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Encyclopedia > European Parliament election, 2004 (Belgium)

Elections to the European Parliament were held in Belgium on June 13, 2004. The elections produced little overall change in the distribution of seats in the European Parliament among Belgium's many political parties. The two socialist parties improved their vote, while the Green parties lost ground. The Flemish nationalist party the Flemish Bloc (Vlaams Blok) registered the largest gains.


Results

 Registered voters: 7,552,240 Votes cast: 6,857,986 90.8 Invalid votes: 367,995 5.4 Valid votes: 6,489,991 94.6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Party Votes % Change Seats ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Christian Democratic and Flemish / National Free Alliance (CDV/NVA) 1,131,119 17.4 +1.9 4 +1 Flemish Bloc (VB) 930,731 14.3 +4.9 3 +1 Flemish Liberals and Democrats (VLD) 880,279 13.6 0.0 3 Socialist Party (PS) 878,577 13.5 +3.9 4 +1 Social Progressive Alternative/Spirit (SPA/Spirit) 716,317 11.0 +2.2 3 +1 Reformist Movement (MR) 671,422 10.3 +0.2 3 Democratic Humanist Centre (CDH) 368,753 5.7 1 +1 Groen! (Green! / Green-EFA) 320,874 4.9 -2.6 1 -1 Ecologists (Ecolo) 239,687 3.7 -4.8 1 -2 Christian Social Party - European People's Party (CSP-EVP) 15,722 0.2 1 +1 Others 336,510 5.2 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Total 6,489,991 24 -1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Christian Social Party - European People's Party won the seat reserved for a representative of the German-speaking minority. 


 
 

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