GetWiki

{{Short description|none}}{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2021}}

factoids

| last_election12 = new| seats12 = 2| percentage12 = 1.80%| leader13 = Mischaël Modrikamen| party13 = People's Party (Belgium)| last_election13 = 1| seats13 = 1| percentage13 = 1.50%| map = 2014 Belgium Chamber of Representatives election.svg| map_caption = Results by constituency Cabinet of Belgium>Federal Government| before_election = Di Rupo Government| before_image = Di Rupo cropped.jpg| after_election = Michel I Government| after_image = Charles Michel (2018-01-31) (cropped).jpg}}{{Politics of Belgium}}Federal elections were held in Belgium on 25 May 2014.WEB,weblink Europa bekrachtigt 25 mei als Belgische verkiezingsdatum, HLN, 11 October 2014, All 150 members of the Chamber of Representatives were elected, whereas the Senate was no longer directly elected following the 2011–2012 state reform. These were the first elections held under King Philippe's reign.

Date

As part of the state reform adopted 19 December 2013,weblink {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140606225703weblink |date=6 June 2014 }} the date of election will from now on coincide with the European elections,Proposal for a revision of the Belgian Constitution, senate.be which the Council of the EU has scheduled for 22–25 May 2014.COUNCIL DECISION 2013/299/EU, Euratom of 14 June 2013 fixing the period for the eighth election of representatives to the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage, published on 21 June 2013 by the Official Journal of the European Union, L 169/69 The regional elections in Belgium already constitutionally coincide with the European elections, consequently Belgians will vote for three elections on the same day.On 25 April 2014, a declaration to amend the Constitution was adopted, formally dissolving parliament and triggering new elections within 40 days. 25 AVRIL 2014. - Déclaration de révision de la Constitution, Belgian Official Journal

Electoral system

{{Image label begin|image=Provinces of Belgium.svg|width=280|float=left|link=}}{{Image label|x=0.55|y=0.12|scale=280|text=24}}{{Image label|x=0.30|y=0.19|scale=280|text=20}}{{Image label|x=0.55|y=0.25|scale=280|text=15}}{{Image label|x=0.455|y=0.27|scale=280|text=15}}{{Image label|x=0.33|y=0.40|scale=280|text=18}}{{Image label|x=0.76|y=0.38|scale=280|text=15}}{{Image label|x=0.72|y=0.19|scale=280|text=12}}{{Image label|x=0.75|y=0.6|scale=280|text=4}}{{Image label|x=0.60|y=0.46|scale=280|text=6}}{{Image label|x=0.51|y=0.355|scale=280|text=5}}{{Image label|x=0.11|y=0.19|scale=280|text=16}}{{Image label|x=0.1|y=0.6|scale=280|text={{Legend|#fab274|{{Flag|Flanders}}}}}}{{Image label|x=0.1|y=0.67|scale=280|text={{Legend|#f2536b|{{Flag|Wallonia}}}}}}{{Image label|x=0.1|y=0.74|scale=280|text={{Legend|#2385d2|{{Flag|Brussels}}}}}}{{Image label end}}The 150 members of the Chamber of Representatives are elected in 11 multi-member constituencies, being the ten provinces and Brussels, with between 4 and 24 seats. Seats are allocated using the d'Hondt method, with an electoral threshold of 5% per constituency.Electoral system IPU Apportionment of seats is done every ten years, last by royal order of 31 January 2013, based on the population figures of 28 May 2012.Representatives elected from the five Flemish Region provinces, Antwerp (24), East Flanders (20), Flemish Brabant (15), Limburg (12) and West Flanders (16), automatically belong to the Dutch-speaking language group in parliament, whereas those elected from the five provinces of Wallonia, Hainaut (18), Liège (15), Luxembourg (4), Namur (6) and Walloon Brabant (5), form the French-speaking language group. The 15 members elected in Brussels may choose to join either group, though de facto only French-speaking parties reach the threshold.The 60-member Senate is composed of 50 representatives from the regional and community parliaments, plus 10 co-opted senators proportionally divided among parties based on the result of the federal election.

Voters

All Belgian citizens aged 18 or over are obligated to participate in the election. Foreigners residing in Belgium (regardless of EU citizenship) cannot vote, whereas Belgian citizens living abroad may register to vote. Following the sixth state reform, they can no longer freely choose in which constituency their vote counts; instead the municipality is objectively defined by statutory criteria. Since the previous elections were snap elections, there was more preparation time now, allowing for significantly increased use of the option compared to 2010.The electoral roll was fixed per 1 March 2014.{| class="wikitable"! !! 2014 !! 2010 !! difference| +154,411 (+2.00%)| +86,813 (+206.26%) Proxy voting>proxy in a municipality in Belgium 20,241 9,741 +10,500 (+107.79%)| +5,991 (+45.77%)| +70,322 (+365.14%)8,008,776 >| +241,224 (+3.11%)151 Flemish municipalities and 2 Brussels municipalities voted electronically; the remaining 157 Flemish and 17 Brussels and all 262 Walloon municipalities voted by paper ballot.:nl:Sperperiode (verkiezingen)>sperperiode) running until the day of the election, during which political propaganda and expenses are strictly regulated">

Timetable{| class"wikitable"(:nl:Sperperiode (verkiezingen)>sperperiode)) running until the day of the election, during which political propaganda and expenses are strictly regulated

| The electoral roll is fixed by municipal authoritiesBelgian Federal Parliament>Parliament adopts a declaration to amend the Constitution, formally dissolving parliament and triggering elections within 40 days| Final day for the official announcement of the election and the convocation letter to voters| Polling day for Belgians residing abroad in the embassies and consular posts| Polling day (from 8am until 2pm, or until 4pm where voting is done electronically)List of members of the Chamber of Representatives of Belgium, 2014–19>newly elected Chamber of Representatives

Background and reforms since last election

The previous 2010 election resulted in a victory for Flemish nationalist N-VA. The coalition formation stalemate went on for a record-breaking 541 days. Eventually, the negotiating parties agreed upon a sixth Belgian state reform and the Di Rupo Government was finally formed on 6 December 2011 and comprised PS, MR, CD&V, Open VLD, sp.a and cdH.The state reform has the following consequences for the election in 2014:

• The controversial electoral constituency of Brussels-Halle-Vilvoorde no longer exists; rather, each province plus the federal capital now has its own constituency, and voter discrimination has been abolished.
• The Senate will no longer be directly elected.
• The term length will be increased from 4 years to 5 years, and the election will always coincide with the European Parliament election.

Election campaign

The campaign topics largely focused on socio-economic reforms: job creation and unemployment, tax reform, pensions, ... This campaign also featured an unprecedented level of quantified programmes by political parties. For example, the N-VA released its "V plan" and CD&V its "3D plan".One week before the election day, former CD&V Prime Minister Jean-Luc Dehaene suddenly died while in France. Several debates were cancelled, and CD&V as well as all other Flemish parties suspended their campaign for a few days.NEWS,weblink CD&V schort campagne op na overlijden van Dehaene, deredactie.be, 15 May 2014,

Jewish Museum shooting

On 24 May, the day before the elections, a shooting occurred at the Belgian Jewish Museum in Brussels, with three people reported dead.NEWS,weblink Three die in Brussels shooting at Jewish Museum, deredactie.be, 24 May 2014, Self-described anti-Zionist MP Laurent Louis suggested that the attack could be a false flag operation seeking to discredit him and his political party (Debout les Belges, or "Stand Up, Belgians") on the eve of the elections.WEB, Facebook post by Laurent LOUIS,weblink Laurent Louis, 24 May 2014,

Political parties

(File:Kamer-1978-2014.png|thumb|300px|{{center| The primary six Flemish political parties and their results for the House of Representatives (Kamer). From 1978 to 2014, in percentages for the complete 'Kingdom'.}})

Current situation

In 2010, ten parties won seats in the Belgian Senate: Christen-Democratisch en Vlaams (CD&V), Centre Démocrate Humaniste (cdH), Socialistische Partij Anders (sp.a), Parti Socialiste (PS), Open Vld, Mouvement Réformateur (MR), Groen, Ecolo, New Flemish Alliance (N-VA) and Vlaams Belang. In the Chamber of Representatives, the People's Party (PP) and Libertarian, Direct, Democratic (LDD) each also won one seat.During the legislation, the Francophone Democratic Federalists (FDF) separated from the MR party and are now represented in the Chamber with 3 representatives, but have no Senators. The PP Member of Parliament left the party and became an independent. One Vlaams Belang member of the Chamber and one Vlaams Belang member of the Senate left their party and decided to become independents.Thus, currently the ten major parties are represented in both the Chamber and the Senate; in addition, LDD and FDF are represented in the Chamber of Representatives.However, most of the major parties only operate in the Dutch-speaking or in the French-speaking constituencies. Voters who live in the provinces of Antwerp, East Flanders, Flemish Brabant, Limburg or West Flanders can only vote for CD&V, Groen, N-VA, Open VLD, sp.a and Vlaams Belang, apart from the minor parties – except when a French-speaking party would present a list in one of these provinces, which has not happened except for a FDF and a PP list in Flemish Brabant. In the provinces of Hainaut, Liège, Luxembourg, Namur and Walloon Brabant, voters can only vote for cdH, Ecolo, MR and PS, apart from the minor parties – except when a Dutch-speaking party would present a list in one of these provinces, which has not happened in this elections.In the constituency of Liège, the German-speaking parties CSP, Ecolo, PFF and SP all form one list with their French-speaking counterparts; the name of these lists only mention the French-speaking party. Therefore, the CSP politicians are on the cdH list, the Ecolo ones on the Ecolo list, PFF on the MR list and SP on the PS list. The other German-speaking parties (ProDG and Vivant) do not present a list due to their marginal chance of getting a seat in Parliament.In the constituency of Brussels-Capital, Ecolo and Groen formed one list under the name Ecolo.WEB,weblink Groen en Ecolo op één federale lijst in Brussel, deredactie.be, 11 October 2014, CD&V, N-VA, Open Vld, sp.a and Vlaams Belang will each present a single list.LDD only presented a list in West Flanders. FDF presented a list in all Walloon constituencies, in Brussels-Capital and in Flemish Brabant. PVDA-PTB presented a list in all eleven constituencies of Belgium, making it one of the few parties which are represented in the whole of Belgium.

Main candidates

The following candidates are the first on the respective party list (lijsttrekker / tête de liste) per constituency.">

Dutch-speaking constituencies {| class"wikitable" style"font-size:95%;"

! colspan="2" style="width:175px;" | Party! style="width:175px;" | {{flag|Antwerp}}! style="width:175px;" | {{flag|East Flanders}}! style="width:175px;" | {{flag|Flemish Brabant}}! style="width:175px;" | {{flag|Limburg (Belgium)|name=Limburg}}! style="width:175px;" | {{flag|West Flanders}}! style="width:175px;" | {{flag|Brussels}} bgcolor="efefef" Major partiesServais Verherstraeten| Pieter De Crem| Koen Geens| Wouter Beke| Hendrik Bogaert| Benjamin DalleMeyrem Almaci| Stefaan Van Hecke| Anne Dedry| Katrijn Conjaerts| Wouter De Vriendt| Annalisa Gadaleta(3rd on ECOLO list)Bart De Wever| Siegfried Bracke| Theo Francken| Steven Vandeput| Brecht Vermeulen| Luc DemullierAnnemie Turtelboom| Alexander De Croo| Maggie De Block| Patrick Dewael| Vincent Van Quickenborne| Thomas RyckaltsMonica De Coninck| Karin Temmerman| Hans Bonte| Peter Van Velthoven| Johan Vande Lanotte| Maité MorrenFilip Dewinter| Barbara Pas| Philip Claeys| Bert Schoofs| Peter Logghe| Hilde Roossens bgcolor="efefef" Minor partiesJean-Marie Dedecker| {{n/a}}Peter Mertens| Tom De Meester| Sander Vandecapelle| Kim De WitteFilip Desmet (politician)>Filip Desmet| Benjamin Pestieau|| BUB| Vincent Massaut| Bic Verbiest| Marie-Luce Lovinfosse| Tonnie Brichard| Mileen Verpoorten| Hans Van de Cauter|| Pirate Party| Christophe Cop| Jonas De Koning| {{n/a}}| Jo Vols| {{n/a}}| {{n/a}}">

French-speaking constituencies {| class"wikitable" style"font-size:95%;"

! colspan="2" style="width:175px;" | Party! style="width:175px;" | {{flag|Hainaut}}! style="width:175px;" | {{flag|Liège}}! style="width:175px;" | {{flag|Luxembourg (Belgium)|name=Luxembourg}}! style="width:175px;" | {{flag|Namur}}! style="width:175px;" | {{flag|Walloon Brabant}}! style="width:175px;" | {{flag|Brussels}} bgcolor="efefef" Major partiesCatherine FonckMelchior Wathelet, Jr.>Melchior Wathelet| Benoît Lutgen| Benoît Dispa| Cédric du Monceau| Francis DelpéréeJean-Marc Nollet| Muriel Gerkens| Cécile Thibaut| Georges Gilkinet| Marcel Cheron| Zakia KhattabiChristophe Verbist| Hugues Lannoy| Serge Saintes| Monique Felix| Amaury Alexandre| Olivier MaingainOlivier Chastel| Daniel Bacquelaine| Dominique Tilmans| Sabine Laruelle| Charles Michel| Didier ReyndersElio Di Rupo| Willy Demeyer| Philippe Courard| Jean-Marc Delizée| André Flahaut| Laurette Onkelinx bgcolor="efefef" Minor partiesMarco Van Hees| Raoul Hedebouw| Jonathan Taffarel| Thierry Warmoes| Liza Lebrun| Benjamin PestieauMischaël Modrikamen| Aldo Carcaci| Michel Renquin| Nathalie Strubbe| Michaël Debast| Tatiana Hachimi|| BUB| Romuald Joly| Nicolas Jacquemin| Jo Conter| Adrien Mertens| Dimitri Parée| Hans van de Cauter|| Pirate Party| Paul Bossu| Paul Thunissen| {{n/a}}| {{n/a}}| {{n/a}}| {{n/a}}

Opinion polling

The results of the opinion polls are usually split into separate numbers for the three Belgian regions. Below, they are transposed to national figures. {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;font-size:95%;line-height:14px"!! style="width:150px;"| Date(s)conducted !! style="width:300px;"|Newspaper!! class="unsortable" style="background:yellow; width:90px;"| N-VA!! class="unsortable" style="background:red; width:90px;"|PS!! class="unsortable" style="background:orange; width:90px;"|CD&V!! class="unsortable" style="background:blue; width:90px;"|MR!! class="unsortable" style="background:red; width:90px;"|sp.a!! class="unsortable" style="background:blue; width:90px;"|Open Vld!! class="unsortable" style="background:brown; width:90px;"|VB!! class="unsortable" style="background:orange; width:90px;"|CDH!! class="unsortable" style="background:green; width:90px;"|Ecolo!! class="unsortable" style="background:green; width:90px;"| Groen!! class="unsortable" style="background:gray; width:90px;"| Others!! class="unsortable" style="width:225px;"| LeadLa Libre Belgique >20.6% 10.2% 10.7% 8.4% 8.5% 8.7% 6.4% 3.7% 3.9% 4.9% 14.0% style="background:yellow;"| 9.9% over CD&VDe Standaard >17.6% – 12.0% – 8.4% 8.7% 6.7% – – 6.3% 40.4% style="background:yellow;"| 5.6% over CD&VLa Libre BelgiqueHTTP://WWW.LALIBRE.BE/ACTU/POLITIQUE-BELGE/BAROMETRE-LA-N-VA-GAGNE-2-7-EN-FLANDRE-5229BDB635703D8E48D2C206PUBLISHER=LALIBRE.BE22.3% 10.8% 10.9% 8.8% 7.6% 7.5% 7.2% 4.7% 4.7% 4.4% 11.2% style="background:yellow;"| 11.4% over CD&VLe Soir >19.3% 11.3% 10.8% 8.7% 8.0% 8.9% 7.5% 4.5% 4.3% 4.0% 12.5% style="background:yellow;"| 8.0% over PSLe SoirHTTP://BLOG.LESOIR.BE/DOCS/2013/06/16/LE-PS-EN-NET-RECUL-EN-WALLONIE-LA-N-VA-TOUJOURS-LOIN-DEVANT-EN-FLANDRE-2/WORK=LES DOCUMENTS DU SOIR22.0% 10.5% 9.9% 8.3% 8.7% 8.3% 5.9% 4.6% 4.7% 4.8% 12.1% style="background:yellow;"| 11.5% over PSLa Libre BelgiqueHTTP://WWW.LALIBRE.BE/ACTU/POLITIQUE-BELGE/ARTICLE/817618/LA-N-VA-PERD-DU-POIDS-LE-PS-EN-PETITE-FORME.HTMLACCESS-DATE=11 OCTOBER 2014, style="background:yellow"20.6% > 10.4% over PSDe StandaardHTTP://WWW.STANDAARD.BE/CNT/DMF20130524_040WORK=DE STANDAARD20.2% – 10.9% – 9.3% 6.4% 6.7% – – 6.0% 40.5% style="background:yellow;"| 9.3% over CD&VLe SoirHTTP://WWW.LESOIR.BE/NODE/213740WORK=LESOIR.BE21.2% 11.8% 10.5% 8.6% 8.6% 7.8% 6.6% 5.0% 4.4% 4.9% 10.7% style="background:yellow;"| 9.4% over PSHet Laatste NieuwsHTTP://WWW.HLN.BE/HLN/NL/957/BINNENLAND/ARTICLE/DETAIL/1597545/2013/03/16/CD-V-BEPERKT-DE-SCHADE.DHTMLWORK=HLN21.0% – 9.4% – 8.5% 7.5% 7.0% – – 5.2% 41.4% style="background:yellow;"| 11.6% over CD&VLa Libre BelgiqueHTTP://WWW.RTBF.BE/INFO/BELGIQUE/DETAIL_BAROMETRE-POLITIQUE-RTBF-LA-LIBRE-INDECROTTABLE-N-VA?ID=7933256WORK=RTBF INFO24.3% 10.8% 8.8% 9.0% 9.3% 6.2% 4.2% 4.6% 4.7% 5.4% 12.7% style="background:yellow;"| 13.5% over PS14 October 2012 style="background:#D5D5D5"2012 Belgian local elections>Provincial election 2012HTTP://WWW.VLAANDERENKIEST.BE/VERKIEZINGEN2012>TITLE=2012 VLAANDERENKIESTACCESS-DATE=11 OCTOBER 2014, weblink {{webarchiveweblink >date=28 January 2016 }} style="background:yellow"18.0% >11.7% style="background:#D5D5D5"13.5% >10.2% style="background:#D5D5D5"8.6% >9.2% style="background:#D5D5D5"5.6% >6.2% style="background:#D5D5D5"4.8% >5.3% style="background:#D5D5D5"6.7% > 4.5% over CD&VDe StandaardHTTP://WWW.STANDAARD.BE/CNT/DMF20120914_058WORK=DE STANDAARD22.6% – 11.5% – 9.0% 6.7% 5.9% – – 4.9% 39.4% style="background:yellow;"| 11.1% over CD&V10 June 2010 style="background:#D5D5D5"2010 Belgian federal election>Federal election 2010weblink {{webarchive weblink >date=9 July 2015 }} style="background:yellow"17.4% >13.7% style="background:#D5D5D5"10.8% >9.3% style="background:#D5D5D5"9.2% >8.6% style="background:#D5D5D5"7.8% >5.5% style="background:#D5D5D5"4.8% >4.4% style="background:#D5D5D5"8.4% > 3.7% over PS

Results

At the Flemish side, Vlaams Belang and LDD suffered major losses; their votes went to N-VA, which increased its position as largest party. CD&V, Open Vld and Groen gained slightly as well, while sp.a lost slightly.At the French-speaking side, PS, cdH and Ecolo suffer losses while MR gained as well as newcomers PTB-GO! and FDF.{{Election results|image=(File:Chambredesreps2014.svg)New Flemish Alliance>votes1=1366397seats1=33|sc1=+6Socialist Party (Belgium)>Parti Socialistesw2=–2.03sc2=–3Christen-Democratisch en Vlaams>votes3=783040seats3=18|sc3=+1Open Vlaamse Liberalen en Democraten>votes4=659571seats4=14|sc4=+1Mouvement Réformateur>votes5=650260seats5=20|sc5=+2Socialistische Partij Anders>votes6=595466seats6=13|sc6=0Groen (political party)>Groensw7=+0.94sc7=+1Centre démocrate humaniste>votes8=336184seats8=9|sc8=0Vlaams Belang>votes9=247738seats9=3|sc9=–9Ecolo>votes10=222524seats10=6|sc10=–2Workers' Party of Belgium>Parti du Travail de Belgique-GO !sw11=Newsc11=NewFrancophone Democratic Federalists>votes12=121384seats12=2|sc12=NewWorkers' Party of Belgium>Partij van de Arbeid+sw13=+0.94sc13=0People's Party (Belgium)>People's Partysw14=+0.23sc14=0Debout Les Belges!>votes15=58043seats15=0|sc15=NewLibertair, Direct, Democratisch>votes16=28414seats16=0|sc16=–1votes17=26035seats17=0color17=#35205EPirate Party (Belgium)>Pirate Partysw18=Newsc18=Newvotes19=15467seats19=0color19=#EA3113ISLAM)sw20=Newsc20=New|color20=#227E33Belgian Union>votes21=12103seats21=0|sc21=0ROSSEM>votes22=11680seats22=0|sc22=Newvotes23=11221seats23=0|sc23=0Nation (political party)>Nationsw24=Newsc24=Newvotes25=9845seats25=0|sc25=NewRassemblement Wallonie France>votes26=7394seats26=0|sc26=0votes27=4529seats27=0color27=#76B143Lutte Ouvrière>votes28=3539seats28=0|sc28=Newvotes29=3178seats29=0|sc29=0votes30=3080seats30=0|sc30=Newvotes31=2785seats31=0|sc31=Newvotes32=2298seats32=0color32=#E30512votes33=2281seats33=0|sc33=Newvotes34=2254seats34=0|sc34=Newvotes35=2028seats35=0|sc35=NewWalloon Rally>votes36=1598seats36=0|sc36=Newvotes37=1445seats37=0|sc37=Newvotes38=1280seats38=0|sc38=Newvotes39=953seats39=0|sc39=Newvotes40=932seats40=0|sc40=Newvotes41=750seats41=0|sc41=Newvotes42=460seats42=0|sc42=Newvotes43=430seats43=0|sc43=Newvotes44=400seats44=0|sc44=Newvotes45=382seats45=0|sc45=Newvotes46=213seats46=0|sc46=New|invalid=412951|total_sc=0|electorate=8008776|source=IBZ}}

In detail{| class"wikitable"

! colspan=16|Dutch-speaking constituencies !! colspan=3|Bilingual constituency ! rowspan=2|Party !! colspan=3|Antwerp !! colspan=3|East Flanders !! colspan=3|Flemish Brabant !! colspan=3|Limburg !! colspan=3|West Flanders !! colspan=3|Brussels! Votes !! Perc. !! Seats !! Votes !! Perc. !! Seats !! Votes !! Perc. !! Seats !! Votes !! Perc. !! Seats !! Votes !! Perc. !! Seats !! Votes !! Perc. !! Seats align="right" N-VA449,53139.3811306,309 31.036192,69828.375174,03031.395230,26528.506| 13,240| 2.65| 0 align="right" CD&V| 183,636| 16.09| 4| 177,178| 17.95| 4| 112,251| 16.53| 3| 125,962 | 22.72| 3| 175,669| 21.74| 4| 8,193| 1.64| 0 align="right" OPEN VLD| 116,892| 10.24| 2| 178,911| 18.12| 4| 170,128 | 25.05| 4| 68,713| 12.39| 2| 111,388| 13.79| 213,2942.660 align="right" SP.A| 132,096 | 11.57| 3| 131,607| 13.33 | 3| 81,254| 11.96| 2| 98,194| 17.71| 2| 142,406| 17.63| 3| 9,633 | 1.93| 0 align="right" GROEN| 112,477| 9.85| 2| 90,144| 9.13| 2| 59,096| 8.70| 1| 33,244| 6.00| 0| 63,657| 7.88| 1 ECOLO align="right" VL. BELANG| 79,852| 7.00| 2| 61,523| 6.23| 1| 28,857| 4.25| 0| 34,020| 6.14| 0 | 38,232| 4.73| 0| 5,165| 1.03| 0 align="right" PTB/PVDA+| 51,638| 4.52| 0| 26,294| 2.66| 0| 12,664| 1.86| 0| 14,253| 2.57| 0| 13,397| 1.66| 0 PTB/PVDA–GO! align="right"! align="left"| Total! 1,141,541! 100.00! 24! 987,205! 100.00! 20! 679,125! 100.00! 15! 554,454! 100.00! 12! 807,929! 100.00! 16! colspan=3|! colspan=16|French-speaking constituencies !! colspan=3|Bilingual constituency ! rowspan=2|Party !! colspan=3|Hainaut !! colspan=3|Liège !! colspan=3|Luxembourg !! colspan=3|Namur !! colspan=3|Walloon Brabant !! colspan=3|Brussels! Votes !! Perc. !! Seats !! Votes !! Perc. !! Seats !! Votes !! Perc. !! Seats !! Votes !! Perc. !! Seats !! Votes !! Perc. !! Seats !! Votes !! Perc. !! Seats align="right" PS303,08541.049187,93430.005| 37,373| 22.02| 1| 83,361 | 27.83| 2| 51,359 | 21.41| 1124,05324.865 align="right" MR| 153,304| 20.76| 5| 158,062| 25.23| 5| 41,346| 24.36| 184,78828.31297,74140.753| 115,049| 23.05| 4 align="right" CDH| 76,812| 10.40| 2| 81,789| 13.05| 256,70233.412| 48,135| 16.07| 1| 26,335| 10.98| 0| 46,508| 9.32| 2 align="right" ECOLO| 43,489| 5.89| 1| 56,902| 9.08| 1| 13,471 | 7.94| 0| 29,186 | 9.74| 1| 27,356| 11.40| 1| 52,147| 10.45| 2 align="right" PTB/PVDA–GO!| 38,194| 5.17| 1| 50,609| 8.08| 1| 4,003| 2.36| 0| 14,559 | 4.86| 0| 6,449 | 2.69| 0| 19,142| 3.84| 0 align="right" FDF| 14,382| 1.95| 0| 13,917| 2.22| 0| 2,811| 1.66| 0| 8,367| 2.79| 0| 11,198| 4.67| 0| 55,323| 11.08| 2 align="right" PP| 32,158| 4.35| 0| 32,237| 5.15| 1| 6,980| 4.11| 0| 13,029| 4.35| 0| 9,544| 3.98| 0| 8,651 | 1.73| 0 align="right"! align="left"| Total! 738,496! 100.00! 18! 601,826! 100.00! 15! 169,719! 100.00! 4! 299,512! 100.00! 6! 239,869! 100.00! 5! 499,082! 100.00! 15

Senate

2014 marked the first year when the Senate was no longer directly elected, since the sixth state reform of 2011. Now, the regional parliaments elect 50 senators based on the results of the concurrent regional elections (the Flemish Parliament elects 29, the Parliament of the French Community elects ten, the Walloon Parliament elects eight, the Parliament of the Brussels-Capital Region elects two Francophone senators and the Parliament of the German-speaking Community elects one). The elected senators in turn co-opt 10 senators (six Dutch-speaking and four Francophone), making a total of 60 senators.The distributiuon of seats among parties resulted as following:NEWS, N-VA goed voor één vijfde van de senatoren,weblink 23 January 2024, De Standaard, 26 May 2014, nl, {{Election results|image=(File:Senate diagram Belgium 2014.png)seattype2=Co-optedseattype4=+/–New Flemish Alliance>votes1=st2t1=2st4t1=+3Socialist Party (Belgium)>Socialist Partyst1t2=8st3t2=9|st4t2=+2Christian Democratic and Flemish>votes3=st2t3=1st4t3=+4Reformist Movement>votes4=st2t4=1st4t4=+4Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats>votes5=st2t5=1st4t5=+1Vooruit (political party)>Socialist Party Differentlyst1t6=4st3t6=5|st4t6=–1Humanist Democratic Centre>votes7=st2t7=1st4t7=+2Ecolo>votes8=st2t8=1st4t8=–1Groen (political party)>Groenst1t9=2st3t9=3|st4t9=+2Vlaams Belang>votes10=st2t10=0st4t10=–1Perspectives. Freedom. Progress.>Party for Freedom and Progress st1t11=1st3t11=1|st4t11=+1|total_st4t=–11}}{{notelist}}

Government formation

On 27 May, King Philippe nominated Bart De Wever (N-VA) as informateur, meaning he is tasked with finding enough points of agreement for a possible coalition.NEWS, Bart De Wever nommé informateur par le Roi, LaLibre.be, 27 May 2014,weblink After five months of discussions, a centre-right coalition of four parties (CD&V, Open Vld, MR and N-VA) came to agreement on 7 October with Walloon Charles Michel as prime minister. Yet it is a Flanders-focused coalition that excludes Socialists from the government for the first time in 26 years.WEB,weblink Belgium agrees to form coalition government, Deutsche Welle, 11 October 2014, Michel would be Belgium's youngest prime minister after the 28 hours of discussions over achieving a balanced budget by 2018. The announcement was made by party colleague and Budget Minister Olivier Chastel on Twitter: "Charles Michel becomes prime minister."WEB,weblink Belgium on course for government led by youngest PM, Uk.reuters.com, 11 October 2014,

References

{{Reflist|colwidth=30em}}

External links

• 2014 elections, belgium.be

{{Belgian elections}}