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.
Election Name: | 1999 Flemish parliamentary election |
Country: | Flanders |
Type: | parliamentary |
Previous Election: | 1995 Belgian regional elections |
Previous Year: | 1995 |
Next Election: | 2004 Belgian regional elections |
Next Year: | 2004 |
Seats For Election: | All 124 seats in the Flemish Parliament |
Majority Seats: | 62 |
Election Date: | 13 June 1999 |
Flemish Government | |
Posttitle: | Flemish Government after election |
Before Party: | CVP-SP coalition |
After Party: | 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 (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 Government was succeeded by the Guy Verhofstadt Government.
Also notable was the continuation of the rise of, 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.
See also: List of members of the Flemish Parliament, 1999–2004. 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 |
Election Name: | 1999 Walloon parliamentary election |
Country: | Walloon |
Type: | parliamentary |
Previous Election: | 1995 Belgian regional elections |
Previous Year: | 1995 |
Next Election: | 2004 Belgian regional elections |
Next Year: | 2004 |
Seats For Election: | All 75 seats in the Walloon Parliament |
Majority Seats: | 38 |
Election Date: | 13 June 1999 |
Walloon Government | |
Posttitle: | Walloon Government after election |
Before Party: | PS-cdH coalition |
After Party: | PS-PRL-Ecolo coalition |
Election Name: | 1999 Brussels parliamentary election |
Country: | Brussels |
Type: | parliamentary |
Previous Election: | 1995 Belgian regional elections |
Previous Year: | 1995 |
Next Election: | 2004 Belgian regional elections |
Next Year: | 2004 |
Seats For Election: | All 89 seats in the Brussels Parliament |
Majority Seats: | 45 |
Election Date: | 13 June 1999 |
Brussels Government | |
Posttitle: | Brussels Government after election |
Before Party: | PRL-PS-CVP-FDF-sp.a-People's Union coalition |
After Party: | PS-PRL-Ecolo coalition |