List_of_elections_in_Belgium

List of elections in Belgium

List of elections in Belgium

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This is an overview of all regular elections held in the Kingdom of Belgium since its independence. This excludes local referendums and special elections (by-elections) that existed before 1919. Municipal elections prior to 1919 are not listed either.

Constituent elections (1830)

Elections to the temporary National Congress:

Unitary state (1831–1994)

Elections in 1831–1919

Representatives were elected for a 4-year term; half of the Chamber was up for election each two years. Senators were elected for an 8-year term; half of the Senate was up for election each four years. The first series (referenced as "E" here) consisted of the provinces of East Flanders, Hainaut, Liège and Limburg; the second series ("A" below) of Antwerp, Brabant, Luxembourg, Namur and West Flanders.

An equivalent system applied to elections for municipal and provincial councils.

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Elections in 1919–1994

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Federal state (1994–present)

The 1993–1994 fourth state reform had far-reaching consequences for the institutional structure of the country.

Local elections (six-year terms) include provincial and municipal elections, as well as district elections in Antwerp.

Regional elections (five-year terms, concurrently with European elections) are elections to the different parliaments of communities and regions: the Flemish Parliament, the Walloon Parliament, the Parliament of the Brussels-Capital Region, the Parliament of the German-speaking Community and indirectly the Parliament of the French Community and the three assemblies of the community commissions in Brussels.

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Notes

  1. [1]
    The Chamber of Representatives was dissolved by royal order.
  2. [2]
    Both Chambers were dissolved by royal order.
  3. [3]
    The Senate was dissolved by royal order.
  4. [4]
    Both Chambers were dissolved automatically by Declaration of Revision of the Constitution.

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