electionstracker

Belgium 2010 federal election

What was the result of the 2010 federal election in Belgium?

New Flemish Alliance won 27 of 150 seats with 17.4% of the vote. 89.2% 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 : New Flemish Alliance won 27 of 150 seats with 17.4% of the vote; 89.2% of registered voters cast a ballot, down 1.9 points on 2007.

  • New Flemish Alliance 27 17.4%
  • Socialist Party 26 +6 seats 13.7% +2.8 points
  • Flemish Christian Peoples Party / Christian Democrats & Flemish 17 10.8%
  • Reformist Movement 18 −5 seats 9.3% −3.2 points
  • Socialist Party 13 9.2%
  • Party of Liberty and Progress / Flemish Liberals and Democrats 13 −5 seats 8.6% −3.2 points
  • Flemish Block / Flemish Interest 12 −5 seats 7.8% −4.2 points
  • Humanist Democratic Centre 9 −1 seat 5.5% −0.6 points
  • Ecolo 8 0 seats 4.8% −0.3 points
  • Groen 5 +1 seat 4.4% +0.4 points
  • List Dedecker / Libertarian, Direct, Democratic 1 −4 seats 2.3% −1.7 points
  • People's Party 1 1.3%
  • 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 2007 federal election, party by party.

76 of 150 seats make a majority

Key numbers

  1. 17.4%

    Share of the vote won by New Flemish Alliance

    New Flemish Alliance won 27 of 150 seats. A majority needs 76.

  2. +6 seats

    Seats gained by Socialist Party

    The largest gain in seats compared with 2007. Flemish Block / Flemish Interest lost 5 seats.

  3. 89.2%

    Voter turnout

    Down 1.9 points on 2007.

Seats and votes by party

PartySeats± seats%± pointsVotes
New Flemish Alliance2717.41,135,617
Socialist Party26+613.7+2.8894,543
Flemish Christian Peoples Party / Christian Democrats & Flemish1710.8707,986
Reformist Movement18−59.3−3.2605,617
Socialist Party139.2602,867
Party of Liberty and Progress / Flemish Liberals and Democrats13−58.6−3.2563,873
Flemish Block / Flemish Interest12−57.8−4.2506,697
Humanist Democratic Centre9−15.5−0.6360,441
Ecolo804.8−0.3313,047
Groen5+14.4+0.4285,989
List Dedecker / Libertarian, Direct, Democratic1−42.3−1.7150,577
Workers' Party of Belgium001.6+0.7101,088
People's Party11.384,005

± is the change against the Belgium 2007 federal election, party by party.

Votes by party
  • New Flemish Alliance 1,135,617
  • Socialist Party 894,543
  • Flemish Christian Peoples Party / Christian Democrats & Flemish 707,986
  • Reformist Movement 605,617
  • Socialist Party 602,867
  • Party of Liberty and Progress / Flemish Liberals and Democrats 563,873
  • Flemish Block / Flemish Interest 506,697
  • Humanist Democratic Centre 360,441
  • Ecolo 313,047
  • Groen 285,989
  • List Dedecker / Libertarian, Direct, Democratic 150,577
  • Workers' Party of Belgium 101,088
  • People's Party 84,005

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?

89.2% of the 7,767,552 registered voters cast a ballot (6,929,855 ballots), down 1.9 points on 2007. 6,527,367 of them were valid votes. The lowest turnout of this kind in our data, which begins in 1946.

How do the votes compare with the seats?

  • New Flemish Alliance17.4% of votes18.0% of seats
  • Socialist Party13.7% of votes17.3% of seats
  • Reformist Movement9.3% of votes12.0% of seats
  • Flemish Christian Peoples Party / Christian Democrats & Flemish10.8% of votes11.3% of seats
  • Socialist Party9.2% of votes8.7% of seats
  • Party of Liberty and Progress / Flemish Liberals and Democrats8.6% of votes8.7% of seats
  • Flemish Block / Flemish Interest7.8% of votes8.0% of seats
  • Humanist Democratic Centre5.5% of votes6.0% of seats
  • Ecolo4.8% of votes5.3% of seats
  • Groen4.4% of votes3.3% of seats
  • List Dedecker / Libertarian, Direct, Democratic2.3% of votes0.7% of seats
  • People's Party1.3% of votes0.7% of seats
Each party's share of the vote (outlined) and of the seats (filled)

The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 3.8 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 10.0 by votes and 8.4 by seats; New Flemish Alliance led Socialist Party by 3.7 points of the vote.

Time and source Data as of