Hainaut (Chamber of Representatives constituency)

Hainaut
Henegouwen
Hennegau
Constituency
for the Chamber of Representatives
Outline map
Location of Hainaut within Belgium
ProvinceHainaut
RegionWallonia
Population1,356,895 (2023)[1]
Electorate942,789 (2019)
Area3,813 km2 (2023)[2]
Current Constituency
Created2003
Seats
List
  • 18 (2014–present)
  • 19 (2003–2014)
Members[3]
List
Created from

Hainaut (Dutch: Henegouwen; German: Hennegau) 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 2003 following the re-organisation of constituencies across Belgium along provincial lines. It is conterminous with the province of Hainaut. The constituency currently elects 18 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 942,789 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. 7–8. Retrieved 8 June 2024.