Belgium • Regional elections • 1999
Regional elections were held in Belgium , to choose representatives in the regional councils of Flanders , Wallonia , Brussels and the German-speaking Community on 13 June 1999. The regional elections were held on the same day as the European elections and the federal elections .
e • d Summary of the 13 June 1999 Flemish Parliament election results
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Party
Main ideology
Main candidate
Votes
%
+/–
Seats
+/–
FLA
BRU
TOT
Christian People's Party (CVP)
Christian democracy
Luc Van den Brande
857,732
22.09
4.69
28
2
30
7
Flemish Liberals and Democrats (VLD)
Liberalism
Karel De Gucht
855,867
22.04
1.86
27
0
27
0
Flemish Block (VB)
far-right Flemish nationalism
Filip Dewinter
603,345
15.54
3.21
20
2
22
5
Socialist Party (SP)
Social democracy
Steve Stevaert
582,419
15.00
4.45
19
1
20
6
Living Differently (AGALEV)
Green politics
Vera Dua
451,361
11.62
4.54
12
0
12
5
People's Union–ID (VU-ID)
Flemish nationalism
Johan Sauwens
359,226
9.25
0.29
11
1
12
3
Union of Francophones (UF)
Francophone minority politics
Christian Van Eyken
36,683
0.94
0.23
1
0
1
0
Vivant (VIVANT)
Social liberalism
77,864
2.01
new
0
0
0
new
Others (parties and candidates that received less than 1% of the vote and no seats)
58,687
1.55
—
0
0
0
—
Valid votes
3,883,184
94.21
Blank and invalid votes
238,749
5.79
Totals
4,121,933
100.00
—
118
6
124
0
Electorate (eligible voters) and voter turnout
* 4,471,695
92.18
Notes: FLA = Flanders, BRU = Brussels (Capital Region), TOT = total / * = The number of registered voters is not known for the constituency to elect the Brussels Members of the Flemish Council (BMFC).
Consequently, the number of registered voters and the turnout for the Flemish Council considers only the 5 provincial constituencies, excluding the constituency BMFC.
Vote share
CVP
22.09%
VLD
22.04%
VB
15.54%
SP
15.00%
Agalev
11.62%
VU-ID
9.25%
Vivant
2.01%
UF
0.94%
Other
1.55%
e • d Summary of the 13 June 1999 Walloon Parliament election results
← 1995 • 1999 • 2004 →
National party
Main ideology
Main candidate
Votes
%
+/–
Seats
+/–
Socialist Party (PS)
Social democracy
Jean-Claude Van Cauwenberghe
560,867
29.44
5.78
25
5
Liberal Reformist Party (PRL) + Democratic Front of Francophones (FDF)
Liberalism
Serge Kubla
470,454
24.69
1.02
21
2
Confederated Ecologists (ECOLO)
Green politics
Philippe Defeyt
347,225
18.22
7.80
14
6
Christian Social Party (PSC)
Christian democracy
André Antoine
325,229
17.07
4.49
14
2
National Front (FN)
Nationalism
75,262
3.95
1.16
1
1
Vivant (VIVANT)
Social liberalism
46,099
2.42
new
0
new
Communist Party (PC)
Communism
19,178
1.01
0.67
0
0
Others (parties and candidates that received less than 1% of the vote and no seats)
—
0
—
Valid votes
1,905,239
91.62
Blank and invalid votes
174,322
8.38
Totals
2,079,561
100.00
—
75
0
Electorate (eligible voters) and voter turnout
2,301,411
90.36
0.16
Vote share
PS
29.44%
PRL-FDF
24.69%
Ecolo
18.22%
PSC
17.07%
FN
3.95%
Vivant
2.42%
Other
4.23%
Party/Alliance
Votes
%
+/−
Seats
+/−
PRL -FDF
146,845
34.41%
−0.57%
27
−1
Ecolo
77,969
18.27%
+9.24%
14
+7
PS
68,307
16.01%
−5.39%
13
−4
PSC
33,815
7.92%
−1.34%
6
−1
Vlaams Blok
19,310
4.52%
+1.49%
4
+2
CVP
14,284
3.35%
+0.06%
3
0
VLD -VU -O
13,729
3.22%
−0.84%
2
−1
SP -Agalev
13,223
3.10%
−0.26%
2
0
FN
11,204
2.63%
−4.83%
2
−4
Vivant
6,431
1.51%
+1.51%
1
+1
FNB
5,528
1.30%
+1.30%
1
+1
All Others
16,096
3.77%
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0
0
Party/Alliance
Votes
%
+/−
Seats
+/−
CSP
12,822
34.78%
−1.15%
9
−1
PFF
7,860
21.32%
+1.43%
6
+1
SP
5,519
14.97%
−1.12%
4
0
PJU-PDB
4,739
12.86%
−0.78%
3
0
Ecolo
4,694
12.73%
−1.12%
3
0
Vivant
1,228
3.33%
+3.33%
0
0
Vote share
CSP
34.78%
PFF
21.32%
SP
14.97%
PJU-PDB
12.86%
Ecolo
12.73%
Vivant
3.33%
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