Belgium 1984 European Parliament election
What was the result of the 1984 European Parliament election in Belgium?
Socialist Party won 5 of 24 seats with 13.3% of the vote. 92.1% of registered voters cast a ballot.
Belgium- Held:
- Final result
- ParlGov, read 5 October 2026
Which party won the most seats?
Final results from ParlGov, read : Socialist Party won 5 of 24 seats with 13.3% of the vote; 92.1% of registered voters cast a ballot, up 0.7 points on 1979.
- Flemish Christian Peoples Party / Christian Democrats & Flemish 4 −3 seats 19.8% −9.7 points
- Socialist Party 4 +1 seat 17.1% +4.3 points
- Socialist Party 5 +1 seat 13.3% +2.7 points
- Liberal Reformist Party 3 +1 seat 9.4% +2.6 points
- Party of Liberty and Progress / Flemish Liberals and Democrats 2 0 seats 8.6% −0.8 points
- People's Union 2 +1 seat 8.5% +2.5 points
- Humanist Democratic Centre 2 −1 seat 7.6% −0.6 points
- Groen 1 +1 seat 4.3% +2.9 points
- Ecolo 1 +1 seat 3.9% +1.9 points
- Seats won
- Change on the previous election at the right
- Share of the vote
- Share at the previous election
- Change in points at the right
Changes are against the Belgium 1979 European Parliament election, party by party.
Key numbers
13.3%
Share of the vote won by Socialist Party
It led Socialist Party by 2.7 points of the vote.
+1 seats
Seats gained by Socialist Party
The largest gain in seats compared with 1979. Flemish Christian Peoples Party / Christian Democrats & Flemish lost 3 seats.
92.1%
Voter turnout
Up 0.7 points on 1979.
Seats and votes by party
| Party | Seats | ± seats | % | ± points | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flemish Christian Peoples Party / Christian Democrats & Flemish | 4 | −3 | 19.8 | −9.7 | 1,132,682 |
| Socialist Party | 4 | +1 | 17.1 | +4.3 | 979,702 |
| Socialist Party | 5 | +1 | 13.3 | +2.7 | 762,293 |
| Liberal Reformist Party | 3 | +1 | 9.4 | +2.6 | 540,610 |
| Party of Liberty and Progress / Flemish Liberals and Democrats | 2 | 0 | 8.6 | −0.8 | 494,277 |
| People's Union | 2 | +1 | 8.5 | +2.5 | 484,494 |
| Humanist Democratic Centre | 2 | −1 | 7.6 | −0.6 | 436,108 |
| Groen | 1 | +1 | 4.3 | +2.9 | 246,712 |
| Ecolo | 1 | +1 | 3.9 | +1.9 | 220,663 |
| Francophone Democratic Front | 0 | −2 | 2.5 | −5.1 | 142,879 |
| Communist Party of Belgium | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | −1.1 | 87,379 |
| Flemish Block / Flemish Interest | 0 | 1.3 | 73,174 |
± is the change against the Belgium 1979 European Parliament election, party by party.
Votes by party
- Flemish Christian Peoples Party / Christian Democrats & Flemish 1,132,682
- Socialist Party 979,702
- Socialist Party 762,293
- Liberal Reformist Party 540,610
- Party of Liberty and Progress / Flemish Liberals and Democrats 494,277
- People's Union 484,494
- Humanist Democratic Centre 436,108
- Groen 246,712
- Ecolo 220,663
- Francophone Democratic Front 142,879
- Communist Party of Belgium 87,379
- Flemish Block / Flemish Interest 73,174
ParlGov lists parties with at least 1 percent of the vote or 2 seats, so the rows do not add up to the valid votes.
How many people voted?
92.1% of the 6,975,855 registered voters cast a ballot (6,424,168 ballots), up 0.7 points on 1979. 5,721,894 of them were valid votes.
How do the votes compare with the seats?
- Socialist Party13.3% of votes20.8% of seats
- Flemish Christian Peoples Party / Christian Democrats & Flemish19.8% of votes16.7% of seats
- Socialist Party17.1% of votes16.7% of seats
- Liberal Reformist Party9.4% of votes12.5% of seats
- Party of Liberty and Progress / Flemish Liberals and Democrats8.6% of votes8.3% of seats
- People's Union8.5% of votes8.3% of seats
- Humanist Democratic Centre7.6% of votes8.3% of seats
- Groen4.3% of votes4.2% of seats
- Ecolo3.9% of votes4.2% of seats
- Francophone Democratic Front2.5% of votes0.0% of seats
The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 6.6 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 8.3 by votes and 7.2 by seats; Flemish Christian Peoples Party / Christian Democrats & Flemish led Socialist Party by 2.7 points of the vote.
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