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1| popular_vote1 = 954,048| percentage1 = 14.17%| swing1 = {{decrease}} 2.62%150x150px)| leader2 = Gerolf Annemans| party2 = Vlaams BelangEuropean Alliance of People and Nations>EAPN| last_election2 = 1 seat, 4.26%| seats2 = 3| seat_change2 = {{increase}} 2| popular_vote2 = 811,169| percentage2 = 12.05%| swing2 = {{increase}} 7.79%150x150px)| leader3 = Guy Verhofstadt| party3 = Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats| alliance3 = Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party| last_election3 = 3 seats, 12.84%| seats3 = 2| seat_change3 = {{decrease}} 1| popular_vote3 = 678,051| percentage3 = 10.07%| swing3 = {{decrease}} 2.77%150x150px)| leader4 = Paul Magnette| party4 = Socialist Party (francophone Belgium)| alliance4 = Party of European Socialists| last_election4 = 3 seats, 10.68%| seats4 = 2| seat_change4 = {{decrease}} 1| popular_vote4 = 655,812| percentage4 = 9.74%| swing4 = {{decrease}} 1.03%150x150px)| leader5 = Kris Peeters| party5 = Christian Democratic and Flemish| alliance5 = European People's Party| last_election5 = 2 seats, 12.57%| seats5 = 2| seat_change5 = {{steady}} 0| popular_vote5 = 617,651| percentage5 = 9.17%| swing5 = {{decrease}} 3.39%150x150px)| leader6 = Marc Botenga| party6 = Workers' Party of Belgium| alliance6 = European United Left–Nordic Green Left| last_election6 = 0 seats, 3.51%| seats6 = 1| seat_change6 = {{increase}} 1| popular_vote6 = 566,274| percentage6 = 8.42%| swing6 = {{increase}} 4.91%150x150px)| leader7 = Petra De Sutter| party7 = Groen (political party)| alliance7 = European Green Party| last_election7 = 1 seat, 6.69%| seats7 = 1| seat_change7 = {{steady}} 0| popular_vote7 = 525,908| percentage7 = 7.81%| swing7 = {{increase}} 1.13%150x150px)| leader8 = Philippe Lamberts| party8 = Ecolo| alliance8 = European Green Party| last_election8 = 1 seat, 4.26%| seats8 = 2| seat_change8 = {{increase}} 1| popular_vote8 = 492,330| percentage8 = 7.31%| swing8 = {{increase}} 2.95%150x150px)| leader9 = Olivier Chastel| party9 = Reformist Movement| alliance9 = Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party| last_election9 = 3 seats, 9.88%| seats9 = 2| seat_change9 = {{decrease}} 1| popular_vote9 = 475,338| percentage9 = 7.06%| swing9 = {{decrease}} 2.92%| ongoing = NoList of members of the European Parliament for Belgium, 2019–24>elected membersList of members of the European Parliament for Belgium, 2014–19>outgoing members}}An election was held on 26 May 2019 in the three Belgian constituencies (the Dutch-speaking electoral college, the French-speaking electoral college and the German-speaking electoral college) to elect the Belgian delegation to the European Parliament. It was part of the 2019 European Parliament election.A royal order of 15 June 2018 fixed the date of the European Parliament election in Belgium, following an agreement at European level.15 juni 2018. - Koninklijk besluit tot vastlegging van de datum van de verkiezing van het Europese Parlement Per the Belgian Constitution, the Belgian regional elections, and additionally the Belgian federal election because no snap election occurred, were automatically held on the same day.Marianne Thyssen, who was re-elected Member of the European Parliament in 2014 as lijsttrekker for CD&V and who subsequently became European Commissioner, announced in July 2018 that she would quit politics in 2019.NEWS,weblink Marianne Thyssen stapt volgend jaar uit de politiek: "Er is ook een leven ernaast", 12 July 2018,

Electoral system

(File:Communities of Belgium.svg|thumb|left|200px|{{legend|#fab274ff|Dutch-speaking electoral college (12 MEPs)}}{{legend|#f2536bff|French-speaking electoral college (8 MEPs)}}{{legend|#40bb6aff|German-speaking electoral college (1 MEP)}})As the reapportionment after Brexit did not impact the number of seats allocated to Belgium, 21 MEPs were elected in Belgium, as in the 2014 election. One of them is by law allocated to the German-speaking electoral college and the remaining ones are allocated to the Dutch-speaking and to the French-speaking electoral college in accordance with a population formula, giving them respectively twelve and eight seats, as in 2014.30 JULI 2018. - Koninklijk besluit tot vaststelling van het aantal zetels dat toegekend wordt aan het Nederlandse kiescollege en het Franse kiescollege voor de verkiezing van het Europees ParlementVoters could only vote on the lists depending on the language area they live in. This means that in the bilingual arrondissement of Brussels-Capital, voters could choose whether to vote for the Dutch-speaking or for the French-speaking electoral college. There was an exception to this rule for the six municipalities with language facilities in the Brussels Periphery, whose inhabitants could also opt to vote for French-speaking lists despite being in the Dutch language area.Seats were allocated according to the D'Hondt method in each of the three electoral colleges; however, the German-speaking electoral college de facto used a first-past-the-post system, since it elected only one MEP. The electoral threshold was 5%, which was based on the vote share per electoral college rather than nationally.All Belgian citizens aged 18 or over and residing in Belgium were obligated to participate in the election.Other EU citizens residing in Belgium as well as Belgians living in another EU member state had the right to vote on Belgian lists in European Parliament elections. The law of 17 November 2016 extended this right to Belgians living in a non-EU member state, which was already possible for federal elections.

Results

{{Election results|header1=French-speaking electoral collegeSocialist Party (Belgium)>Socialist Partyseats2=2Ecolo>votes3=485655|seats3=2Reformist Movement>votes4=470654|seats4=2Workers' Party of Belgium>votes5=355883|seats5=1Humanist Democratic Centre>votes6=218078|seats6=1DéFI>votes7=144555|seats7=0People's Party (Belgium)>People's Partyseats8=0embed=y|header1=Dutch-speaking electoral collegeNew Flemish Alliance>votes2=954048|seats2=3Vlaams Belang>votes3=811169|seats3=3Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats>votes4=678051|seats4=2Christian Democratic and Flemish>votes5=617651|seats5=2Groen (political party)>Greenseats6=1Vooruit (political party)>Socialist Party Differentlyseats7=1Workers' Party of Belgium>votes8=210391|seats8=0Volt Belgium>votes9=20385Volt Europa}}|seats9=0embed=y|header1=German-speaking electoral collegeChristlich Soziale Partei (Belgium)>Christian Social Partyseats2=1Ecolo>votes3=6675|seats3=0ProDG (Belgium)>ProDGseats4=0Partei für Freiheit und Fortschritt–Reformist Movement>votes5=4684|seats5=0Socialist Party (Belgium)>Socialist Partyseats6=0Vivant>votes7=4550|seats7=0DierAnimal>votes8=606|seats8=0|valid=6732157|invalid=454520|electorate=8122985|source=Belgian Elections}}}}}}

Elected members {| class"wikitable" style"font-size:95%;"

! colspan="2" style="width:175px;" | Party! style="width:350px;" | Elected membersDutch-speaking electoral college (12)New Flemish Alliance (3)|Geert Bourgeois, Assita Kanko, Johan Van OvertveldtVlaams Belang (3)|Gerolf Annemans, Filip De Man, Tom VandendriesschePatsy Vatlet resigned from her seat before inauguration.Open Vlaamse Liberalen en Democraten>Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats (2)|Guy Verhofstadt, Hilde VautmansChristen-Democratisch en Vlaams>Christian Democratic & Flemish (2)|Kris Peeters, Cindy FranssenGroen (political party)>Groen (1)|Petra De Suttersp.a>Socialist Party Differently (1)|Kathleen Van BremptFrench-speaking electoral college (8)Parti Socialiste (Belgium)>Socialist Party (2)|Marie Arena, Marc TarabellaPaul Magnette resigned from his seat before inauguration.Ecolo (2)|Philippe Lamberts, Saskia BricmontMouvement Réformateur>Reformist Movement (2)|Olivier Chastel, Frédérique RiesWorkers' Party of Belgium (1)|Marc BotengaCentre démocrate humaniste>Humanist Democratic Centre (1)|Benoît LutgenGerman-speaking electoral college (1)Christian Social Party (Belgium)>Christian Social Party (1)|Pascal Arimont

Groups

From 2019 European Parliament election#Groups{| class="wikitable"! colspan="2" |Alliance!! SeatsEuropean People's Party (EPP) >| 4Renew Europe (RE) >| 4Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D) >| 3Identity and Democracy (ID) >| 3European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) >| 3Greens–European Free Alliance (Greens/EFA) >| 3The Left in the European Parliament – GUE/NGL>European United Left–Nordic Green Left (GUE/NGL) 1Non-Inscrits >| 0eighth legislature (2014–2019)">

Outgoing delegation{| class"wikitable" style"text-align:left;"eighth European Parliament>eighth legislature (2014–2019)

! colspan="2" |Group!! 21 ! colspan="2" |Dutch-speaking electoral college!! 12! colspan="2" |French-speaking electoral college!! 8! colspan="2" |German-speaking electoral college!! 1Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe group>ALDE 6Open Vlaamse Liberalen en Democraten>Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats (Open VLD) 3Mouvement Réformateur>Reformist Movement (MR) 3European Conservatives and Reformists>ECR 4New Flemish Alliance (N-VA) >| 4Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats>S&D 4Socialistische Partij Anders>Socialist Party Differently (sp.a) 1Parti Socialiste (Belgium)>Socialist Party (PS) 3European People's Party group>EPP 4Christen-Democratisch en Vlaams>Christian Democratic & Flemish (CD&V) 2Centre démocrate humaniste>Humanist Democratic Centre (cdH) 1Christian Social Party (Belgium)>Christian Social Party (CSP) 1Greens–European Free Alliance>Greens-EFA 2Groen (political party)>Groen 1Ecolo >| 1Europe of Nations and Freedom>ENF 1Vlaams Belang (VB) >| 1

External links

• Elections 2019 - Federal Public Service Interior

References

{{reflist}}{{European Parliament elections}}{{Belgian elections}}