Seats by political group - 1984-1989 Belgium - Constitutive session

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Total seats

Political groups in the European Parliament

  • S - Socialist Group
  • PPE - Group of the European People's Party (Christian-Democratic Group)
  • ED - European Democratic Group
  • COM - Communist and Allies Group
  • L - Liberal and Democratic Group
  • RDE - Group of the European Democratic Alliance
  • ARC - Rainbow Group: Federation of the Green-Alternative European Links, Agelev-Ecolo, the Danish People's Movement against Membership of the European Community and the European Free Alliance in the European Parliament
  • DR - Group of the European Right
  • NI - Non-attached Members

According to Parliament's rules of procedure, a political group shall consist of at least 23 Members elected in at least seven Member States.

Seats by political group
Political groups in the European Parliament Number of seats
S 7
ARC 4
PPE 6
L 5
NI 2

Political groups in the European Parliament

  • S - Socialist Group
  • PPE - Group of the European People's Party (Christian-Democratic Group)
  • ED - European Democratic Group
  • COM - Communist and Allies Group
  • L - Liberal and Democratic Group
  • RDE - Group of the European Democratic Alliance
  • ARC - Rainbow Group: Federation of the Green-Alternative European Links, Agelev-Ecolo, the Danish People's Movement against Membership of the European Community and the European Free Alliance in the European Parliament
  • DR - Group of the European Right
  • NI - Non-attached Members

According to Parliament's rules of procedure, a political group shall consist of at least 23 Members elected in at least seven Member States.

Source: European Parliament

Breakdown of national parties and political groups - 1984-1989 Belgium - Constitutive session

Composition of national seats in the European Parliament, divided into Political Groups and National parties
National Parties
S
PPE
ED
COM
L
RDE
ARC
DR
NI
Seats
PS 5
CVP-EVP 4
SP 4
PRL 3
PSC-PPE 2
PVV-ELD 2
VU 2
Agalev 1
Ecolo-V 1
Other parties F. 0
7 6 0 0 5 0 4 0 2 24

National Parties

  • PS - Parti Socialiste
  • CVP-EVP - Christelijke Volkspartij - Christen-Democratisch en Vlaams
  • SP - Socialistische Partij
  • PRL - Parti Réformateur Libéral
  • PSC-PPE - Parti Social Chrétien - Centre Démocrate Humaniste
  • PVV-ELD - Partij voor Vrijheid en Vooruitgang-Open Vlaamse Liberalen en Democraten
  • VU - Volksunie
  • Agalev - Anders Gaan Leven
  • Ecolo-V - Ecologistes Confédérés pour I’organisation de luttes originales
  • Other parties F. - Other parties from Dutch-speaking electoral college

Political groups in the European Parliament

  • S - Socialist Group
  • PPE - Group of the European People's Party (Christian-Democratic Group)
  • ED - European Democratic Group
  • COM - Communist and Allies Group
  • L - Liberal and Democratic Group
  • RDE - Group of the European Democratic Alliance
  • ARC - Rainbow Group: Federation of the Green-Alternative European Links, Agelev-Ecolo, the Danish People's Movement against Membership of the European Community and the European Free Alliance in the European Parliament
  • DR - Group of the European Right
  • NI - Non-attached Members

According to Parliament's rules of procedure, a political group shall consist of at least 23 Members elected in at least seven Member States.

Composition of national seats in the European Parliament, divided into Political Groups and National parties
Political groups in the European Parliament Number of seats
S - Socialist Group 7
National parties which are members of this Political Group
PS Parti Socialiste 4
SP Socialistische Partij 3
PPE - Group of the European People's Party (Christian-Democratic Group) 6
National parties which are members of this Political Group
CVP-EVP Christelijke Volkspartij - Christen-Democratisch en Vlaams 4
PSC-PPE Parti Social Chrétien - Centre Démocrate Humaniste 2
L - Liberal and Democratic Group 5
National parties which are members of this Political Group
PRL Parti Réformateur Libéral 3
PVV-ELD Partij voor Vrijheid en Vooruitgang-Open Vlaamse Liberalen en Democraten 2
ARC - Rainbow Group: Federation of the Green-Alternative European Links, Agelev-Ecolo, the Danish People's Movement against Membership of the European Community and the European Free Alliance in the European Parliament 4
National parties which are members of this Political Group
VU Volksunie 2
Agalev Anders Gaan Leven 1
Ecolo-V Ecologistes Confédérés pour I’organisation de luttes originales 1
NI - Non-attached Members 2
National parties which are members of this Political Group
PS Parti Socialiste 1
SP Socialistische Partij 1

According to Parliament's rules of procedure, a political group shall consist of at least 23 Members elected in at least seven Member States.

Source: European Parliament

MEPs' gender balance by year Belgium - Constitutive session

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National and European gender balance of MEPs by year
Belgium European Union EU
Year Women Men Women Men
1979 8% 92% 16% 84%
1984 17% 83% 18% 82%
1989 17% 83% 19% 81%
1994 32% 68% 26% 74%
1999 28% 72% 30% 70%
2004 33% 67% 31% 69%
2009 36% 64% 35% 65%
2014 29% 71% 37% 63%
2019 38% 62% 41% 59%

Source: European Parliament

Turnout by year Belgium - Final results

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National and European turnout by year, in percentage points
Year BE- Belgium EU - European Union
1979 91.36% 61.99%
1984 92.09% 58.98%
1989 90.73% 58.41%
1994 90.66% 56.67%
1999 91.05% 49.51%
2004 90.81% 45.47%
2009 90.39% 42.97%
2014 89.64% 42.61%
2019 88.47% 50.66%

Source: European Parliament