Belgium 1999 federal election
What was the result of the 1999 federal election in Belgium?
Party of Liberty and Progress / Flemish Liberals and Democrats won 23 of 150 seats with 14.3% of the vote. 90.6% 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 : Party of Liberty and Progress / Flemish Liberals and Democrats won 23 of 150 seats with 14.3% of the vote; 90.6% of registered voters cast a ballot, down 0.6 points on 1995.
- Party of Liberty and Progress / Flemish Liberals and Democrats 23 +2 seats 14.3% +1.1 points
- Flemish Christian Peoples Party / Christian Democrats & Flemish 22 −7 seats 14.1% −3.1 points
- Socialist Party 19 −2 seats 10.2% −1.7 points
- Liberal Reformist Party 18 0 seats 10.1% −0.1 points
- Flemish Block / Flemish Interest 15 +4 seats 9.9% +2.0 points
- Socialist Party 14 −6 seats 9.6% −3.0 points
- Ecolo 11 +5 seats 7.3% +3.3 points
- Groen 9 +4 seats 7.0% +2.6 points
- Humanist Democratic Centre 10 −2 seats 5.9% −1.9 points
- People's Union 8 +3 seats 5.6% +0.9 points
- National Front 1 −1 seat 1.4% −0.8 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 1995 federal election, party by party.
- Party of Liberty and Progress / Flemish Liberals and Democrats23
- Flemish Christian Peoples Party / Christian Democrats & Flemish22
- Socialist Party19
- Liberal Reformist Party18
- Flemish Block / Flemish Interest15
- Socialist Party14
- Ecolo11
- Humanist Democratic Centre10
- Groen9
- People's Union8
- National Front1
Key numbers
14.3%
Share of the vote won by Party of Liberty and Progress / Flemish Liberals and Democrats
Party of Liberty and Progress / Flemish Liberals and Democrats won 23 of 150 seats. A majority needs 76.
+5 seats
Seats gained by Ecolo
The largest gain in seats compared with 1995. Flemish Christian Peoples Party / Christian Democrats & Flemish lost 7 seats.
90.6%
Voter turnout
Down 0.6 points on 1995.
Seats and votes by party
| Party | Seats | ± seats | % | ± points | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party of Liberty and Progress / Flemish Liberals and Democrats | 23 | +2 | 14.3 | +1.1 | 888,861 |
| Flemish Christian Peoples Party / Christian Democrats & Flemish | 22 | −7 | 14.1 | −3.1 | 875,455 |
| Socialist Party | 19 | −2 | 10.2 | −1.7 | 631,653 |
| Liberal Reformist Partywith Francophone Democratic Front and Citizens' Movement for Change | 18 | 0 | 10.1 | −0.1 | 630,219 |
| Flemish Block / Flemish Interest | 15 | +4 | 9.9 | +2.0 | 613,399 |
| Socialist Party | 14 | −6 | 9.6 | −3.0 | 593,372 |
| Ecolo | 11 | +5 | 7.3 | +3.3 | 457,281 |
| Groen | 9 | +4 | 7.0 | +2.6 | 434,449 |
| Humanist Democratic Centre | 10 | −2 | 5.9 | −1.9 | 365,318 |
| People's Union | 8 | +3 | 5.6 | +0.9 | 345,576 |
| Vivant | 0 | 2.1 | 130,701 | ||
| National Front | 1 | −1 | 1.4 | −0.8 | 90,401 |
± is the change against the Belgium 1995 federal election, party by party.
Votes by party
- Party of Liberty and Progress / Flemish Liberals and Democrats 888,861
- Flemish Christian Peoples Party / Christian Democrats & Flemish 875,455
- Socialist Party 631,653
- Liberal Reformist Party 630,219
- Flemish Block / Flemish Interest 613,399
- Socialist Party 593,372
- Ecolo 457,281
- Groen 434,449
- Humanist Democratic Centre 365,318
- People's Union 345,576
- Vivant 130,701
- National Front 90,401
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.
ParlGov counts an alliance's votes and seats under its first party: such a row names the allies it counts.
How many people voted?
90.6% of the 7,343,464 registered voters cast a ballot (6,650,015 ballots), down 0.6 points on 1995. 6,214,074 of them were valid votes. The lowest turnout since 1974 in our data.
How do the votes compare with the seats?
- Party of Liberty and Progress / Flemish Liberals and Democrats14.3% of votes15.3% of seats
- Flemish Christian Peoples Party / Christian Democrats & Flemish14.1% of votes14.7% of seats
- Socialist Party10.2% of votes12.7% of seats
- Liberal Reformist Party10.1% of votes12.0% of seats
- Flemish Block / Flemish Interest9.9% of votes10.0% of seats
- Socialist Party9.6% of votes9.3% of seats
- Ecolo7.3% of votes7.3% of seats
- Humanist Democratic Centre5.9% of votes6.7% of seats
- Groen7.0% of votes6.0% of seats
- People's Union5.6% of votes5.3% of seats
- National Front1.4% of votes0.7% of seats
- Vivant2.1% of votes0.0% of seats
The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 3.0 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 10.3 by votes and 9.1 by seats; Party of Liberty and Progress / Flemish Liberals and Democrats led Flemish Christian Peoples Party / Christian Democrats & Flemish by 0.2 points of the vote.
What else was on the same day?
Time and source Data as of