1995 Belgian federal election

Federal elections were held in Belgium on 21 May 1995 to elect members of the Chamber of Representatives and Senate. The Christian People's Party (CVP) kept its position as largest party in Flanders and overall in Belgium, and Jean-Luc Dehaene (CVP) continued as Prime Minister.

1995 Belgian federal election

← 1991 21 May 1995 1999 →

All 150 seats in the Chamber of Representatives
40 of 71 seats in the Senate
respectively 76 and 36 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
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PS
Leader Jean-Luc Dehaene Guy Verhofstadt Philippe Busquin
Party CVP Open Vld PS
Leader since Candidate for PM 1992 1992
Last election 39 seats, 16.8% 26 seats, 12.0% 35 seats, 13.5%
Seats won 29 21 21
Seat change Decrease10 Decrease5 Decrease14
Popular vote 1,042,933 798,363 720.819
Percentage 17.2% 13.1% 11.9%
Swing Increase0.4% Increase1.1% Decrease1.6%

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
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Leader Louis Tobback Louis Michel Gérard Deprez
Party sp.a MR cdH
Leader since 1994 1995 1981
Last election 28 seats, 12.0% 23 seats, 9.6% 18 seats, 7.7%
Seats won 20 18 12
Seat change Decrease8 Decrease5 Decrease6
Popular vote 762.444 623.250 469.101
Percentage 12.6% 10.1% 7.7%
Swing Increase0.6% Increase0.5% Steady


Government before election

Dehaene I
CVP-PSC-PS-SP

Government after election

Dehaene II
CVP-PSC-PS-SP

On the same day, regional elections were also held. These were the first elections after the new 1993 Belgian Constitution, which turned Belgium formally into a federal state. The new Constitution also reduced the number of seats in the Chamber (from 212 to 150) and in the Senate (from 70 to 40 directly elected senators).

Results

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Chamber of Representatives

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Christian People's Party1,042,93317.1829–10
Flemish Liberals and Democrats798,36313.1521–5
Socialistische Partij762,44412.5620–8
Parti Socialiste720,81911.8721–14
Liberal Reformist PartyDemocratic Front of Francophones623,25010.2618–5
Vlaams Blok475,6777.8311–1
Christian Social Party469,1017.7312–6
People's Union283,5164.675–5
Agalev269,0584.435–2
Ecolo243,3624.016–4
National Front138,4962.282+1
BANAAN40,0980.660New
Aging with Dignity (Wallonia)26,2270.430New
Aging with Dignity (Flanders)25,1950.410New
Workers' Party of Belgium (Flanders)20,9970.3500
Agir15,3740.2500
Unitarist and Centrist13,8780.230New
Workers' Party of Belgium (Wallonia)13,2500.2200
Belgium–Europe–Belgium10,1860.1700
Flemish People's Party8,4800.140New
WALLON6,4620.110New
Communist Party6,2770.1000
Natural Law Party5,3140.090New
Youth5,2430.090New
Party of German-speaking Belgians4,4260.070New
EMPLOI3,8120.060New
PSP2,9390.050New
Employment is Investing in the Future2,9360.050New
Workers' Party of Belgium2,8520.0500
Parti Communautaire National-Européen2,5540.0400
Solidarity, Universality, Human Rights–BEB2,4120.0400
White2,4100.040New
Rally for the Freedom of the Belgians1,8920.030New
PLUS1,7050.030New
Renovators1,6060.030New
General Union of Total Independents1,6030.030New
PLN1,4780.020New
D1,4710.020New
General Association of the Elderly1,2740.020New
List for Europe, Workers and Democracy1,2700.020New
Democratic Union of the Francophones1,1790.020New
Union and Democratic Renewal1,0090.020New
UL9070.010New
Radical Alliance8820.010New
ADM8310.010New
LIGUE8080.010New
Front regional wallon7500.010New
Volksnationalitische Partij6700.010New
RVM5660.010New
DSA5360.010New
United Feminist Party5330.010New
ADD5060.010New
DLL4500.010New
Parti Communautaire National-Européen4410.0100
BEBEL3930.010New
Protection of the Animals3290.010New
National Interest3110.010New
Referendum3100.010New
Total6,072,051100.00150–72
Valid votes6,072,05192.53
Invalid/blank votes490,0987.47
Total votes6,562,149100.00
Registered voters/turnout7,199,44091.15
Source: Belgian Elections, Global Elections Database

Senate

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PartyVotes%Seats
WonCommunityCo-optedTotal
Christian People's Party1,009,65616.8573212
Flemish Liberals and Democrats796,15413.2962210
Socialistische Partij792,94113.236219
Parti Socialiste764,61012.7654211
Liberal Reformist PartyDemocratic Front of Francophones672,79811.235319
Vlaams Blok463,8967.743115
Christian Social Party434,4927.253317
People's Union318,4535.312103
Ecolo258,6354.322103
Agalev223,3553.731102
Aging with Dignity (Wallonia)32,9130.550000
BANAAN31,9560.530000
SAMUEL31,3920.520000
VLAAMS22,6320.380000
Workers' Party of Belgium (Flanders)21,6070.360000
HOERA20,7900.350000
Aging with Dignity (Flanders)20,4260.340000
Workers' Party of Belgium (Wallonia)16,6670.280000
United Left15,9940.270000
Party of German-speaking Belgians13,7620.230000
Parti Communautaire National-Européen10,0580.170000
D7,5670.130000
Flemish People's Party7,1870.120000
Natural Law Party4,3840.070000
Total5,992,325100.0040211071
Valid votes5,992,32591.32
Invalid/blank votes569,7838.68
Total votes6,562,108100.00
Registered voters/turnout7,199,44091.15
Source: Belgian Elections, IPU