Election results (18 May 2003)
Summary of the 18 May 2003 Belgian Chamber of Representatives election results
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Party |
Main ideology |
Leader(s) |
Votes |
% |
+/– |
E.c. % |
Seats |
+/– |
|
Flemish Liberals and Democrats (VLD) |
Liberalism |
Karel De Gucht |
1,009,223 |
15.36 |
1.1 |
25.9 |
25 |
2 |
|
Socialist Party–Differently (SP.A) + Spirit (SPIRIT) |
Social democracy |
Steve Stevaert |
979,750 |
14.91 |
5.4 |
24.9 |
23 |
9 |
|
Christian Democratic & Flemish (CD&V) |
Christian democracy |
Stefaan De Clerck |
870,749 |
13.25 |
0.84 |
25.3 |
21 |
1 |
|
Socialist Party (PS) |
Social democracy |
Elio Di Rupo |
855,992 |
13.02 |
2.8 |
36.4 |
25 |
6 |
|
Flemish Block (VB) |
Flemish nationalism |
Frank Vanhecke |
767,605 |
11.59 |
1.7 |
18.2 |
18 |
3 |
|
Reformist Movement (MR) |
Liberalism |
Antoine Duquesne |
748,954 |
11.40 |
1.3 |
28.4 |
24 |
6 |
|
Humanist Democratic Centre (CDH) |
Christian democracy |
Joëlle Milquet |
359,660 |
5.47 |
0.4 |
15.4 |
8 |
2 |
|
New Flemish Alliance (N-VA) |
Flemish nationalism |
Geert Bourgeois |
201,399 |
3.06 |
2.5 |
|
1 |
9 |
|
Confederated Ecologists (ECOLO) |
Green politics |
|
201,123 |
3.06 |
4.3 |
8.5 |
4 |
7 |
|
National Front (FN) |
Nationalism |
Daniel Féret |
130,012 |
1.98 |
0.5 |
5.6 |
1 |
0 |
|
Living Differently (AGALEV) |
Green politics |
Jos Geysels |
162,205 |
2.47 |
3.5 |
3.9 |
0 |
9 |
|
Vivant (VIVANT) |
Social liberalism |
Roland Duchâtelet |
81,337 |
1.20 |
0.9 |
— |
0 |
0 |
|
Others (parties that received less than 1% of the national vote) |
204,180 |
3.10 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Valid votes |
6,572,189 |
94.74 |
|
Blank and invalid votes |
364,612 |
5.26 |
Totals |
6,936,801 |
100.00 |
— |
— |
150 |
0 |
Electorate and voter turnout |
7,570,637 |
91.63 |
|
Source: Federal Portal − Chamber Elections 2003.
Notes: 1) The 1999 data are resp. SP instead of SP.A-Spirit, CVP instead of CD&V, PRL-FDF-MCC alliance instead of MR, PSC instead of cdH and VU instead of N-VA. |
By party
Dutch-speaking
| Representative | Electoral district |
|
Gerolf Annemans | Antwerp |
|
Koen Bultinck | West Flanders |
|
Nancy Caslo | Antwerp |
|
Alexandra Colen | Antwerp |
|
Filip De Man | Brussels-Halle-Vilvoorde |
|
Ortwin Depoortere (8 July 2004–) replaces Gerda Van Steenberge | East Flanders |
|
Guy D'haeseleer | East Flanders |
|
Marleen Govaerts | Limburg |
|
Hagen Goyvaerts | Leuven |
|
Bart Laeremans | Brussels-Halle-Vilvoorde |
|
Jan Mortelmans | Antwerp |
|
Staf Neel | Antwerp |
|
Bert Schoofs | Limburg |
|
Luc Sevenhans replaces Filip Dewinter | Antwerp |
|
Guido Tastenhoye | Antwerp |
|
Jaak Van den Broeck | East Flanders |
|
Francis Van den Eynde | East Flanders |
|
Frieda Van Themsche replaces Frank Vanhecke | West Flanders |
| Representative | Electoral district |
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Stijn Bex | |
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Hans Bonte | |
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Dylan Casaer | |
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Cemal Çavdarlı | |
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Hilde Claes | |
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Philippe De Coene | |
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Magda De Meyer | |
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Maya Detiège | |
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Dalila Douifi | |
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David Geerts | |
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Anne-Marie Hiemeliers-Baeke | |
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Karine Jiroflée | |
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|
Geert Lambert | |
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|
Patrick Lansens | |
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|
Walter Muls | |
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|
Jan Peeters | |
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|
Annemie Roppe | |
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|
Annelies Storms | |
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|
Guy Swennen | |
- FF0000"
|
Koen T'Sijen | |
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|
Dirk Van der Maelen | |
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|
Greet van Gool | |
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|
Inga Verhaert | |
|
French-speaking
| Representative | Electoral district |
|
Zoé Genot replaces Olivier Deleuze | Brussels-Halle-Vilvoorde |
|
Muriel Gerkens | Liège |
|
Gérard Gobert replaces Jean-Marc Nollet | Hainaut |
|
Marie Nagy | Brussels-Halle-Vilvoorde |
| Representative | Electoral district |
|
Joseph Arens | Luxembourg |
|
Benoît Drèze (1 July 2004) replaces Louis Smal | Liège |
|
David Lavaux (11 January 2007) replaces Jean-Jacques Viseur | Hainaut |
|
Joëlle Milquet | Brussels-Halle-Vilvoorde |
|
Catherine Fonck replaces Anne-Marie Corbisier-Hagon | Hainaut |
|
Melchior Wathelet, Jr. | Liège |
|
Brigitte Wiaux (21 July 2004) replaces Raymond Langendries | Walloon Brabant |
| Representative | Electoral district |
|
Patrick Cocriamont | |
| Representative | Electoral district |
|
Tabia Belhouari | |
|
Mohammed Boukourna | |
|
Colette Burgeon | |
|
Jacques Chabot | |
|
Alisson De Clercq | |
|
Jean-Marc Delizée | |
|
Valérie Déom | |
|
Camille Dieu | |
|
André Frédéric | |
|
Véronique Ghenne | |
|
Thierry Giet | |
|
Yvon Harmegnies | |
|
Jean-Pol Henry | |
|
Karine Lalieux | |
|
Marie-Claire Lambert | |
|
Jean-Claude Maene | |
|
Eric Massin | |
|
Alain Mathot | |
|
Yvan Mayeur | |
|
Patrick Moriau | |
|
Sophie Pécriaux | |
|
André Perpète | |
|
Annick Saudoyer | |
|
Bruno Van Grootenbrulle | |
|
Danielle Van Lombeek-Jacobs | |
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