2014 European Parliament election in Belgium
The European Parliament election of 2014 in Belgium is an election held on 25 May 2014 in the three Belgian constituencies: the Dutch-speaking electoral college, the French-speaking electoral college and the German-speaking electoral college. This election was held on the same day alongside the Belgian federal election and the Belgian regional elections.
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All 21 Belgian seats to the European Parliament | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 89.64%[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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21 Belgium MEPs were elected: 12 of them are Dutch-speaking, 8 of them are French-speaking and 1 of them is German-speaking. In the arrondissement of Brussels-Capital and six municipalities with language facilities, voters can choose whether to vote for the Dutch-speaking or for the French-speaking electoral college.
Results
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| Party | European party | Main candidate | Electoral college | Votes | % | +/– | E.c. % | Seats | +/– | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Flemish Alliance (N-VA) | EFA | Johan Van Overtveldt | Dutch-speaking | 1,123,355 | 16.79 | 10.66  |
26.67 | 4 / 21 |
3 | ||
| Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats (OPEN VLD) | ELDR | Guy Verhofstadt | Dutch-speaking | 859,099 | 12.84 | 0.09 |
20.40 | 3 / 21 |
0  | ||
| Christian Democratic & Flemish (CD&V) | EPP | Marianne Thyssen | Dutch-speaking | 840,783 | 12.57 | 1.86  |
19.96 | 2 / 21 |
1 | ||
| Socialist Party (PS) | PES | Marie Arena | French-speaking | 714,645 | 10.68 | 0.20 |
29.29 | 3 / 21 |
0 | ||
| Reformist Movement (MR) | ELDR | Louis Michel | French-speaking | 661,332 | 9.88 | 0.14 |
27.10 | 3 / 21 |
1 | ||
| Socialist Party Different (SP.A) | PES | Kathleen Van Brempt | Dutch-speaking | 555,348 | 8.30 | 0.09 |
13.18 | 1 / 21 |
1 | ||
| Groen (GROEN) | EGP | Bart Staes | Dutch-speaking | 447,391 | 6.69 | 1.78 |
10.62 | 1 / 21 |
0 | ||
| Ecolo (ECOLO) | EGP | Philippe Lamberts | French-speaking | 285,196 | 4.26 | 4.29 |
11.69 | 1 / 21 |
1 | ||
| Vlaams Belang (VB) | None | Gerolf Annemans | Dutch-speaking | 284,856 | 4.26 | 5.59 |
6.76 | 1 / 21 |
1 | ||
| Humanist Democratic Centre (CDH) | EPP | Claude Rolin | French-speaking | 277,246 | 4.14 | 0.84 |
11.36 | 1 / 21 |
0 | ||
| Christian Social Party (CSP) | EPP | Pascal Arimont | German-speaking | 11,710 | 0.18 | 0.01 |
30.34 | 1 / 21 |
0 | ||
| Workers' Party (PTB–GO!/PVDA+) |
None |
Tim Joye Aurélie Decoene |
Dutch-speaking French-speaking |
101,237 133,811 |
3.51 1.51 2.00 |
2.46 0.90 1.57 |
N/A 2.40 5.48 |
0 / 21 |
0 0 0 | ||
| People's Party (PP) | None | Luc Trullemans | French-speaking | 145,909 | 2.18 | new | 5.98 | 0 / 21 |
0 | ||
| Francophone Democratic Federalists (FDF) | None | Cristina Coteanu | French-speaking | 82,540 | 1.23 | new | 3.38 | 0 / 21 |
0 | ||
| Belgians, Rise up! (DLB) | None | Abdesselam Laghmich | French-speaking | 72,671 | 1.09 | new | 2.98 | 0 / 21 |
0 | ||
| Others (parties and candidates that won less than 1% of the vote and no seats) | — | — | 0 / 21 |
0 | |||||||
| Valid votes | 6,690,711 | 93.90 | |||||||||
| Blank and invalid votes | 434,450 | 6.10 | |||||||||
| Totals | 7,125,161 | 100.00 | — | — | 21 | 1 | |||||
| Electorate (eligible voters) and voter turnout | 7,948,854 | 90.00 | |||||||||
| Source: Federal Public Services Home Affairs | |||||||||||
Opinion polling
| Date | Polling Firm | CD&V | VLD | PS | VB | MR | Ecolo | sp.a | N-VA | cdH | Groen | PVDA/PTB | CSP | PP | FDF | Others |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 April 2014 | PollWatch2014 | 10.7 | 11.5 | 10.2 | 6.4 | 8.4 | 3.9 | 8.6 | 20.7 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 3.0 | 0.2 | – | 1.4 | 6.4 |
| 16 April 2014 | PollWatch2014 | 9.7 | 7.4 | 10.0 | 7.9 | 8.4 | 5.1 | 7.4 | 16.6 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 0.2 | 3.3 | 2.3 | 11.1 |
| 7 June 2009 | Election results | 14.4 | 12.7 | 10.9 | 9.8 | 9.7 | 8.6 | 8.2 | 6.1 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 1.0 | 0.2 | N/A | N/A | 11.9 |
Opinion polling for the Dutch electoral college
| Date | Polling Firm | CD&V | VLD | VB | sp.a | N-VA | Groen | PVDA | Others | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 May | De Standaard | 24.3 | 19.3 | 7.7 | 15.8 | 20.0 | 11.4 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 4.3 |
| 25 Apr | De Standaard | 19.0 | 16.7 | 7.9 | 13.9 | 27.3 | 10.9 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 8.3 |
| 7 June 2009 | European Elections 2009 | 23.3 | 20.6 | 15.9 | 13.2 | 9.9 | 7.9 | 1.0 | 8.3 | 2.7 |
Candidates
Main candidates
| Party | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Christian Democratic and Flemish (CD&V) | Marianne Thyssen | |
| Green (Groen) | Bart Staes | |
| New Flemish Alliance (N-VA) | Johan Van Overtveldt | |
| Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats (Open Vld) | Guy Verhofstadt | |
| Socialist Party–Differently (sp.a) | Kathleen Van Brempt | |
| Flemish Interest (Vlaams Belang) | Gerolf Annemans | |
| Party | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Humanist Democratic Centre (cdH) | Claude Rolin | |
| Confederated Ecologists (Ecolo) | Philippe Lamberts | |
| Reformist Movement (MR) | Louis Michel | |
| Socialist Party (PS) | Marie Arena | |
| Party | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Christian Social Party (CSP) | Pascal Arimont | |
References
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