Constituency of the European Parliament
German-speaking electoral college |
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European Parliament constituency |
Location among the current constituencies |
Shown within Belgium |
Member state | Belgium |
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Created | 1994 |
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MEPs | 1 |
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Sources |
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The German-speaking electoral college is one of three constituencies of the European Parliament in Belgium. It elects just one MEP for East Belgium,[1] making it the only such constituency, effectively making it first past the post between parties (the party with the most votes gets the seat).
However, the electoral system in Belgium uses semi-open lists, therefore the winning candidate is theoretically not necessarily the first candidate on the winning party list. The semi-open list uses a 50% threshold for preference votes (due to having only one MEP), making it the highest in European Parliament elections.
This is the European Parliament's smallest constituency, with an electorate at the 2004 election of just 46,914.
Boundaries
The constituency corresponds to the German-speaking Community of Belgium.
Member of the European Parliament
Term | Member | Party |
| 1994–2014 | Mathieu Grosch | Christian Social Party (EPP) |
| 2014–present | Pascal Arimont | Christian Social Party (EPP) |
Election results
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Results over time
2019
Party | EP Group | Votes | % | Change |
| Christian Social Party (CSP) | EPP | 14,247 | 34.90 | 4.54 |
| Ecolo | G-EFA | 6,675 | 16.40 | 0.26 |
| ProDG | None | 5,360 | 13.10 | 0.12 |
| Partei für Freiheit und Fortschritt (PFF) | ALDE | 4,684 | 11.50 | 4.55 |
| Socialist Party (SP) | S&D | 4,655 | 11.40 | 3.71 |
| Vivant | None | 4,550 | 11.16 | 2.55 |
| DierAnimal | GUE/NGL | 606 | 1.49 | 1.49 |
Total | 40,777 | | – |
2014
Party | EP Group | Votes | % | Change |
| Christian Social Party (CSP) | EPP | 11,739 | 30.36 | 1.89 |
| Ecolo | G-EFA | 6,440 | 16.66 | 1.08 |
| Partei für Freiheit und Fortschritt (PFF) | ALDE | 6,204 | 16.05 | 4.32 |
| Socialist Party (SP) | S&D | 5,841 | 15.11 | 0.48 |
| ProDG | None | 5,113 | 13.22 | 3.15 |
| Vivant | None | 3,328 | 8.61 | 2.36 |
Total | 38,665 | | – |
2009
2004
1999
1994
References
- ^ Realfonzo, Ugo; Chini, Maïthé (6 June 2024). "European elections guide: Which Belgian MEPs can you vote for?". The Brussels Times. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
External links
- 2019 European election results
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