Seats by political group - 1994-1999 Belgium - Constitutive session

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Total seats

Political groups in the European Parliament

  • PSE - Group of the Party of European Socialists
  • PPE - Group of the European People's Party (Christian-Democratic Group)
  • ELDR - Group of the European Liberal, Democrat and Reform Party
  • GUE - Confederal Group of the European United Left
  • FE - Forza Europa Group
  • RDE - Group of the European Democratic Alliance
  • V - The Green Group in the European Parliament
  • ARE - Group of the European Radical Alliance
  • EDN - Europe of Nations Group (Coordination Group)
  • 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
PSE 6
V 2
ARE 1
ELDR 6
PPE 7
NI 3

Political groups in the European Parliament

  • PSE - Group of the Party of European Socialists
  • PPE - Group of the European People's Party (Christian-Democratic Group)
  • ELDR - Group of the European Liberal, Democrat and Reform Party
  • GUE - Confederal Group of the European United Left
  • FE - Forza Europa Group
  • RDE - Group of the European Democratic Alliance
  • V - The Green Group in the European Parliament
  • ARE - Group of the European Radical Alliance
  • EDN - Europe of Nations Group (Coordination Group)
  • 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 - 1994-1999 Belgium - Constitutive session

Composition of national seats in the European Parliament, divided into Political Groups and National parties
National Parties
PSE
PPE
ELDR
GUE
FE
RDE
V
ARE
EDN
NI
Seats
CVP 4
PS 3
SP 3
VLD 3
PRL 2
PSC 2
Vl.Blok 2
Agalev 1
CSP-EVP 1
Ecolo 1
FN 1
PRL/FDF 1
VU 1
Other parties F. 0
6 7 6 0 0 0 2 1 0 3 25

National Parties

  • CVP - Christelijke Volkspartij
  • PS - Parti Socialiste
  • SP - Socialistische Partij
  • VLD - Vlaamse Liberalen Demokraten
  • PRL - Parti Réformateur Liberal
  • PSC - Parti Social Chrétien
  • Vl.Blok - Vlaams Blok
  • Agalev - Anders gaan leven
  • CSP-EVP - Christeliche soziale Partei - Europaïsche Volkspartei
  • Ecolo - Ecologistes Confédérés pour I’organisation de luttes originales
  • FN - Front National
  • PRL/FDF - Parti Réformateur Liberal-Front Democratique Francophone
  • VU - Volksunie
  • Other parties F. - Other parties from Dutch-speaking electoral college

Political groups in the European Parliament

  • PSE - Group of the Party of European Socialists
  • PPE - Group of the European People's Party (Christian-Democratic Group)
  • ELDR - Group of the European Liberal, Democrat and Reform Party
  • GUE - Confederal Group of the European United Left
  • FE - Forza Europa Group
  • RDE - Group of the European Democratic Alliance
  • V - The Green Group in the European Parliament
  • ARE - Group of the European Radical Alliance
  • EDN - Europe of Nations Group (Coordination Group)
  • 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
PPE - Group of the European People's Party (Christian-Democratic Group) 7
National parties which are members of this Political Group
CVP Christelijke Volkspartij 4
PSC Parti Social Chrétien 2
CSP-EVP Christeliche soziale Partei - Europaïsche Volkspartei 1
PSE - Group of the Party of European Socialists 6
National parties which are members of this Political Group
SP Socialistische Partij 3
PS Parti Socialiste 3
ELDR - Group of the European Liberal, Democrat and Reform Party 6
National parties which are members of this Political Group
VLD Vlaamse Liberalen Demokraten 3
PRL Parti Réformateur Liberal 2
PRL/FDF Parti Réformateur Liberal-Front Democratique Francophone 1
V - The Green Group in the European Parliament 2
National parties which are members of this Political Group
Agalev Anders gaan leven 1
Ecolo Ecologistes Confédérés pour I’organisation de luttes originales 1
ARE - Group of the European Radical Alliance 1
National parties which are members of this Political Group
VU Volksunie 1
NI - Non-attached Members 3
National parties which are members of this Political Group
Vl.Blok Vlaams Blok 2
FN Front National 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