Brussels (Chamber of Representatives constituency)

Brussels (French: Bruxelles; Dutch: Brussel; German: Brüssel) is one of the 11 multi-member constituencies of the Chamber of Representatives, the lower house of the Belgian Federal Parliament, the national legislature of Belgium. The constituency was established in 2014 following the Sixth Belgian state reform. It is conterminous with the region of Brussels. The constituency currently elects 15 of the 150 members of the Chamber of Representatives using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system. At the 2019 federal election the constituency had 623,162 registered electors.

Brussels
Bruxelles
Brussel
Brüssel
Constituency
for the Chamber of Representatives
Location of Brussels within Belgium
RegionBrussels
Population1,241,175 (2023)[1]
Electorate623,162 (2019)
Area162 km2 (2023)[2]
Current Constituency
Created2014
Seats16 (2024–present)
Members[3]
List
  •   Khalil Aouasti (PS)
  •   Nabil Boukili (PTB)
  •   Georges Dallemagne (LE)
  •   Guillaume Defossé (Ecolo)
  •   Séverine de Laveleye (Ecolo)
  •   Michel De Maegd (MR)
  •   François De Smet (DéFI)
  •   Claire Hugon (Ecolo)
  •   Emir Kir (PS)
  •   Ahmed Laaouej (PS)
  •   Philippe Pivin (MR)
  •   Sophie Rohonyi (DéFI)
  •   Gilles Vanden Burre (Ecolo)
  •   Maria Vindevoghel (PTB)
  •   Sophie Wilmès (MR)
Created fromBrussels-Halle-Vilvoorde

Electoral system

Brussels currently elects 16 of the 150 members of the Chamber of Representatives using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system.[4][5] Seats are allocated using the D'Hondt method.[6][7] Only parties that reach the 5% threshold in the constituency compete for seats.[8][9]

Election results

Summary
ElectionWorkers
PTB		Ecolo
Ecolo		Socialists
PS		Democratic Federalists
DéFI / FDF		Liberals & Democrats
Open Vld		Reformists
MR		Les Engagés
LE / CDH		New Flemish
N-VA
Votes %SeatsVotes %SeatsVotes %SeatsVotes %SeatsVotes %SeatsVotes %SeatsVotes %SeatsVotes %Seats
202486,92716.75%358,64511.30%296,51618.60%434,1436.58%1 Did not contest 120,15523.15%449,4259.52%214,4722.79%0
201961,58912.28%2108,14421.57%4100,19519.98%351,54410.28%211,5112.30%087,59417.47%329,1615.82%115,9833.19%0
201419,1353.84%052,13310.45%2123,98524.86%555,30611.09%213,2832.66%0115,03823.07%446,4419.31%213,2232.65%0

(Figures in italics represent alliances.)

2019

Results of the 2019 federal election held on 26 May 2019:[10][11][12]

PartyVotes per cantonTotal
Votes		%Seats
Ander
-lecht		Brus
-sels		IxellesMolen
-beek-
Saint-
Jean		Saint-
Gilles		Saint-
Josse-
ten-Noode		Schaer
-beek		UccleExpat
-riates		Sint-
Gene
-sius-
Rode
EcoloEcolo8,85312,18616,99912,5694,61714,06313,56514,5176,8543,921108,14421.57%4
Socialist PartyPS13,79616,2737,31721,3343,5689,35816,1118,2631,9702,205100,19519.98%3
Reformist MovementMR7,4226,90411,7869,4961,39614,9486,89813,8296,0468,86987,59417.47%3
Workers' Party of BelgiumPTB9,66710,3204,85912,3842,9514,4849,4625,4937461,22361,58912.28%2
DéFIDéFI3,8394,4757,8205,21682410,6277,2446,9561,1333,41051,54410.28%2
Humanist Democratic CentreCDH2,9873,8542,6295,7495494,9263,4392,6359601,43329,1615.82%1
New Flemish AllianceN-VA2,4032,5611,4053,2853371,7461,8251,32067242915,9833.19%0
Destexhe List1,1961,1701,6181,6742312,1161,2832,0484801,06312,8792.57%0
Open Flemish Liberals and DemocratsOpen Vld1,1331,9611,1922,1302761,5901,34392767728211,5112.30%0
People's PartyPP1,1491,0258841,4132249311,0768625243678,4551.69%0
Vlaams BelangVB1,5241,1304821,7991576749634914291757,8241.56%0
Christian Democratic and FlemishCD&V8551,1285301,2031189158444163702016,5801.31%0
Valid Votes54,82462,98757,52178,25215,24866,37864,05357,75720,86123,578501,459100.00%15
Rejected Votes5,4195,5653,0797,3241,2423,7095,7703,3831,15936,6506.81%
Total Polled60,24368,55260,60085,57616,49070,08769,82361,14022,020538,10986.35%
Registered Electors72,76083,93171,888103,14119,84181,99284,07273,01732,520623,162
Turnout82.80%81.68%84.30%82.97%83.11%85.48%83.05%83.73%67.71%86.35%

The following candidates were elected:[12] Nabil Boukili (PTB), 13,790 votes; Georges Dallemagne (CDH), 8,766 votes; Séverine de Laveleye (Ecolo), 8,175 votes; Michel De Maegd (MR), 7,998 votes; Caroline Désir (PS), 11,421 votes; François De Smet (DéFI), 10,000 votes; Zakia Khattabi (Ecolo), 29,157 votes; Emir Kir (PS), 18,520 votes; Ahmed Laaouej (PS), 31,589 votes; Didier Reynders (MR), 33,205 votes; Sophie Rohonyi (DéFI), 5,704 votes; Gilles Vanden Burre (Ecolo), 8,696 votes; Tinne Van der Straeten (Ecolo), 10,938 votes; Maria Vindevoghel (PTB), 14,642 votes; and Sophie Wilmès (MR), 16,180 votes.

Substitutions:[13]

  • Caroline Désir (PS) was appointed to the Government of the French Community and was substituted by Khalil Aouasti (PS) from 19 September 2019.
  • Didier Reynders (MR) resigned on 30 November 2019 and was substituted by Philippe Pivin (MR) on the same day.
  • Zakia Khattabi (Ecolo) was appointed to the federal government and was substituted by Claire Hugon (Ecolo) on 1 October 2020.
  • Tinne Van der Straeten (Ecolo) was appointed to the federal government and was substituted by Guillaume Defossé (Ecolo) on 1 October 2020.

2014

Results of the 2014 federal election held on 25 May 2014:[14][15][16]

PartyVotes per cantonTotal
Votes		%Seats
Ander
-lecht		Brus
-sels		IxellesMolen
-beek-
Saint-
Jean		Saint-
Gilles		Saint-
Josse-
ten-Noode		Schaer
-beek		UccleExpat
-riates		Sint-
Gene
-sius-
Rode
Socialist PartyPS16,28618,46110,75722,8275,10912,33220,35712,0762,8342,946123,98524.86%5
Reformist MovementMR10,7469,84614,86515,6902,12718,09310,61519,3304,2849,442115,03823.07%4
Francophone Democratic FederalistsFDF3,7094,3049,6575,44678012,6556,8786,5871,0984,19255,30611.09%2
EcoloEcolo4,1355,9478,8716,0602,7266,8196,9266,8852,1351,62952,13310.45%2
Humanist Democratic CentreCDH5,4056,7463,8278,3141,0947,2656,4034,5217942,07246,4419.31%2
Workers' Party of BelgiumPTB1,8562,6262,5273,3521,2401,7883,1052,13918331919,1353.84%0
Open Flemish Liberals and DemocratsOpen Vld1,6202,1321,2192,6182961,6061,6231,09359448213,2832.66%0
New Flemish AllianceN-VA2,2042,1161,0322,6962651,3101,4061,00633685213,2232.65%0
Debout Les Belges!1,7261,7568562,3034781,0041,59898416624111,1122.23%0
Socialist Party DifferentSP.A1,4961,8266612,6183177351,1374861362019,6131.93%0
Islam1,7241,6744262,1283636501,634603791069,3871.88%0
People's PartyPP1,3461,1049121,5951679761,1948702082698,6411.73%0
Christian Democratic and FlemishCD&V1,2761,2847601,5871311,1209495482033158,1731.64%0
Vlaams BelangVB1,0447533071,1081114576684011751335,1571.03%0
The Right35522826038250234241223128642,1650.43%0
Nation2421321092493914839516796461,6230.33%0
Left Communists14713923116317512921817940241,4450.29%0
Egalitarians!1141875219035822045323139530.19%0
Libertarian Party747511892331001078049227500.15%0
Left MovementMG665476952255977022105670.11%0
Agora Erasmus50414750134860372973820.08%0
The Fight2917264171732201862130.04%0
Valid Votes55,65061,44857,59679,60415,57867,62365,84758,35813,63023,391498,725100.00%15
Rejected Votes4,3294,5562,4035,7711,0422,7614,4462,6651,08429,0575.51%
Total Polled59,97966,00459,99985,37516,62070,38470,29361,02314,714527,78286.72%
Registered Electors71,76980,93471,391102,53519,78683,36383,35772,73322,709608,577
Turnout83.57%81.55%84.04%83.26%84.00%84.43%84.33%83.90%64.79%86.72%

The following candidates were elected:[16] Nawal Ben Hamou (PS), 6,880 votes; Véronique Caprasse (FDF), 4,869 votes; Francis Delpérée (CDH), 13,543 votes; Céline Fremault (CDH), 7,362 votes; Benoit Hellings (Ecolo), 3,725 votes; Zakia Khattabi (Ecolo), 9,285 votes; Emir Kir (PS), 18,536 votes; Ahmed Laaouej (PS), 12,996 votes; Karine Lalieux (PS), 10,963 votes; Olivier Maingain (FDF), 32,246 votes; Laurette Onkelinx (PS), 41,621 votes; Philippe Pivin (MR), 5,945 votes; Didier Reynders (MR), 54,475 votes; Françoise Schepmans (MR), 13,564 votes; and Damien Thiéry (MR), 7,599 votes.

Substitutions:[17]

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