KINGDOM OF BELGIUM LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS OF 18 MAY 2003 =================================================================== Election to the Chamber of Deputies Source: Belgian Interior Ministry elections website Parties ------------------------------------------------------------------- * Agelev - Anders Gaan Leven (To Live Differently) * CDH - Centre Democrate Humaniste (Democratic Humanist Centre) * CDV - Christen Democratische en Vlaams (Christian Democratic and Flemish) * Ecolo - Ecologistes Confédérés pour l'Organisation de Luttes Originales (Confederated Ecologists for the Organisation of Original Struggles) * FN - Front National (National Front) * MR - Mouvement Reformateur (Movement for Reform) * NVA - Nieuw-Vlaamse Alliantie (New Flemish Alliance) * PS - Parti Socialiste (Socialist Party) * PSC - Parti Social Chretien (Social Christian Party) * SPA - Socialistische Partij Anders (Socialist Party Alternative) * VB - Vlaams Blok (Flemish Bloc) * VLD- Vlaamse Liberalen en Democraten (Flemish Liberals and Democrats) The CDH is the new name of the former Social Christian Party (PSC). The CDV is the new name of the former Christian People's Party (CVP). The MR is the new name of the former Liberal Reform Party - Democratic Front of French-Speakers (PRL-FDF). The SPA is the new name of the former Flemish Socialist Party (SP). NATIONAL SUMMARY =================================================================== Voters: 7,570,580 Votes cast: 6,936,869 91.6% Invalid votes: 364,671 05.2% Valid votes: 6,572,198 94.8% ------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ------------------------------------------------------------------- Christian Democratic and Flemish 870,749 13.3 -00.8 21 (-1) Confederated Ecologists 201,123 03.1 -04.3 4 (-7) Democratic Humanist Centre 359,660 05.5 -00.4 8 (-2) Flemish Bloc 767,605 11.6 +01.7 18 (+3) Flemish Liberals and Democrats 1,009,223 15.4 +01.1 25 (+2) Movement for Reform 748,954 11.4 +01.3 24 (+6) National Front 130,012 02.0 +00.5 1 ( 0) New Flemish Alliance 201,399 03.1 1 (+1) Socialist Party Alternative 979,750 14.9 +05.4 23 (+9) Socialist Party 855,992 13.0 +02.8 25 (+6) To Live Differently 162,205 02.4 -04.5 0 (-9) Others 285,526 04.4 - ------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,572,198 150 ------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY OF SEATS BY ALIGNMENT =================================================================== Government parties % Seats ------------------------------------------------------------------- Confederated Ecologists 03.1 -04.3 4 (-7) Flemish Liberals and Democrats 15.4 +01.1 25 (+2) Movement for Reform 11.4 +01.3 24 (+6) Socialist Party Alternative 14.9 +05.4 23 (+9) Socialist Party 13.0 +02.8 25 (+6) ------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 57.8 101 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Opposition parties % Seats ------------------------------------------------------------------- Christian Democratic and Flemish 13.3 -00.8 21 (-1) Democratic Humanist Centre 05.5 -00.4 8 (-2) Flemish Bloc 11.6 +01.7 18 (+3) National Front 02.0 +00.5 1 ( 0) New Flemish Alliance 03.1 1 (+1) ------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 35.5 49 ------------------------------------------------------------------- The Ecologists left the government after the election. VOTING BY DISTRICT BY POLITICAL GROUPING =================================================================== Groupings: 1. Socialists (PS and SPA) 2. Greens (Agalev and Ecolo) 3. Liberals (VLD and MR) 4. Conservatives (CDV and CDH) 5. Far right (VB and FN) ------------------------------------------------------------------- District 1 2 3 4 5 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Brussels 23.8 07.8 33.1 15.0 12.5 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Antwerp 21.8 04.5 21.8 19.7 24.1 East Flanders 22.1 04.5 30.7 19.1 16.8 Leuven 24.6 05.2 26.9 19.8 14.9 Limburg 32.7 02.4 21.2 21.7 15.6 West Flanders 24.9 03.2 21.7 26.8 14.1 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Brabant 24.3 09.4 41.8 14.2 04.1 Hainaut 44.1 06.4 22.0 12.1 07.2 Liege 35.6 07.6 30.7 15.1 04.8 Luxembourg 26.2 07.1 30.4 27.7 03.6 Namur 33.5 08.6 28.1 18.3 05.2 ------------------------------------------------------------------- National Total 27.9 05.5 26.8 18.8 13.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------