1995 Belgian federal election explained
| Country: | Belgium |
| Previous Election: | 1991 |
| Next Election: | 1999 |
| Election Date: | 21 May 1995 |
| Module: | | Embed: | yes | | Election Name: | Chamber of Representatives | | Seats For Election: | All 150 seats in the Chamber of Representatives | | Majority Seats: | 76 | | Turnout: | 91.15% | | Percentage1: | 17.18 | | Seats1: | 29 | | Last Election1: | 39 | | Percentage2: | 13.15 | | Seats2: | 21 | | Last Election2: | 26 | | Percentage3: | 12.56 | | Seats3: | 20 | | Last Election3: | 28 | | Percentage4: | 11.87 | | Seats4: | 21 | | Last Election4: | 35 | | Percentage5: | 10.26 | | Seats5: | 18 | | Last Election5: | 23 | | Party6: | Vlaams Blok | | Percentage6: | 7.83 | | Seats6: | 11 | | Last Election6: | 12 | | Percentage7: | 7.73 | | Seats7: | 12 | | Last Election7: | 18 | | Party8: | People's Union (Belgium) | | Percentage8: | 4.67 | | Seats8: | 5 | | Last Election8: | 10 | | Percentage9: | 4.43 | | Seats9: | 5 | | Last Election9: | 7 | | Party10: | Ecolo | | Percentage10: | 4.01 | | Seats10: | 6 | | Last Election10: | 10 | | Percentage11: | 2.28 | | Seats11: | 2 | | Last Election11: | 1 | | Module: | | Embed: | yes | | Election Name: | Senate | | Seats For Election: | 40 of the 71 seats in the Senate | | Majority Seats: | 36 | | Turnout: | 91.15% | | Noleader: | yes | | First Election: | yes | | Percentage1: | 16.85 | | Seats1: | 12 | | Percentage2: | 13.29 | | Seats2: | 10 | | Percentage3: | 13.23 | | Seats3: | 9 | | Percentage4: | 12.76 | | Seats4: | 11 | | Party5: | PRL–FDF] | | Percentage5: | 11.23 | | Seats5: | 9 | | Party6: | Vlaams Blok | | Percentage6: | 7.74 | | Seats6: | 5 | | Percentage7: | 7.25 | | Seats7: | 7 | | Party8: | People's Union (Belgium) | | Percentage8: | 5.31 | | Seats8: | 3 | | Party9: | Ecolo | | Percentage9: | 4.32 | | Seats9: | 3 | | Percentage10: | 3.73 | | Seats10: | 2 | | Government | | Posttitle: | Government after election | | Before Election: | Dehaene I | | Before Party: | CVP-PSC-PS-SP | | After Election: | Dehaene II | | After Party: | CVP-PSC-PS-SP |
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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.
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
Senate
