Regional elections were held inBelgium , to choose representatives in the regionalcouncils ofFlanders ,Wallonia ,Brussels and theGerman-speaking Community on 13 June 1999. The regional elections were held on the same day as theEuropean elections and thefederal elections .
1999 Flemish parliamentary election Flemish Parliament
The incumbentFlemish Government consisted of theChristian People's Party (CVP) and theSocialist Party (SP), led by Minister-PresidentLuc Van den Brande (CVP). Following this election, a government was formed without the Christian democrats. New Minister-PresidentPatrick Dewael Flemish Liberals and Democrats (VLD)) led a "purple-green-yellow" coalition of his own liberal VLD, the Socialist Party,Agalev and the nationalistPeople's Union (VU-ID). This change mirrored what happened on the federal level, where theJean-Luc Dehaene Guy Verhofstadt Government .
Also notable was the continuation of the rise ofVlaams Blok Antwerp whereFilip Dewinter was candidate and where the party received 25% of the votes, or as much as 30% in the city of Antwerp itself.
Party Votes % Seats Flanders Brussels Total +/- Christian People's Party 857,732 22.09 28 2 30 -7 Flemish Liberals and Democrats 855,867 22.04 27 – 27 – Flemish Block 603,345 15.54 20 2 22 +5 Flemish Socialist Party 582,419 15.00 19 1 20 -6 Agalev 451,361 11.62 12 – 12 +5 People's Union 359,226 9.25 11 1 12 +3 Vivant 77,864 2.01 – – – – Union of Francophones 36,683 0.94 1 – 1 – PVDA -AE24,162 0.62 – – – – PNPB 12,489 0.32 – – – – W.O.W. 8,043 0.21 – – – – UDDU 4,150 0.11 – – – – Solide 2,464 0.06 – – – – A 2,331 0.06 – – – – W.I.T. 1,659 0.04 – – – – LEEF 1,621 0.04 – – – – V.N.P. 727 0.02 – – – – Vrijheid, Intimiteit, Thuis, Arbeid en Liefde 563 0.01 – – – – MLINKS 478 0.01 – – – – Total 3,883,184 100.00 118 6 124 0 Valid votes 3,883,184 94.21 Invalid/blank votes 238,749 5.79 Total votes 4,121,933 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 4,471,695 92.18 Source:Belgian Elections
These were only the second direct election for the Flemish Parliament, but the last to use arrondissement-based constituencies. They were merged into provincial constituencies starting from the 2004 election.
1999 Walloon parliamentary election Walloon Parliament
Party Votes % Seats +/– Socialist Party 560,867 29.44 25 -5 Liberal Reformist Party -Democratic Front of Francophones 470,454 24.69 21 +2 Ecolo 347,225 18.22 14 +6 Christian Social Party 325,229 17.07 14 -2 National Front 75,262 3.95 1 -1 Vivant 46,099 2.42 – – Communist Party 19,178 1.01 – – New Belgian Front 14,969 0.79 – – Wallon 11,550 0.61 – – PTB -UA9,408 0.49 – – PNPB 8,205 0.43 – – France 6,638 0.35 – – Parteilos Jugendliche Unabhängige-PDB 3,894 0.20 – – A 1,346 0.07 – – CTV 755 0.04 – – PMTJ 675 0.04 – – FN-FW 654 0.03 – – - 563 0.03 – – FNBP 532 0.03 – – UDDU 458 0.02 – – Parti Communautaire National-Européen 403 0.02 – – PSD 339 0.02 – – LC 315 0.02 – – REF 221 0.01 – – Total 1,905,239 100.00 75 – Valid votes 1,905,239 91.62 Invalid/blank votes 174,322 8.38 Total votes 2,079,561 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 2,301,411 90.36 Source:Belgian Elections
1999 Brussels parliamentary election Brussels Parliament
Party Votes % Seats +/– Liberal Reformist Party -Democratic Front of Francophones 146,845 34.41 27 -1 Ecolo 77,969 18.27 14 +7 Socialist Party 68,307 16.01 13 -4 Christian Social Party 33,815 7.92 6 -1 Flemish Block 19,310 4.52 4 +2 Christian People's Party 14,284 3.35 3 – Flemish Liberals and Democrats -People's Union -O13,729 3.22 2 -1 Flemish Socialist Party -Agalev 13,223 3.10 2 – National Front 11,204 2.63 2 -4 Vivant 6,431 1.51 1 +1 New Belgian Front 5,528 1.30 1 +1 D.MARET 3,430 0.80 – – PC 3,346 0.78 – – PTB -UA1,760 0.41 – – TARTE 1,612 0.38 – – ZUT 788 0.18 – – PNPB* 722 0.17 – – A 701 0.16 – – BLOC WL 681 0.16 – – PSD 644 0.15 – – MARS 546 0.13 – – ICB 439 0.10 – – La G.P. 412 0.10 – – DD 312 0.07 – – UDDU 278 0.07 – – PH 254 0.06 – – PMTJ 171 0.04 – – Total 426,741 100.00 75 – Valid votes 426,741 95.08 Invalid/blank votes 22,098 4.92 Total votes 448,839 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 544,044 82.50 Source:Belgian Elections
Party Votes % +/– Seats +/– Christian Social Party 12,822 34.78 −1.15% 9 -1 Party for Freedom and Progress 7,860 21.32 +1.43% 6 +1 Socialist Party 5,519 14.97 −1.12% 4 – Parteilos Jugendliche Unabhängige-PDB 4,739 12.86 −0.78% 3 – Ecolo 4,694 12.73 −1.12% 3 – Vivant 1,228 3.33 +3.33% – – Total 36,862 100.00 – 25 – Valid votes 36,862 90.68 Invalid/blank votes 3,787 9.32 Total votes 40,649 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 45,649 89.05 Source:Belgian Elections
