1995 Belgian regional elections

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On May 21, 1995, regional elections were held in Belgium, to choose representatives in the regional councils of Flanders, Wallonia, Brussels and the German-speaking Community of Belgium. It also was the first time elections were held for the Flemish and the Walloon Council. The regional elections were held on the same day as the federal election.

Flemish Parliament[edit]

1995 Flemish parliamentary election

21 May 1995 1999 →

All 124 seats in the Flemish Parliament
62 seats needed for a majority

Following this first direct election of the Flemish Parliament, the Christian democrats (CVP) and the Socialist Party (SP) formed a Flemish Government led by Minister-President Luc Van den Brande (CVP).

PartyVotes%Seats
FlandersBrusselsTotal
Christian People's Party1,010,50526.7835237
Flemish Liberals and Democrats761,26220.1826127
Flemish Socialist Party733,70319.4525126
Flemish Block465,23912.3315217
People's Union338,1738.9699
Agalev267,1557.0877
Union of Francophones44,0531.1711
BANAAN33,7010.89
WOW29,2970.78
W.O.W.23,3290.62
PVDA-AE21,7850.58
HOERA15,2490.40
VVP7,3620.20
B.E.B.5,2790.14
N.W.P.5,0710.13
Unie4,5960.12
W.I.T.1,6170.04
D1,3620.04
A.O.V.1,1820.03
PSP9860.03
BEBEL8320.02
RVM6080.02
VNP5450.01
Vrijheid, Intimiteit, Thuis, Arbeid en Liefde3080.01
Total3,773,199100.001186124
Valid votes3,773,19992.89
Invalid/blank votes288,6667.11
Total votes4,061,865100.00
Registered voters/turnout4,392,48192.47
Source: Belgian Elections

By constituency[edit]

Constituency \ Party CVP VLD SP VB VU Agalev UF Total
Antwerp 4 4 4 4 1 2 19
Hasselt-Tongeren-Maaseik 5 3 4 1 1 1 15
Mechelen-Turnhout 5 2 2 3 1 1 14
Ghent-Eeklo 4 3 2 1 1 1 12
Halle-Vilvoorde 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 11
Kortrijk-Roeselare-Tielt 4 2 2 1 1 0 10
Leuven 2 2 3 1 1 0 0 9
Sint-Niklaas-Dendermonde 2 2 1 1 1 1 8
Aalst-Oudenaarde 2 2 3 1 0 0 8
Veurne-Diksmuide-Ypres 2 2 2 1 0 0 7
Bruges 2 1 1 0 1 0 5
Total (Flemish Region only) 35 26 25 15 9 7 1 118
Brussels-Capital 2 1 1 2 0 0 6
Total (Flemish Community) 37 27 26 17 9 7 1 124

Walloon Regional Parliament[edit]

PartyVotes%Seats
Socialist Party665,98635.3130
Liberal Reformist Party-Democratic Front of Francophones447,54223.7319
Christian Social Party407,74121.6216
Ecolo196,98810.448
National Front96,5745.122
Agir16,5070.88
PTB-UA12,7260.67
PC6,3360.34
Wallon6,1950.33
Unie6,0020.32
P.D.B.5,2710.28
Emploi2,5640.14
France2,4920.13
B.E.B2,1350.11
SUD-BEB1,9790.10
PCN1,8200.10
U.D.F.1,5580.08
Blanc1,2720.07
R1,1800.06
ADM1,0070.05
Ligue7070.04
LETD6490.03
U.C.D.4050.02
REF3970.02
I.N.2200.01
Total1,886,253100.0075
Valid votes1,886,25392.05
Invalid/blank votes162,9007.95
Total votes2,049,153100.00
Registered voters/turnout2,269,13590.31
Source: Belgian Elections

Brussels Regional Parliament[edit]

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Liberal Reformist Party-Democratic Front of Francophones144,47834.9728+1
Socialist Party88,37021.3917-1
Christian Social Party38,2449.267-2
Ecolo37,3089.037-1
National Front30,8037.456+4
Christian People's Party13,5863.293-1
Flemish Block12,5073.032+1
Flemish Liberals and Democrats11,0342.672
Flemish Socialist Party9,9872.422
People's Union5,7261.391
RALBOL3,9760.96
Agalev3,9060.95-1
BANANE2,5360.61
GU2,5360.61
PTB-UA2,0520.50
UNIE1,8270.44
RLB1,6110.39
PLUS1,0150.25
PLN5290.13
A.R.4230.10
PFH/PFU2560.06
PCN2540.06
LETD2370.06
Total413,201100.0075
Valid votes413,20192.80
Invalid/blank votes32,0517.20
Total votes445,252100.00
Registered voters/turnout537,39482.85
Source: Belgian Elections

Council of the German-speaking Community[edit]

PartyVotes%+/–Seats+/–
Christian Social Party13,30735.93+2.33%10+2
Party for Freedom and Progress7,36719.89+0.11%50
Socialist Party5,95816.09−0.25%40
Ecolo5,12813.85−1.19%3-1
Parteilos Jugendliche Unabhängige5,05113.64−1.61%3-1
Workers' Party of Belgium2260.61+0.61%0
Total37,037100.0025
Valid votes37,03790.70
Invalid/blank votes3,7979.30
Total votes40,834100.00
Registered voters/turnout45,07390.60
Source: Belgian Elections