Niels Tas

Niels Tas
Member of the Chamber of Representatives
Incumbent
Assumed office
20 March 2025
Preceded byJoris Vandenbroucke
ConstituencyEast Flanders
Personal details
Born (1983-09-12) 12 September 1983
Dendermonde, Belgium
PartyVooruit

Niels E. M. Tas (born 12 September 1983) is a Belgian politician and member of the Chamber of Representatives.[1] A member of Vooruit, he has represented East Flanders since March 2025.

Tas was born on 12 September 1983 in Dendermonde.[1] He is a policy officer at The Learning Collective (Het leercollectief).[2]

Tas has been a member of the municipal council in Dendermonde since 2007.[3] He was leader of the Socialist Party Different (SP.A) group on the municipal council from 2009 to 2012 and from 2018 to 2024.[3] He was a schepen (alderman) from 2013 to 2018 and from 2024.[3][4] He contested the 2019 federal election as the SP.A's 3rd placed candidate in East Flanders but the party only won two seats in the constituency.[5] He contested the 2024 federal election as Vooruit's first placed substitute candidate in East Flanders and received 3,639 preference votes.[6] He was appointed to the Chamber of Representatives in March 2025 following the resignation of Joris Vandenbroucke.[7]

Tas is married and has two children.[2]

Electoral history of Niels Tas
Election Constituency Party Votes Result
2006 local[8]DendermondeSocialist Party Different-Spirit500Not elected
2012 local[9]DendermondeSocialist Party Different609Elected
2018 local[10]DendermondeSocialist Party Different1,884Elected
2019 federal[5]East FlandersSocialist Party Different5,634Not elected
2024 local[11]DendermondeVooruit1,976Elected

References

  1. 1 2 "De Kamerleden: Niels Tas" (in Dutch). Brussels, Belgium: Chamber of Representatives. Archived from the original on 1 April 2025. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Ken je stem in Dendermonde: alles over Niels Tas, lijsttrekker voor Vooruit". Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). Groot-Bijgaarden, Belgium. 18 September 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 "Niels Tas" (in Dutch). Dendermonde, Belgium: Dendermonde Municipal Council. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
  4. ↑ "Nieuw federaal parlementslid voor Vooruit Niels Tas: "Jarenlange ervaring met het thema mobiliteit neem ik mee"" (in Dutch). Brussels, Belgium: Vooruit. 20 March 2025. Archived from the original on 22 April 2025. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
  5. 1 2 "Resultaat Kamer van Volksvertegenwoordigers 26 mei 2019 - Kieskring Oost-Vlaanderen". Verkiezingsuitslagen (in Dutch). Brussels, Belgium: Federal Public Service Interior. Archived from the original on 4 June 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
  6. ↑ "Resultaat Kamer van Volksvertegenwoordigers 9 juni 2024 - Kieskring Oost-Vlaanderen". Verkiezingsuitslagen (in Dutch). Brussels, Belgium: Federal Public Service Interior. Archived from the original on 8 September 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
  7. ↑ "Niels Tas uit Dendermonde legt eed als federaal volksvertegenwoordiger". TV Oost (in Dutch). Sint-Niklaas, Belgium. 20 March 2025. Archived from the original on 20 April 2025. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
  8. ↑ "Gemeenteraadsverkiezingen 8 oktober 2006" (in Dutch). Brussels, Belgium: Flemish Government. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
  9. ↑ "Gemeenteraadsverkiezingen 14 oktober 2012" (in Dutch). Brussels, Belgium: Flemish Government. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
  10. ↑ "Lokale verkiezingen 2018: Dendermonde - Verkozen kandidaten". Vlaanderen kiest (in Dutch). Brussels, Belgium: Flemish Government. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
  11. ↑ "Lokale en provinciale verkiezingen 2024: Dendermonde - Verkozen kandidaten". Vlaanderen kiest (in Dutch). Brussels, Belgium: Flemish Government. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
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