1999 Belgian regional elections explained

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

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.

By constituency

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 \ PartyCVPVLDVBSPAgalevVU-IDUFTotal
Antwerp3 4 6 2 3 1 19
Hasselt-Tongeren-Maaseik4 3 2 4 1 1 15
Mechelen-Turnhout4 3 2 2 1 2 14
Ghent-Eeklo3 3 2 1 2 1 12
Halle-Vilvoorde2 3 2 1 1 1 1 11
Kortrijk-Roeselare-Tielt3 2 1 2 1 1 10
Leuven2 2 1 2 1 1 0 9
Sint-Niklaas-Dendermonde2 2 1 1 1 1 8
Aalst-Oudenaarde1 2 2 2 0 1 8
Veurne-Diksmuide-Ypres2 2 1 1 0 1 7
Bruges2 1 0 1 1 0 5
Total (Flemish Region only)28 27 20 19 12 11 1118
Brussels-Capital2 0 2 1 0 1 6
Total (Flemish Community)30 27 22 20 12 12 1124

Walloon Regional Parliament

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

Brussels Regional Parliament

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

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