KINGDOM OF BELGIUM LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS OF 25 MAY 2014 ============================================================================= Source: Belgian Interior Ministry elections website Parties ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- * CDH - Centre Democrate Humaniste (Democratic Humanist Centre) * CDV - Christen Democratische en Vlaams (Christian Democratic and Flemish) * Ecolo - Ecologistes Confédérés (Confederated Ecologists) * FDF - Fédéralistes Démocrates Francophones (Francophone Democratic Federalists) * Groen - Green * LD - List Dedecker (Dedecker List) * MR - Mouvement Reformateur (Movement for Reform) * OVLD - Open Vlaamse Liberalen en Democraten (Flemish Liberals and Democrats) and allies * NVA - Nieuw-Vlaamse Alliantie (New Flemish Alliance) * PP - Parti Populaire (Popular Party) * PS - Parti Socialiste (Socialist Party) * PVDA-PTB - Partij van de Arbeid van België / Parti du Travail de Belgique (Workers' Party of Belgium) * SPA - Socialistische Partij Anders (Socialist Party Alternative) * VB - Vlaams Belang (Flemish Interest) CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES ============================================================================= Votes and seats are compared with the elections of June 2010. NATIONAL SUMMARY ============================================================================= Voters: 8,008,776 Votes cast: 7,157,498 89.4 Invalid votes: 412,951 05.8 Valid votes: 6,744,547 94.2 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Socialist Party (PS) 787,058 11.7 -02.0 23 -3 Christian Dem and Flemish (CDV) 783,040 11.6 +00.7 18 +1 Movement for Reform (MR) 650,260 09.6 +00.3 20 +2 Socialist Party Alternative (SPA) 595,466 08.8 -00.4 13 Open VLD (OVLD) 659,571 09.8 +01.2 14 +1 Democratic Humanist Centre (CDH) 336,184 05.0 -00.5 9 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total government coalition 3,811,579 56.5 -00.7 97 +1 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- New Flemish Alliance (NVA) 1,366,397 20.3 +02.9 33 +6 Flemish Interest (VB) 247,734 03.7 -04.1 3 -9 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Flemish nationalists 1,614,131 24.0 -01.2 36 -3 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Green 358,947 05.3 +00.9 6 +1 Confederated Ecologists (Ecolo) 222,524 03.3 -01.5 6 -2 Workers' Party of Belgium (PVDA-PTB) 132,943 02.0 +01.3 2 +2 Francophone Democratic Federalists (FDF) 121,384 01.8 2 +2 Popular Party (PP) 102,581 01.5 +00.2 1 List Dedecker (LD) 28,414 00.4 -01.9 - -1 Others 352,044 05.2 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,744,547 150 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Four months after the election, a new centre-right coalition government was formed, consisting of the CDV, MR, NVA and OVLD, led by Charles Michel (MR). The alignment in the new Chamber is shown below. NATIONAL SUMMARY ============================================================================= Voters: 8,008,776 Votes cast: 7,157,498 89.4 Invalid votes: 412,951 05.8 Valid votes: 6,744,547 94.2 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Christian Dem and Flemish (CDV) 783,040 11.6 +00.7 18 +1 Movement for Reform (MR) 650,260 09.6 +00.3 20 +2 New Flemish Alliance (NVA) 1,366,397 20.3 +02.9 33 +6 Open VLD (OVLD) 659,571 09.8 +01.2 14 +1 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total government coalition 3,459,268 51.3 +05.1 85 +10 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Socialist Party (PS) 787,058 11.7 -02.0 23 -3 Socialist Party Alternative (SPA) 595,466 08.8 -00.4 13 Green 358,947 05.3 +00.9 6 +1 Confederated Ecologists (Ecolo) 222,524 03.3 -01.5 6 -2 Workers' Party of Belgium (PVDA-PTB) 132,943 02.0 +01.3 2 +2 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total centre-left oppposition 2,096,938 31.1 -01.7 50 -2 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Democratic Humanist Centre (CDH) 336,184 05.0 -00.5 9 Flemish Interest (VB) 247,734 03.7 -04.1 3 -9 Francophone Democratic Federalists (FDF) 121,384 01.8 2 +2 Popular Party (PP) 102,581 01.5 +00.2 1 List Dedecker (LD) 28,414 00.4 -01.9 - -1 Others 352,044 05.2 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,744,547 150 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------