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Belgium 2007 federal election

What was the result of the 2007 federal election in Belgium?

Christian-Democrat and Flemish / New Flemish Alliance won 30 of 150 seats with 18.5% of the vote. 91.1% of registered voters cast a ballot.

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  • Final result
  • ParlGov, read 5 October 2026

Which party won the most seats?

Final results from ParlGov, read : Christian-Democrat and Flemish / New Flemish Alliance won 30 of 150 seats with 18.5% of the vote; 91.1% of registered voters cast a ballot, down 0.6 points on 2003.

  • Christian-Democrat and Flemish / New Flemish Alliance 30 18.5%
  • Reformist Movement 23 −1 seat 12.5% +1.1 points
  • Flemish Block / Flemish Interest 17 −1 seat 12.0% +0.4 points
  • Party of Liberty and Progress / Flemish Liberals and Democrats 18 −7 seats 11.8% −3.5 points
  • Socialist Party 20 −5 seats 10.9% −2.2 points
  • Socialist Party Different / Social Liberal Party 14 −9 seats 10.3% −4.7 points
  • Humanist Democratic Centre 10 +2 seats 6.1% +0.6 points
  • Ecolo 8 +4 seats 5.1% +2.0 points
  • List Dedecker / Libertarian, Direct, Democratic 5 4.0%
  • Groen 4 +4 seats 4.0% +1.5 points
  • National Front 1 0 seats 2.0% 0.0 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 2003 federal election, party by party.

76 of 150 seats make a majority

Key numbers

  1. 18.5%

    Share of the vote won by Christian-Democrat and Flemish / New Flemish Alliance and its allies

    Christian-Democrat and Flemish / New Flemish Alliance and its allies won 30 of 150 seats. A majority needs 76.

  2. +4 seats

    Seats gained by Ecolo

    The largest gain in seats compared with 2003. Socialist Party Different / Social Liberal Party and its allies lost 9 seats.

  3. 91.1%

    Voter turnout

    Down 0.6 points on 2003.

Seats and votes by party

PartySeats± seats%± pointsVotes
Christian-Democrat and Flemish / New Flemish Alliancewith New Flemish Alliance and Flemish Christian Peoples Party / Christian Democrats & Flemish3018.51,234,950
Reformist Movement23−112.5+1.1853,073
Flemish Block / Flemish Interest17−112.0+0.4799,844
Party of Liberty and Progress / Flemish Liberals and Democrats18−711.8−3.5789,445
Socialist Party20−510.9−2.2724,787
Socialist Party Different / Social Liberal Partywith Socialist Party and Spirit14−910.3−4.7684,390
Humanist Democratic Centre10+26.1+0.6404,077
Ecolo8+45.1+2.0340,378
List Dedecker / Libertarian, Direct, Democratic54.0268,648
Groen4+44.0+1.5265,828
National Front102.00.0131,385
Workers' Party of Belgium00.856,167

± is the change against the Belgium 2003 federal election, party by party.

Votes by party
  • Christian-Democrat and Flemish / New Flemish Alliance 1,234,950
  • Reformist Movement 853,073
  • Flemish Block / Flemish Interest 799,844
  • Party of Liberty and Progress / Flemish Liberals and Democrats 789,445
  • Socialist Party 724,787
  • Socialist Party Different / Social Liberal Party 684,390
  • Humanist Democratic Centre 404,077
  • Ecolo 340,378
  • List Dedecker / Libertarian, Direct, Democratic 268,648
  • Groen 265,828
  • National Front 131,385
  • Workers' Party of Belgium 56,167

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?

91.1% of the 7,720,796 registered voters cast a ballot (7,032,077 ballots), down 0.6 points on 2003. 6,671,360 of them were valid votes.

How do the votes compare with the seats?

  • Christian-Democrat and Flemish / New Flemish Alliance18.5% of votes20.0% of seats
  • Reformist Movement12.5% of votes15.3% of seats
  • Socialist Party10.9% of votes13.3% of seats
  • Party of Liberty and Progress / Flemish Liberals and Democrats11.8% of votes12.0% of seats
  • Flemish Block / Flemish Interest12.0% of votes11.3% of seats
  • Socialist Party Different / Social Liberal Party10.3% of votes9.3% of seats
  • Humanist Democratic Centre6.1% of votes6.7% of seats
  • Ecolo5.1% of votes5.3% of seats
  • List Dedecker / Libertarian, Direct, Democratic4.0% of votes3.3% of seats
  • Groen4.0% of votes2.7% of seats
  • National Front2.0% of votes0.7% of seats
Each party's share of the vote (outlined) and of the seats (filled)

The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 3.4 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 9.0 by votes and 7.9 by seats; Christian-Democrat and Flemish / New Flemish Alliance led Reformist Movement by 6.0 points of the vote.

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