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Belgium 1989 European Parliament election

Final results from ParlGov, read : Flemish Christian Peoples Party / Christian Democrats & Flemish won 5 of 24 seats with 21.1% of the vote; 90.7% of registered voters cast a ballot, down 1.4 points on 1984.

European Parliament result

Seats and votes by party

PartySeats± seats%± pointsVotes
Flemish Christian Peoples Party / Christian Democrats & Flemish5+121.1+1.31,247,075
Socialist Party5014.5+1.2854,207
Socialist Party3−112.4−4.7733,242
Party of Liberty and Progress / Flemish Liberals and Democrats2010.6+2.0625,561
Humanist Democratic Centre208.1+0.5476,795
Groen107.6+3.3446,539
Liberal Reformist Party2−17.2−2.3423,479
Ecolo2+16.3+2.4371,053
People's Union1−15.4−3.1318,153
Flemish Block / Flemish Interest1+14.1+2.8241,117
Francophone Democratic Front001.5−1.085,867

± is the change against the Belgium 1984 European Parliament election, party by party.

Votes by party
  • Flemish Christian Peoples Party / Christian Democrats & Flemish 1,247,075
  • Socialist Party 854,207
  • Socialist Party 733,242
  • Party of Liberty and Progress / Flemish Liberals and Democrats 625,561
  • Humanist Democratic Centre 476,795
  • Groen 446,539
  • Liberal Reformist Party 423,479
  • Ecolo 371,053
  • People's Union 318,153
  • Flemish Block / Flemish Interest 241,117
  • Francophone Democratic Front 85,867

ParlGov lists parties with at least 1 percent of the vote or 2 seats, so the rows do not add up to the valid votes. How we read it.

Share of the vote

Turnout

90.7% of the 7,096,273 registered voters cast a ballot (6,438,738 ballots), down 1.4 points on 1984. 5,899,300 of them were valid votes. How turnout is counted.

Votes and seats

  • Flemish Christian Peoples Party / Christian Democrats & Flemish21.1% of votes20.8% of seats
  • Socialist Party14.5% of votes20.8% of seats
  • Socialist Party12.4% of votes12.5% of seats
  • Party of Liberty and Progress / Flemish Liberals and Democrats10.6% of votes8.3% of seats
  • Humanist Democratic Centre8.1% of votes8.3% of seats
  • Liberal Reformist Party7.2% of votes8.3% of seats
  • Ecolo6.3% of votes8.3% of seats
  • Groen7.6% of votes4.2% of seats
  • People's Union5.4% of votes4.2% of seats
  • Flemish Block / Flemish Interest4.1% of votes4.2% of seats
Each party's share of the vote (outlined) and of the seats (filled)

The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 5.8 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 8.4 by votes and 7.4 by seats; Flemish Christian Peoples Party / Christian Democrats & Flemish led Socialist Party by 6.7 points of the vote. How these are computed.

Sources and licence

Sources and licence

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