| |
|
Belgium 1995 Legislative Election
|
Chamber
|
Senate
|
|
Date of Election
|
May
21, 1995
|
|
Type of Electoral
System
|
Proportional
|
|
Number of
Seats Available
|
71
*
|
| Length
of Legislative Term |
4
years
|
|
|
Number
of Seats
|
Percentage
of Votes
|
|
Directly
Elected
|
Total
|
| Christian
People's Party (CVP) |
7
|
12
|
-
|
| Flemish
Liberals and Democrats (VLD) |
6
|
10
|
-
|
| Socialist
Party (Flemish) (SP) |
6
|
9
|
-
|
| Socialist
Party (Walloon) (PS) |
5
|
11
|
-
|
| Liberal
Reformation Party / Democratic Front of French-Speakers (PRL/FDF) |
5
|
9
|
-
|
| Christian
Social Party (PSC) |
3
|
7
|
-
|
| Flemish
Bloc (VB) |
3
|
5
|
-
|
| Ecologists
(Ecolo) |
2
|
3
|
-
|
| People's
Union (VU) |
2
|
3
|
-
|
| Live
Differently (Agalev) |
1
|
2
|
-
|
* 40 members were
directly elected (25 from Flanders, 15 from Wallonia).
|
Chamber
|
House
of Representatives
|
|
Date of Election
|
May
21, 1995
|
|
Type of Electoral
System
|
Proportional
|
|
Number of
Seats Available
|
150
|
| Length
of Legislative Term |
4
years
|
|
|
Number
of Seats
|
Percentage
of Votes #
|
| Christian
People's Party (CVP) |
29
|
17.2%
|
| Flemish
Liberals and Democrats (VLD) |
21
|
13.1%
|
| Socialist
Party (Walloon) (PS) |
21
|
11.9%
|
| Socialist
Party (Flemish) (SP) |
20
|
12.6%
|
| Liberal
Reformation Party / Democratic Front of French-Speakers (PRL/FDF) |
18
|
10.3%
|
| Christian
Social Party (PSC) |
12
|
7.7%
|
| Flemish
Bloc (VB) |
11
|
7.8%
|
| Ecologists
(Ecolo) |
6
|
4.0%
|
| Live
Differently (Agalev) |
5
|
4.4%
|
| People's
Union (VU) |
5
|
4.7%
|
| National
Front (FN) |
2
|
2.3%
|
Source: Political
Handbook of the World 1999, Binghamton, NY: CSA Publications, 1999.
# Source: Electionworld.org / Elections around the World (Elections
in Belgium). [Internet]. 3 October 2001.
| Population
Size |
10
112 000
|
| Registered
Voters |
7
199 440
|
|
Total Votes
|
6
562 149
|
|
Vote/Registered
Voter
|
91.1%
|
|
Spoilt Ballots
|
7.5%
|
Source: Voter
Turnout: Belgium. [Internet]. International IDEA. 3 April 2002. |
