Flemish Brabant (Chamber of Representatives constituency)

Flemish Brabant
Vlaams-Brabant
Brabant Flamand
Flämisch-Brabant
Constituency
for the Chamber of Representatives
Outline map
Location of Flemish Brabant within Belgium
ProvinceFlemish Brabant
RegionFlanders
Population1,204,541 (2025)[1]
Electorate858,644 (2024)
Area2,118 km2 (2024)[2]
Current Constituency
Created2014
Seats15 (2014–present)
Members[3][4]
List
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Flemish Brabant (Dutch: Vlaams-Brabant; French: Brabant Flamand; German: Flämisch-Brabant) is one of the 11 multi-member constituencies of the Chamber of Representatives, the lower house of the Belgian Federal Parliament, the national legislature of Belgium. The constituency was established in 2014 following the Sixth Belgian state reform. It is conterminous with the province of Flemish Brabant. The constituency currently elects 15 of the 150 members of the Chamber of Representatives using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system. At the 2024 federal election the constituency had 858,644 registered electors.

Electoral system

Flemish Brabant currently elects 15 of the 150 members of the Chamber of Representatives using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system.[5][6] Seats are allocated using the D'Hondt method.[7][8] Only parties that reach the 5% threshold in the constituency compete for seats.[9][10]

Electors may vote for the list (party) or for individual candidates, either main candidates or substitute candidates or a combination, on the list.[11] They may vote for as many candidates as there are seats in the constituency.[12] Split-ticket voting (panachage) is not permitted and will result in the ballot paper being invalidated.[13] The minimum number of votes a candidate must obtain to get elected - the quotient - is calculated as the total votes received by the party divided by the number of seats in the constituency plus one.[14] Half the ballot papers where there are no votes for main candidates (i.e. the elector has voted for the list or for substitute candidates only) are redistributed amongst main candidates in the order they appear on the ballot paper so that the candidate's total votes (personal votes plus redistributed votes) equals the quotient.[14] The seats won by the party are then allocated to the candidates with the most number of total votes.[14]

Election results

Summary

ElectionWorkers
PVDA		Groen
Groen / Agalev		Vooruit
Vooruit / SP.A /
SP.A-Spirit		Liberals & Democrats
Open Vld / VLD		Christian Democrats
CD&V		New Flemish
N-VA / CD&V-N-VA		Vlaams Belang
VB / VB
Votes%SeatsVotes%SeatsVotes%SeatsVotes%SeatsVotes%SeatsVotes%SeatsVotes%Seats
202457,6008.04%157,3958.01%198,09213.69%283,74411.68%293,46513.04%2182,88325.52%4119,34516.65%3
201933,0164.78%081,62011.83%265,3479.47%1106,17515.39%394,74313.73%2193,73528.08%592,84413.46%2
201412,6641.86%059,0968.70%181,25411.96%2170,12825.05%4112,25116.53%3192,69828.37%528,8574.25%0

(Figures in italics represent alliances.)

Detailed

2024

Results of the 2024 federal election held on 9 June 2024:[15][16][17]

PartyVotes per arrondissementTotal
votes		%Seats
Halle-
Vilv-
oorde		LeuvenExpat-
riates
New Flemish AllianceN-VA93,74487,8051,334182,88325.52%4
Vlaams BelangVB60,22058,329796119,34516.65%3
VooruitVooruit41,77455,35796198,09213.69%2
Christian Democratic and FlemishCD&V46,25346,56065293,46513.04%2
Open Flemish Liberals and DemocratsOpen Vld49,52232,7881,43483,74411.68%2
Workers' Party of BelgiumPVDA36,24621,00534957,6008.04%1
GroenGroen23,82131,8531,72157,3958.01%1
For YouVU5,0044,8381199,9611.39%0
Blank PartyPB3,8882,8581136,8590.96%0
Belgische Unie – Union BelgeBUB3,1158591124,0860.57%0
The United2,511652923,2550.45%0
Valid votes366,098342,9047,683716,685100.00%15
Rejected votes21,09913,32858535,0124.66%
Total polled387,197356,2328,268751,69787.54%
Registered electors454,717385,89918,028858,644
Turnout85.15%92.31%45.86%87.54%

The following candidates were elected:[17] Kemal Bilmez (PVDA), 17,297 votes; Katleen Bury (VB), 6,803 votes; Irina De Knop (Open Vld), 15,391 votes; Eva Demesmaeker (N-VA), 11,494 votes; Theo Francken (N-VA), 73,820 votes; Britt Huybrechts (VB), 24,408 votes; Fatima Lamarti (Vooruit), 10,521 votes; Sammy Mahdi (CD&V), 37,868 votes; Kurt Moons (VB), 7,745 votes; Darya Safai (N-VA), 14,350 votes; Dieter Vanbesien (Groen), 6,997 votes; Frank Vandenbroucke (Vooruit), 34,629 votes; Kjell Vander Elst (Open Vld), 4,307 votes; Els Van Hoof (CD&V), 14,747 votes; and Kristien Van Vaerenbergh (N-VA), 17,462 votes.

Substitutions:[18]

  • Theo Francken (N-VA) was appointed to the federal government and was substituted by Jeroen Bergers (N-VA) on 4 February 2025.
  • Frank Vandenbroucke (Vooruit) was appointed to the federal government and was substituted by Nele Daenen (Vooruit) on 4 February 2025.

2019

Results of the 2019 federal election held on 26 May 2019:[19][20][21]

PartyVotes per arrondissementTotal
votes		%Seats
Halle-
Vilv-
oorde		LeuvenExpat-
riates
New Flemish AllianceN-VA100,90892,536291193,73528.08%5
Open Flemish Liberals and DemocratsOpen Vld56,16349,701311106,17515.39%3
Christian Democratic and FlemishCD&V44,60749,99114594,74313.73%2
Vlaams BelangVB47,98144,7857892,84413.46%2
GroenGroen39,03842,21736581,62011.83%2
Socialist Party DifferentSP.A30,47634,76810365,3479.47%1
Workers' Party of BelgiumPVDA16,59316,3744933,0164.78%0
DéFIDéFI12,6111,3924014,0432.04%0
Belgische Unie – Union BelgeBUB3,1451,329394,5130.65%0
PRO The Citizens' LobbyPRO2,9391,04763,9920.58%0
Valid votes354,461334,1401,427690,028100.00%15
Rejected votes20,14814,7449734,9894.83%
Total polled374,609348,8841,524725,01787.10%
Registered electors442,872387,2822,247832,401
Turnout84.59%90.09%67.82%87.10%

The following candidates were elected:[21] Katleen Bury (VB), 7,786 votes; Maggie De Block (Open Vld), 40,819 votes; Theo Francken (N-VA), 122,738 votes; Koen Geens (CD&V), 45,962 votes; Katrien Houtmeyers (N-VA), 12,027 votes; Karin Jiroflée (SP.A), 11,839 votes; Goedele Liekens (Open Vld), 15,678 votes; Darya Safai (N-VA), 17,074 votes; Jessika Soors (Groen), 18,226 votes; Jan Spooren (N-VA), 12,033 votes; Dieter Vanbesien (Groen), 5,313 votes; Tim Vandenput (Open Vld), 9,620 votes; Els Van Hoof (CD&V), 13,251 votes; Dries Van Langenhove (VB), 39,295 votes; and Kristien Van Vaerenbergh (N-VA), 17,304 votes.

Substitutions:[22]

  • Jan Spooren (N-VA) resigned on 17 September 2020 and was substituted by Sigrid Goethals (N-VA) on the same day.
  • Jessika Soors (Groen) resigned on 11 November 2020 and was substituted by Eva Platteau (Groen) on 12 November 2020.
  • Dries Van Langenhove (VB) resigned on 4 February 2023 and was substituted by Joris De Vriendt (VB) on 9 February 2023.

2014

Results of the 2014 federal election held on 25 May 2014:[23][24][25]

PartyVotes per arrondissementTotal
votes		%Seats
Halle-
Vilv-
oorde		LeuvenExpat-
riates
New Flemish AllianceN-VA99,04593,427226192,69828.37%5
Open Flemish Liberals and DemocratsOpen Vld95,93673,871321170,12825.05%4
Christian Democratic and FlemishCD&V53,28258,800169112,25116.53%3
Socialist Party DifferentSP.A36,98644,14412481,25411.96%2
GroenGroen25,58333,33917459,0968.70%1
Vlaams BelangVB14,56614,2484328,8574.25%0
Francophone Democratic FederalistsFDF13,9581,3737415,4052.27%0
Workers' Party of BelgiumPVDA5,1157,5331612,6641.86%0
Belgische Unie – Union BelgeBUB1,819730282,5770.38%0
People's PartyPP1,578689142,2810.34%0
ROSSEM7241,18731,9140.28%0
Valid votes348,592329,3411,192679,125100.00%15
Rejected votes19,37814,57410734,0594.78%
Total polled367,970343,9151,299713,18487.61%
Registered electors433,863378,4461,753814,062
Turnout84.81%90.88%74.10%87.61%

The following candidates were elected:[25] Sonja Becq (CD&V), 15,438 votes; Hans Bonte (SP.A), 15,300 votes; Patricia Ceysens (Open Vld), 11,750 votes; Maggie De Block (Open Vld), 131,713 votes; Inez De Coninck (N-VA), 12,094 votes; Anne Dedry (Groen), 10,598 votes; Theo Francken (N-VA), 44,498 votes; Koen Geens (CD&V), 45,686 votes; Karin Jiroflée (SP.A), 9,013 votes; Jan Spooren (N-VA), 10,010 votes; Luk Van Biesen (Open Vld), 7,650 votes; Tim Vandenput (Open Vld), 8,622 votes; Eric Van Rompuy (CD&V), 23,044 votes; Kristien Van Vaerenbergh (N-VA), 22,177 votes; and Hendrik Vuye (N-VA), 13,320 votes.

Substitutions:[26]

  • Maggie De Block (Open Vld) was appointed to the federal government and was substituted by Dirk Janssens (Open Vld) on 14 October 2014.
  • Theo Francken (N-VA) was appointed to the federal government and was substituted by Renate Hufkens (N-VA) on 14 October 2014.
  • Koen Geens (CD&V) was appointed to the federal government and was substituted by Els Van Hoof (CD&V) on 14 October 2014.

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