German-speaking electoral college
{{Short description|Constituency of the European Parliament}}{{More citations needed|date=June 2024}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}}{{EngvarB|date=January 2020}}
{{Infobox European Parliament constituency
|title = German-speaking electoral college
|locationmap2020=BE-de
|coordinates={{coord|50.6|6.0}}
|map = Deutschsprachige Gemeinschaft in Belgium.svg
|mapcaption = Shown within Belgium
|created = 1994
|meps = 1
|memberstate = Belgium
|memberstatelink2=Belgium
|sources = [http://www.europarl.europa.eu/elections2004/ep-election/sites/en/yourvoice/index.html]
}}
The German-speaking electoral college is one of three constituencies of the European Parliament in Belgium. It elects just one MEP for East Belgium,{{Cite news |last=Realfonzo |first=Ugo |last2=Chini |first2=Maïthé |date=6 June 2024 |title=European elections guide: Which Belgian MEPs can you vote for? |url=https://www.brusselstimes.com/1077080/european-elections-guide-which-belgian-meps-should-you-vote-for |access-date=2024-06-30 |work=The Brussels Times}} 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
Election results
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| caption= Results over time
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| yAxisTitle= %
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| y1Title=CSP
| y2Title=PFF
| y3Title=PDB
| y4Title=Ecolo
| y5Title=SP
| y6Title=Juropa
| y7Title=Vivant
| y8Title=ProDG
| y9Title=Others
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| x=1994,1999,2004,2009,2014,2019
| y1=31.29,36.47,42.49,32.25,30.36,34.9
| y2=20.06,19.6,22.79,20.37,16.05,11.5
| y3=15.51,9.92,9.3,,,
| y4=14.9,17.01,10.49,15.58,16.66,16.4
| y5=12.57,11.42,14.94,14.63,15.11,11.4
| y6=5.14,,,,,
| y7=,3.25,,6.25,8.61,11.16
| y8=,,,10.07,13.22,13.1
| y9=0.53,2.16,,0.85,,1.49
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= 2019 =
| class="wikitable" border="1" |
| style="background-color:#C9C9C9"
! align=left colspan=2 valign=top width=300| Party ! align=left width=50| EP Group ! align=right width=50| Votes ! align=right width=50| % ! align=right width=50| Change |
| bgcolor="#FFCC99"|
|align=left | Christian Social Party (CSP) |align=left | EPP |align=right |14,247 |align=right style="background-color:#EEEEEE" | 34.90 |align=right |{{increase}} 4.54 |
| bgcolor="green"|
|align=left | Ecolo |align=left | G-EFA |align=right |6,675 |align=right style="background-color:#EEEEEE" | 16.40 |align=right |{{decrease}} 0.26 |
| bgcolor="yellow" |
| align="left" |ProDG | align="left" |None | align="right" |5,360 | style="background-color:#EEEEEE" align="right" | 13.10 | align="right" |{{decrease}} 0.12 |
| bgcolor="blue" |
| align="left" |Partei für Freiheit und Fortschritt (PFF) | align="left" | ALDE | align="right" |4,684 | style="background-color:#EEEEEE" align="right" | 11.50 | align="right" | {{decrease}} 4.55 |
| bgcolor="red" |
| align="left" | Socialist Party (SP) | align="left" |S&D | align="right" |4,655 | style="background-color:#EEEEEE" align="right" | 11.40 | align="right" |{{decrease}} 3.71 |
| bgcolor="191970"|
|align=left |Vivant |align=left |None |align=right |4,550 |align=right style="background-color:#EEEEEE" | 11.16 |align=right |{{increase}} 2.55 |
| bgcolor="grey"|
|align=left|DierAnimal |align=left | GUE/NGL |align=right|606 |align=right style="background-color:#EEEEEE"|1.49 |align=right |{{increase}} 1.49 |
| colspan="3" align="left" |Total
| align="right" |40,777 | style="background-color:#EEEEEE" align="right" | | align="right" | – |
= 2014 =
| class="wikitable" border="1" |
| style="background-color:#C9C9C9"
! align=left colspan=2 valign=top width=300| Party ! align=left width=50| EP Group ! align=right width=50| Votes ! align=right width=50| % ! align=right width=50| Change |
| bgcolor="#FFCC99"|
|align=left | Christian Social Party (CSP) |align=left | EPP |align=right | 11,739 |align=right style="background-color:#EEEEEE" | 30.36 |align=right | {{decrease}} 1.89 |
| bgcolor="green"|
|align=left | Ecolo |align=left | G-EFA |align=right | 6,440 |align=right style="background-color:#EEEEEE" | 16.66 |align=right | {{increase}} 1.08 |
| bgcolor="blue"|
|align=left | Partei für Freiheit und Fortschritt (PFF) |align=left | ALDE |align=right | 6,204 |align=right style="background-color:#EEEEEE" | 16.05 |align=right | {{decrease}} 4.32 |
| bgcolor="red" |
|align=left | Socialist Party (SP) |align=left |S&D |align=right | 5,841 |align=right style="background-color:#EEEEEE" | 15.11 |align=right | {{increase}} 0.48 |
| bgcolor="yellow"|
|align=left | ProDG |align=left | None |align=right | 5,113 |align=right style="background-color:#EEEEEE" | 13.22 |align=right | {{increase}} 3.15 |
| bgcolor="191970"|
|align=left | Vivant |align=left | None |align=right | 3,328 |align=right style="background-color:#EEEEEE" | 8.61 |align=right | {{increase}} 2.36 |
| align=left colspan=3 | Total
|align=right |38,665 |align=right style="background-color:#EEEEEE" | |align=right | – |
= 2009 =
| class="wikitable" border="1" |
| style="background-color:#C9C9C9"
! align=left colspan=2 valign=top width=300| Party ! align=left width=50| EP Group ! align=right width=50| Votes ! align=right width=50| % ! align=right width=50| Change |
| bgcolor="#FFCC99"|
|align=left | Christian Social Party (CSP) |align=left | EPP |align=right | 12,475 |align=right style="background-color:#EEEEEE" | 32.25 |align=right | {{decrease}} 10.23 |
| bgcolor="blue"|
|align=left | Partei für Freiheit und Fortschritt (PFF) |align=left | ALDE |align=right | 7,878 |align=right style="background-color:#EEEEEE" | 20.37 |align=right | {{decrease}} 2.42 |
| bgcolor="green"|
|align=left | Ecolo |align=left | G-EFA |align=right | 6,025 |align=right style="background-color:#EEEEEE" | 15.58 |align=right | {{increase}} 5.09 |
| bgcolor="red" |
|align=left | Socialist Party (SP) |align=left |PES |align=right | 5,658 |align=right style="background-color:#EEEEEE" | 14.63 |align=right | {{decrease}} 0.31 |
| bgcolor="yellow"|
|align=left | ProDG |align=left | None |align=right | 3,895 |align=right style="background-color:#EEEEEE" | 10.07 |align=right | {{increase}} 0.77 |
| bgcolor="191970"|
|align=left | Vivant |align=left | None |align=right | 2,417 |align=right style="background-color:#EEEEEE" | 6.25 |align=right | New |
| bgcolor="grey"|
|align=left | Europa de Weirte |align=left | None |align=right | 328 |align=right style="background-color:#EEEEEE" | 0.85 |align=right | New |
| align=left colspan=3 | Total
|align=right | 38,680 |align=right style="background-color:#EEEEEE" | |align=right | – |
= 2004 =
| class="wikitable" border="1" |
| style="background-color:#C9C9C9"
! align=left colspan=2 valign=top width=300| Party ! align=left width=50| EP Group ! align=right width=50| Votes ! align=right width=50| % ! align=right width=50| Change |
| bgcolor="#FFCC99"|
|align=left | Christian Social Party (CSP) |align=left | EPP |align=right | 15,722 |align=right style="background-color:#EEEEEE" | 42.49 |align=right | {{increase}} 6.02 |
| bgcolor="blue"|
|align=left | Partei für Freiheit und Fortschritt (PFF) |align=left | ELDR |align=right | 8,434 |align=right style="background-color:#EEEEEE" | 22.79 |align=right | {{increase}} 3.19 |
| bgcolor="red" |
|align=left | Socialist Party (SP) |align=left |PES |align=right | 5,527 |align=right style="background-color:#EEEEEE" | 14.94 |align=right | {{increase}} 3.52 |
| bgcolor="green"|
|align=left | Ecolo |align=left | G-EFA |align=right | 3,880 |align=right style="background-color:#EEEEEE" | 10.49 |align=right | {{decrease}} 6.52 |
| bgcolor="#FF6600"|
|align=left | Party of German-speaking Belgians (PDB) |align=left | None |align=right | 3,442 |align=right style="background-color:#EEEEEE" | 9.3 |align=right | {{decrease}} 0.62 |
| align=left colspan=3 | Total
|align=right | 37,005 |align=right style="background-color:#EEEEEE" | |align=right | – |
= 1999 =
| class="wikitable" border="1" |
| style="background-color:#C9C9C9"
! align=left colspan=2 valign=top width=300| Party ! align=left width=50| EP Group ! align=right width=50| Votes ! align=right width=50| % ! align=right width=50| Change |
| bgcolor="#FFCC99"|
|align=left | Christian Social Party (CSP) |align=left | EPP |align=right | 13,456 |align=right style="background-color:#EEEEEE" | 36.47 |align=right | {{increase}} 5.18 |
| bgcolor="blue"|
|align=left | Partei für Freiheit und Fortschritt (PFF) |align=left | ELDR |align=right | 7,234 |align=right style="background-color:#EEEEEE" | 19.60 |align=right | {{decrease}} 0.46 |
| bgcolor="green"|
|align=left | Ecolo |align=left | G-EFA |align=right | 6,276 |align=right style="background-color:#EEEEEE" | 17.01 |align=right | {{increase}} +2.11 |
| bgcolor="red" |
|align=left | Socialist Party (SP) |align=left |PES |align=right | 4,215 |align=right style="background-color:#EEEEEE" | 11.42 |align=right | {{increase}} 1.15 |
| bgcolor="#FF6600"|
|align=left | Party of German-speaking Belgians (PDB) |align=left | None |align=right | 3,661 |align=right style="background-color:#EEEEEE" | 9.92 |align=right | {{decrease}} 5.59 |
| bgcolor="191970"|
|align=left | Vivant |align=left | None |align=right | 1,198 |align=right style="background-color:#EEEEEE" | 3.25 |align=right | New |
| bgcolor="grey"|
|align=left | All Others |align=left | — |align=right | 860 |align=right style="background-color:#EEEEEE" | 2.16 |align=right | — |
| align=left colspan=3 | Total
|align=right | |align=right style="background-color:#EEEEEE" | |align=right | – |
= 1994 =
| class="wikitable" border="1" |
| style="background-color:#C9C9C9"
! align=left colspan=2 valign=top width=300| Party ! align=left width=50| EP Group ! align=right width=50| Votes ! align=right width=50| % |
| bgcolor="#FFCC99"|
|align=left | Christian Social Party (CSP) |align=left | EPP |align=right | 11,999 |align=right style="background-color:#EEEEEE" | 31.29 |
| bgcolor="blue"|
|align=left | Partei für Freiheit und Fortschritt (PFF) |align=left | ELDR |align=right | 7,690 |align=right style="background-color:#EEEEEE" | 20.06 |
| bgcolor="#FF6600"|
|align=left | Party of German-speaking Belgians (PDB) |align=left | None |align=right | 5,945 |align=right style="background-color:#EEEEEE" | 15.51 |
| bgcolor="green"|
|align=left | Ecolo |align=left | G |align=right | 5,714 |align=right style="background-color:#EEEEEE" | 14.90 |
| bgcolor="red" |
|align=left | Socialist Party (SP) |align=left |PES |align=right | 4,820 |align=right style="background-color:#EEEEEE" | 12.57 |
| bgcolor="#FF6600"|
|align=left | Juropa |align=left | None |align=right | 1,969 |align=right style="background-color:#EEEEEE" | 5.14 |
| bgcolor="#c00"|
|align=left | Workers' Party of Belgium (PAB) |align=left | None |align=right | 205 |align=right style="background-color:#EEEEEE" | 0.53 |
| align=left colspan=3 | Total
|align=right | |align=right style="background-color:#EEEEEE" | |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://elections2019.belgium.be/en/results-figures?el=EU&id=EUL63023 2019 European election results]
{{European Parliament constituencies 2020–2024}}
{{Constituencies of Belgium}}
Category:European Parliament constituencies in Belgium
Category:German-speaking Community of Belgium