1999 Belgian regional elections

Regional elections were held in Belgium, to choose representatives in the regional councils of Flanders, Wallonia, Brussels and the German-speaking Community on 13 June 1999. The regional elections were held on the same day as the European elections and the federal elections.

Flemish Parliament

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1999 Flemish parliamentary election
 
← 1995 13 June 1999 2004 →

All 124 seats in the Flemish Parliament
62 seats needed for a majority

Flemish Government before election

Van Den Brande IV Government [nl]
CVP-SP coalition

Flemish Government after election

Dewael Government [nl]
VLD-SP-Agalev-People's Union coalition

The incumbent Flemish Government consisted of the Christian People's Party (CVP) and the Socialist Party (SP), led by Minister-President Luc Van den Brande (CVP). Following this election, a government was formed without the Christian democrats. New Minister-President Patrick Dewael (Flemish Liberals and Democrats (VLD)) led a "purple-green-yellow" coalition of his own liberal VLD, the Socialist Party, Agalev and the nationalist People's Union (VU-ID). This change mirrored what happened on the federal level, where the Jean-Luc Dehaene Government was succeeded by the Guy Verhofstadt Government.

Also notable was the continuation of the rise of Vlaams Blok, especially in the constituency of Antwerp where Filip Dewinter was candidate and where the party received 25% of the votes, or as much as 30% in the city of Antwerp itself.

 
PartyVotes%Seats
FlandersBrusselsTotal+/-
Christian People's Party857,73222.0928230-7
Flemish Liberals and Democrats855,86722.042727
Flemish Block603,34515.5420222+5
Flemish Socialist Party582,41915.0019120-6
Agalev451,36111.621212+5
People's Union359,2269.2511112+3
Vivant77,8642.01
Union of Francophones36,6830.9411
PVDA-AE24,1620.62
PNPB12,4890.32
W.O.W.8,0430.21
UDDU4,1500.11
Solide2,4640.06
A2,3310.06
W.I.T.1,6590.04
LEEF1,6210.04
V.N.P.7270.02
Vrijheid, Intimiteit, Thuis, Arbeid en Liefde5630.01
MLINKS4780.01
Total3,883,184100.0011861240
Valid votes3,883,18494.21
Invalid/blank votes238,7495.79
Total votes4,121,933100.00
Registered voters/turnout4,471,69592.18
Source: Belgian Elections

By constituency

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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.

Constituency \ Party CVP VLD VB SP Agalev VU-ID UF Total
Antwerp 3 4 6 2 3 1 19
Hasselt-Tongeren-Maaseik 4 3 2 4 1 1 15
Mechelen-Turnhout 4 3 2 2 1 2 14
Ghent-Eeklo 3 3 2 1 2 1 12
Halle-Vilvoorde 2 3 2 1 1 1 1 11
Kortrijk-Roeselare-Tielt 3 2 1 2 1 1 10
Leuven 2 2 1 2 1 1 0 9
Sint-Niklaas-Dendermonde 2 2 1 1 1 1 8
Aalst-Oudenaarde 1 2 2 2 0 1 8
Veurne-Diksmuide-Ypres 2 2 1 1 0 1 7
Bruges 2 1 0 1 1 0 5
Total (Flemish Region only) 28 27 20 19 12 11 1 118
Brussels-Capital 2 0 2 1 0 1 6
Total (Flemish Community) 30 27 22 20 12 12 1 124
1999 Walloon parliamentary election
← 1995 13 June 1999 2004 →

All 75 seats in the Walloon Parliament
38 seats needed for a majority

Walloon Government before election

Collignon II Government [fr]
PS-cdH coalition

Walloon Government after election

Di Rupo I Government (Wallonia) [fr]
PS-PRL-Ecolo coalition


 
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Socialist Party560,86729.4425-5
Liberal Reformist Party-Democratic Front of Francophones470,45424.6921+2
Ecolo347,22518.2214+6
Christian Social Party325,22917.0714-2
National Front75,2623.951-1
Vivant46,0992.42
Communist Party19,1781.01
New Belgian Front14,9690.79
Wallon11,5500.61
PTB-UA9,4080.49
PNPB8,2050.43
France6,6380.35
Parteilos Jugendliche Unabhängige-PDB3,8940.20
A1,3460.07
CTV7550.04
PMTJ6750.04
FN-FW6540.03
-5630.03
FNBP5320.03
UDDU4580.02
PCN4030.02
PSD3390.02
LC3150.02
REF2210.01
Total1,905,239100.0075
Valid votes1,905,23991.62
Invalid/blank votes174,3228.38
Total votes2,079,561100.00
Registered voters/turnout2,301,41190.36
Source: Belgian Elections
1999 Brussels parliamentary election
 
← 1995 13 June 1999 2004 →

All 89 seats in the Brussels Parliament
45 seats needed for a majority

Brussels Government before election

Picqué II Government [nl; fr]
PRL-PS-CVP-FDF-sp.a-People's Union coalition

Brussels Government after election

Simonet I Government [nl; fr]
PS-PRL-Ecolo coalition

 
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Liberal Reformist Party-Democratic Front of Francophones146,84534.4127-1
Ecolo77,96918.2714+7
Socialist Party68,30716.0113-4
Christian Social Party33,8157.926-1
Flemish Block19,3104.524+2
Christian People's Party14,2843.353
Flemish Liberals and Democrats-People's Union-O13,7293.222-1
Flemish Socialist Party-Agalev13,2233.102
National Front11,2042.632-4
Vivant6,4311.511+1
New Belgian Front5,5281.301+1
D.MARET3,4300.80
PC3,3460.78
PTB-UA1,7600.41
TARTE1,6120.38
ZUT7880.18
PNPB*7220.17
A7010.16
BLOC WL6810.16
PSD6440.15
MARS5460.13
ICB4390.10
La G.P.4120.10
DD3120.07
UDDU2780.07
PH2540.06
PMTJ1710.04
Total426,741100.0075
Valid votes426,74195.08
Invalid/blank votes22,0984.92
Total votes448,839100.00
Registered voters/turnout544,04482.50
Source: Belgian Elections
 
PartyVotes%+/–Seats+/–
Christian Social Party12,82234.78−1.15%9-1
Party for Freedom and Progress7,86021.32+1.43%6+1
Socialist Party5,51914.97−1.12%4
Parteilos Jugendliche Unabhängige-PDB4,73912.86−0.78%3
Ecolo4,69412.73−1.12%3
Vivant1,2283.33+3.33%
Total36,862100.0025
Valid votes36,86290.68
Invalid/blank votes3,7879.32
Total votes40,649100.00
Registered voters/turnout45,64989.05
Source: Belgian Elections
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