Brussels (Chamber of Representatives constituency)

Brussels
Bruxelles
Brussel
Brüssel
Constituency
for the Chamber of Representatives
Outline map
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
Created fromBrussels-Halle-Vilvoorde

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.

  1. ^ "Population by place of residence, nationality (Belgian/non-Belgian), marital status, age and gender". Brussels, Belgium: Statistics Belgium. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Land use according to the land register". Brussels, Belgium: Statistics Belgium. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  3. ^ "DOC 55 0001/015 Liste des Membres de la Chambre et Leurs Suppléants" (in French). Brussels, Belgium: Chamber of Representatives. 24 October 2023. pp. 5–8. Retrieved 9 June 2024.