List of members of the Flemish Parliament, 2004–09
This is a list of Members of the Flemish Parliament in the 2004–2009 legislature.
| Flemish Parliament, 2004–09 | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Legislative body | Flemish Parliament |
| Meeting place | Brussels |
| Term | July 2004 – April 2009 |
| Election | 13 June 2004 |
| Government | Until June 2007: Leterme Govt. From June 2007: Peeters I Govt. |
| Members | 124 |
| Speaker | Until 12 July 2006: Norbert De Batselier (sp.a) From 13 July 2006: Marleen Vanderpoorten (VLD) |
The government majority was formed by a coalition of CD&V/N-VA, sp.a-Spirit and VLD-Vivant. Vlaams Blok and Groen! were thus the opposition parties, along with one French-speaking representative.
Election results
| ← 1999 • 2004 • 2009 → | ||||||||||
| Party | Main ideology | Main candidate | Votes | % | +/– | Seats | +/– | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLA | BRU | TOT | ||||||||
| Christian Democratic & Flemish (CD&V) + New Flemish Alliance (N-VA) | Christian democracy | Yves Leterme | 1,060,580 | 26.09 | 4.0  |
34 | 1 | 35 | 5 | |
| Flemish Block (VB) | far-right Flemish nationalism | Filip Dewinter | 981,587 | 24.15 | 8.4 |
29 | 3 | 32 | 10 | |
| Flemish Liberals and Democrats (VLD) + Vivant (VIVANT) | Liberalism | Bart Somers | 804,578 | 19.79 | 3.9  |
24 | 1 | 25 | 2 | |
| Socialist Party–Differently (SP.A) + Spirit (SPIRIT) | Social democracy | Frank Vandenbroucke | 799,325 | 19.66 | 4.9 |
24 | 1 | 25 | 6 | |
| Green! (GROEN!) | Green politics | Rudi Daems | 308,898 | 7.60 | 3.9 |
6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | |
| Union of Francophones (UF) | Francophone minority politics | Christian Van Eyken | 43,391 | 1.07 | 0.1 |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0  | |
| Others (parties and candidates that received less than 1% of the vote and no seats) | 66,387 | 1.59 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |||
| Valid votes | 4,064,746 | 94.87 | ||||||||
| Blank and invalid votes | 219,910 | 5.13 | ||||||||
| Totals | 4,284,656 | 100.00 | — | 118 | 6 | 124 | 0 | |||
| Electorate (eligible voters) and voter turnout | * 4,568,250 | 93.79 | 1.61 |
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| Notes: FLA = Flanders, BRU = Brussels (Capital Region), TOT = total / * = The number of registered voters is not known for the constituency to elect the Brussels Members of the Flemish Council (BMFC). Consequently, the number of registered voters and the turnout for the Flemish Council considers only the 5 provincial constituencies, excluding the constituency BMFC. | ||||||||||
By party
SP.A (22)
| Representative | Electoral district | |
|---|---|---|
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Jos Bex (ex Vl.Pro) ← B. Tobback |  |
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Gilbert Bossuyt |  |
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Bart Caron (ex Vl.Pro) ← Landuyt (SP.A) | |
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Philippe De Coene ← Maes | |
|
Kurt De Loor |  |
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Else De Wachter | |
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Michèle Hostekint | |
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Jasmina Alajbegovic |  |
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Flor Koninckx ← Vandenbroucke | |
|
Marcel Logist | |
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Bart Martens[1] | |
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Els Robeyns ← Claes | |
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Jan Roegiers (ex Vl.Pro) | |
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Elke Roex ← Anciaux (ex Vl.Pro) | Brussels |
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Ludo Sannen | |
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Anissa Temsamani | |
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Bart Van Malderen ← van Nieuwenborg | |
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André Van Nieuwkerke[1] ← Vande Lanotte | |
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Dany Vandenbossche ← Van den Bossche | |
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Joris Vandenbroucke (ex Vl.Pro) ← Stevaert | |
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Jo Vermeulen ← Gennez ← Van Brempt | |
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Robert Voorhamme ← Detiège | |
GROEN! (6)
| Representative | Electoral district | |
|---|---|---|
| Rudi Daems | | |
| Vera Dua[1] | | |
| Eloi Glorieux | | |
| Jos Stassen | | |
| Jef Tavernier | | |
| Mieke Vogels | |
N-VA (5)
| Representative | Electoral district | |
|---|---|---|
| Geert Bourgeois ← Loones ← Bourgeois | | |
| Mark Demesmaeker | | |
| Jan Peumans | | |
| Helga Stevens[1] | | |
| Kris Van Dijck | |
UF (1)
| Representative | Electoral district | |
|---|---|---|
| Christian Van Eyken | |
Defunct party: SPIRIT → VL.PRO → SLP
| Representative | New affiliation | |
|---|---|---|
| Bert Anciaux | SP.A | |
| Jos Bex | Independent → SP.A | |
| Bart Caron | Independent → Groen! | |
| Dirk De Cock ← De Batselier (SP.A) | Independent | |
| Jan Roegiers | Independent → SP.A | |
| Joris Vandenbroucke | Independent → SP.A | |
| Els Van Weert ← Lauwers ← Vermeulen (SP.A) ← Van Weert | Independent |
Changes during the legislature
Representatives who resigned
| Name | Fraction | Constituency | Date of resignation | Replacement | Reason | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Van Hecke | Vlaams Belang | Antwerp | 13 June 2004 | Christian Verougstraete | Became member of European Parliament | |
| Dirk Sterckx | Open VLD | Antwerp | 22 July 2004 | Jul Van Aperen | Became member of European Parliament | |
| Bert Anciaux | Spirit | Brussels-Capital Region | 22 July 2004 | Elke Roex | Became Flemish minister in Leterme I | |
| Marino Keulen | Open VLD | Limburg | 22 July 2004 | Laurence Libert | Became Flemish minister in Leterme I | |
| Dirk Van Mechelen | Open VLD | Antwerp | 22 July 2004 | Marc van den Abeelen | Became Flemish minister in Leterme I | |
| Kathleen Van Brempt | SP.A | Flemish Brabant | 22 July 2004 | Caroline Gennez | Became Flemish minister in Leterme I | |
| Frank Vandenbroucke | SP.A | Flemish Brabant | 22 July 2004 | Flor Koninckx | Became Flemish minister in Leterme I | |
| Inge Vervotte | CD&V | Antwerp | 22 July 2004 | Cathy Berx | Became Flemish minister in Leterme I | |
| Hendrik Bogaert | CD&V | West Flanders | 4 July 2007 | Martine Fournier | Became federal representative | |
| Jean-Marie Dedecker | Open VLD | West Flanders | 4 July 2007 | Patrick De Klerck | Became federal representative | |
| Bart De Wever | N-VA | Antwerp | 4 July 2007 | Dirk de Kort | Became federal representative | |
| Etienne Schouppe | CD&V | East Flanders | 4 July 2007 | Cindy Franssen | Became federal senator | |
| Bart Somers | Open VLD | Antwerp | 4 July 2007 | Hans Schoofs | Became federal representative | |
| Steven Vanackere | CD&V | Brussels-Capital Region | 4 July 2007 | Paul Delva | Became federal representative | |
| Linda Vissers | Vlaams Belang | Limburg | 4 July 2007 | Leo Pieters | Became federal representative | |
| Caroline Gennez | SP.A | Antwerp | 31 December 2007 | Jo Vermeulen | ||
| Cathy Berx | CD&V | Antwerp | 25 April 2008 | Ward Kennes | Became governor of Antwerp |
Representatives who changed parties
| Name | Date | Old party | New party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bart Caron | 3 February 2009 | SP.A | Independent |
References
- In 2007, this member of the Flemish Parliament also became a Community senator.
Lists of members of Belgian Parliaments | ||
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| Senate (upper house of the Belgian Federal Parliament) |
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| Chamber of Representatives (lower house of the Belgian Federal Parliament) | ||
| Parliament of the Brussels-Capital Region | ||
| Flemish Parliament | ||
| Parliament of Wallonia | ||
| Parliament of the French Community |
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| Parliament of the German-speaking Community |
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