Belgium 2019 European Parliament election
What was the result of the 2019 European Parliament election in Belgium?
New Flemish Alliance and Flemish Block / Flemish Interest each won 3 of 21 seats. 88.5% of registered voters cast a ballot.
Belgium- Held:
- Final result
- ParlGov, read 5 October 2026
Which parties won the most seats?
Final results from ParlGov, read : New Flemish Alliance and Flemish Block / Flemish Interest each won 3 of 21 seats, more than any other party; 88.5% of registered voters cast a ballot, down 1.2 points on 2014.
- New Flemish Alliance 3 −1 seat 14.2% −2.6 points
- Flemish Block / Flemish Interest 3 +2 seats 12.1% +7.8 points
- Party of Liberty and Progress / Flemish Liberals and Democrats 2 −1 seat 10.1% −2.8 points
- Socialist Party 2 −1 seat 9.7% −0.9 points
- Flemish Christian Peoples Party / Christian Democrats & Flemish 2 0 seats 9.2% −3.4 points
- Workers' Party of Belgium 1 +1 seat 8.4% +4.9 points
- Groen 1 0 seats 7.8% +1.1 points
- Ecolo 2 +1 seat 7.3% +3.0 points
- Reformist Movement 2 −1 seat 7.1% −2.8 points
- Socialist Party 1 0 seats 6.5% −1.9 points
- Humanist Democratic Centre 2 +1 seat 3.5% −0.7 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 2014 European Parliament election, party by party.
Key numbers
+2 seats
Seats gained by Flemish Block / Flemish Interest
The largest gain in seats compared with 2014. New Flemish Alliance lost 1 seat.
88.5%
Voter turnout
Down 1.2 points on 2014.
Seats and votes by party
| Party | Seats | ± seats | % | ± points | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Flemish Alliance | 3 | −1 | 14.2 | −2.6 | 954,048 |
| Flemish Block / Flemish Interest | 3 | +2 | 12.1 | +7.8 | 811,169 |
| Party of Liberty and Progress / Flemish Liberals and Democrats | 2 | −1 | 10.1 | −2.8 | 678,051 |
| Socialist Party | 2 | −1 | 9.7 | −0.9 | 655,812 |
| Flemish Christian Peoples Party / Christian Democrats & Flemish | 2 | 0 | 9.2 | −3.4 | 617,651 |
| Workers' Party of Belgium | 1 | +1 | 8.4 | +4.9 | 566,274 |
| Groen | 1 | 0 | 7.8 | +1.1 | 525,908 |
| Ecolo | 2 | +1 | 7.3 | +3.0 | 492,330 |
| Reformist Movement | 2 | −1 | 7.1 | −2.8 | 475,338 |
| Socialist Party | 1 | 0 | 6.5 | −1.9 | 434,002 |
| Humanist Democratic Centre | 2 | +1 | 3.5 | −0.7 | 232,325 |
| Francophone Democratic Front | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | +0.9 | 144,555 |
| People's Party | 0 | 0 | 1.7 | −0.5 | 113,793 |
± is the change against the Belgium 2014 European Parliament election, party by party.
Votes by party
- New Flemish Alliance 954,048
- Flemish Block / Flemish Interest 811,169
- Party of Liberty and Progress / Flemish Liberals and Democrats 678,051
- Socialist Party 655,812
- Flemish Christian Peoples Party / Christian Democrats & Flemish 617,651
- Workers' Party of Belgium 566,274
- Groen 525,908
- Ecolo 492,330
- Reformist Movement 475,338
- Socialist Party 434,002
- Humanist Democratic Centre 232,325
- Francophone Democratic Front 144,555
- People's Party 113,793
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?
88.5% of the 8,122,985 registered voters cast a ballot (7,186,677 ballots), down 1.2 points on 2014. 6,732,157 of them were valid votes. The lowest turnout of this kind in our data, which begins in 1979.
How do the votes compare with the seats?
- New Flemish Alliance14.2% of votes14.3% of seats
- Flemish Block / Flemish Interest12.1% of votes14.3% of seats
- Party of Liberty and Progress / Flemish Liberals and Democrats10.1% of votes9.5% of seats
- Socialist Party9.7% of votes9.5% of seats
- Flemish Christian Peoples Party / Christian Democrats & Flemish9.2% of votes9.5% of seats
- Ecolo7.3% of votes9.5% of seats
- Reformist Movement7.1% of votes9.5% of seats
- Humanist Democratic Centre3.5% of votes9.5% of seats
- Workers' Party of Belgium8.4% of votes4.8% of seats
- Groen7.8% of votes4.8% of seats
- Socialist Party6.5% of votes4.8% of seats
- Francophone Democratic Front2.1% 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 10.8 by votes and 9.8 by seats; New Flemish Alliance led Flemish Block / Flemish Interest by 2.1 points of the vote.
What else was on the same day?
Time and source Data as of