 2,492 | 0.13 | – | |
| B.E.B | 2,135 | 0.11 | – | |
| SUD-BEB | 1,979 | 0.10 | – | |
| Parti Communautaire National-Européen | 1,820 | 0.10 | – | |
| U.D.F. | 1,558 | 0.08 | – | |
| Blanc | 1,272 | 0.07 | – | |
| R | 1,180 | 0.06 | – | |
| ADM | 1,007 | 0.05 | – | |
| Ligue | 707 | 0.04 | – | |
| LETD | 649 | 0.03 | – | |
| U.C.D. | 405 | 0.02 | – | |
| REF | 397 | 0.02 | – | |
| I.N. | 220 | 0.01 | – | |
| Total | 1,886,253 | 100.00 | 75 | |
| Valid votes | 1,886,253 | 92.05 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 162,900 | 7.95 | ||
| Total votes | 2,049,153 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 2,269,135 | 90.31 | ||
| Source: Belgian Elections | ||||
Brussels Regional Parliament
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Reformist Party-Democratic Front of Francophones | 144,478 | 34.98 | 28 | +1 | |
| Socialist Party | 88,370 | 21.40 | 17 | -1 | |
| Christian Social Party | 38,244 | 9.26 | 7 | -2 | |
| Ecolo | 37,308 | 9.03 | 7 | -1 | |
| National Front | 30,803 | 7.46 | 6 | +4 | |
| Christian People's Party | 13,586 | 3.29 | 3 | -1 | |
| Flemish Block | 12,507 | 3.03 | 2 | +1 | |
| Flemish Liberals and Democrats | 11,034 | 2.67 | 2 | – | |
| Flemish Socialist Party | 9,987 | 2.42 | 2 | – | |
| People's Union | 5,726 | 1.39 | 1 | – | |
| RALBOL | 3,976 | 0.96 | – | – | |
| Agalev | 3,906 | 0.95 | – | -1 | |
| BANAAN | 2,536 | 0.61 | – | – | |
| GU | 2,312 | 0.56 | – | – | |
| PTB-UA | 2,052 | 0.50 | – | – | |
| UNIE | 1,827 | 0.44 | – | – | |
| RLB | 1,611 | 0.39 | – | – | |
| PLUS | 1,015 | 0.25 | – | – | |
| PLN | 529 | 0.13 | – | – | |
| A.R. | 423 | 0.10 | – | – | |
| PFH/PFU | 256 | 0.06 | – | – | |
| Parti Communautaire National-Européen | 254 | 0.06 | – | – | |
| LETD | 237 | 0.06 | – | – | |
| Total | 412,977 | 100.00 | 75 | – | |
| Valid votes | 412,977 | 92.80 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 32,051 | 7.20 | |||
| Total votes | 445,028 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 537,394 | 82.81 | |||
| Source: Belgian Elections | |||||
Council of the German-speaking Community
| Party | Votes | % | +/– | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Social Party | 13,307 | 35.93 | +2.33% | 10 | +2 | |
| Party for Freedom and Progress | 7,367 | 19.89 | +0.11% | 5 | 0 | |
| Socialist Party | 5,958 | 16.09 | −0.25% | 4 | 0 | |
| Ecolo | 5,128 | 13.85 | −1.19% | 3 | -1 | |
| Parteilos Jugendliche Unabhängige | 5,051 | 13.64 | −1.61% | 3 | -1 | |
| Workers' Party of Belgium | 226 | 0.61 | +0.61% | – | 0 | |
| Total | 37,037 | 100.00 | – | 25 | – | |
| Valid votes | 37,037 | 90.70 | ||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 3,797 | 9.30 | ||||
| Total votes | 40,834 | 100.00 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 45,073 | 90.60 | ||||
| Source: Belgian Elections | ||||||