1999 Belgian federal election

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1999 Belgian federal election

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Chamber of Representatives

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All 150 seats in the Chamber of Representatives
76 seats needed for a majority
Turnout| 90.56%
| Party  | Leader  | Vote %  | Seats  | +/–

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| VLD | Guy Verhofstadt | 14.30  | 23  | +2
| CVP | Jean-Luc Dehaene | 14.09  | 22  | −7
| Socialiste | Elio Di Rupo | 10.16  | 19  | −2
| PRL–FDF | Louis Michel | 10.14  | 18  | 0
| Vlaams Blok | Frank Vanhecke | 9.87  | 15  | +4
| Socialistische | Fred Erdman | 9.55  | 14  | −6
| Ecolo |  | 7.36  | 11  | +5
| Agalev | Jos Geysels | 6.99  | 9  | +4
| PSC | Philippe Maystadt | 5.88  | 10  | −2
| People's Union | Patrik Vankrunkelsven | 5.56  | 8  | +3
| National Front | Daniel Féret | 1.45  | 1  | −1

This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

Senate

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40 of the 71 seats in the Senate
36 seats needed for a majority
Turnout| 90.57%
| Party  | Vote %  | Seats

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| VLD

| 15.37  | 11
| CVP

| 14.75  | 10
| PRL–FDF

| 10.57  | 9
| Socialiste

| 9.65  | 10
| Vlaams Blok

| 9.42  | 6
| Socialistische

| 8.89  | 6
| Ecolo

| 7.4  | 6
| Agalev

| 7.09  | 5
| PSC

| 6.04  | 5
| People's Union

| 5.13  | 3

This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

Chamber of Representatives results by electoral district

Senate direct election results by province

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Federal elections were held in Belgium on June 13, 1999 to elect members of the Chamber of Representatives and Senate.[1] The elections were held on the same day as the European elections and the regional elections. The Flemish Liberals and Democrats (VLD) became the largest party.

The Christian Democrats (CVP/PSC) suffered historic losses due to the dioxine affair that broke loose that year. Jean-Luc Dehaene's reign of eight years came to an end. Verhofstadt formed a six-party coalition comprising the liberal (VLD and PRL), socialist (SP and PS), and green parties (Agalev and Ecolo). It was the first liberal-led government since 1938, and the first since 1958 that didn't include a Christian Democratic party.

## Results

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### Chamber of Representatives

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Party| Votes| %| Seats| +/–
| Flemish Liberals and Democrats| 888,861| 14.30| 23| +2
| Christian People's Party| 875,455| 14.09| 22| –7
| Parti Socialiste| 631,653| 10.16| 19| –2
| Liberal Reformist Party–Democratic Front of Francophones| 630,219| 10.14| 18| 0
| Vlaams Blok| 613,399| 9.87| 15| +4
| Socialistische Partij| 593,372| 9.55| 14| –6
| Ecolo| 457,281| 7.36| 11| +5
| Agalev| 434,449| 6.99| 9| +4
| Christian Social Party| 365,318| 5.88| 10| –2
| People's Union| 345,576| 5.56| 8| +3
| Vivant| 130,701| 2.10| 0| New
| National Front| 90,401| 1.45| 1| –1
| Workers' Party of Belgium| 25,215| 0.41| 0| 0
| Communist Party| 23,081| 0.37| 0| 0
| Party for a New Politics in Belgium| 22,591| 0.36| 0| New
| New Belgian Front| 22,491| 0.36| 0| New
| WALLON| 11,863| 0.19| 0| 0
| Aging with Dignity (Flanders)| 8,033| 0.13| 0| 0
| FRANCE| 7,493| 0.12| 0| New
| Alliance| 4,001| 0.06| 0| New
| PJU–PDB| 2,945| 0.05| 0| 0
| Social-Liberal Democrats| 2,623| 0.04| 0| New
| Social Democrat Party| 1,928| 0.03| 0| New
| LEEF| 1,703| 0.03| 0| New
| Employment is Investing in the Future| 1,610| 0.03| 0| 0
| Alliance for Truth and Law in Belgium| 1,597| 0.03| 0| New
| Belgian Indian with No Name| 1,488| 0.02| 0| New
| Noor| 1,244| 0.02| 0| New
| Democratic Union| 1,119| 0.02| 0| New
| For a Movement in Defence of Workers and Youth| 1,068| 0.02| 0| New
| NP| 943| 0.02| 0| New
| National Front – Walloon Federation| 859| 0.01| 0| New
| Front of the Belgian Nation–Party| 671| 0.01| 0| New
| People's Nationalist Party| 656| 0.01| 0| 0
| Stardust| 649| 0.01| 0| New
| VIC| 636| 0.01| 0| New
| Democratic Right| 607| 0.01| 0| New
| Referendum| 601| 0.01| 0| 0
| Militant Left| 438| 0.01| 0| New
| Parti Communautaire National-Européen| 399| 0.01| 0| 0
| Humanist Party| 369| 0.01| 0| New
| Civic List| 242| 0.00| 0| New
| Paradise Action Party| 105| 0.00| 0| New
| Other parties| 8,121| 0.13| 0| –
Total| 6,214,074| 100.00| 150| 0
Valid votes| 6,214,074| 93.44|
Invalid/blank votes| 435,941| 6.56|
Total votes| 6,650,015| 100.00|
Registered voters/turnout| 7,343,464| 90.56|
Source: Belgian Elections, Global Elections Database

### Senate

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Party| Votes| %| Seats
Won| Community| Co-opted| Total
| Flemish Liberals and Democrats| 952,116| 15.37| 6| 3| 2| 11
| Christian People's Party| 913,508| 14.75| 6| 3| 1| 10
| Liberal Reformist Party–Democratic Front of Francophones| 654,961| 10.57| 5| 3| 1| 9
| Parti Socialiste| 597,890| 9.65| 4| 4| 2| 10
| Vlaams Blok| 583,208| 9.42| 4| 1| 1| 6
| Socialistische Partij| 550,657| 8.89| 4| 1| 1| 6
| Ecolo| 458,658| 7.40| 3| 3| 0| 6
| Agalev| 438,931| 7.09| 3| 1| 1| 5
| Christian Social Party| 374,002| 6.04| 3| 1| 1| 5
| People's Union| 317,830| 5.13| 2| 1| 0| 3
| Vivant| 123,498| 1.99| 0| 0| 0| 0
| National Front| 92,924| 1.50| 0| 0| 0| 0
| Workers' Party of Belgium| 35,493| 0.57| 0| 0| 0| 0
| Party for a New Politics in Belgium| 26,124| 0.42| 0| 0| 0| 0
| New Belgian Front| 23,382| 0.38| 0| 0| 0| 0
| Communist Party| 21,991| 0.36| 0| 0| 0| 0
| Social-Liberal Democrats| 7,446| 0.12| 0| 0| 0| 0
| Democratic Union| 7,368| 0.12| 0| 0| 0| 0
| PJU–PDB| 6,372| 0.10| 0| 0| 0| 0
| VLAAMS| 4,902| 0.08| 0| 0| 0| 0
| Parti Communautaire National-Européen| 3,110| 0.05| 0| 0| 0| 0
Total| 6,194,371| 100.00| 40| 21| 10| 71
Valid votes| 6,194,371| 93.14|
Invalid/blank votes| 456,425| 6.86|
Total votes| 6,650,796| 100.00|
Registered voters/turnout| 7,343,466| 90.57|
Source: Belgian Elections

## References

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1. ^ Carton, Ann (2001). "Open Forum: The General Elections in Belgium in June 1999: A Real Breakthrough for Women Politicians?". European Journal of Women's Studies. 8 (1): 127–135\. doi:10.1177/135050680100800107.127-135&rft.date=2001&rft_id=info:doi/10.1177/135050680100800107&rft.aulast=Carton&rft.aufirst=Ann&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:1999+Belgian+federal+election" class="Z3988">

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