2009 European Parliament election in Belgium

2009 European Parliament election in Belgium

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22 seats to the European Parliament
First party Second party Third party   Leader Jean-Luc Dehaene Guy Verhofstadt Jean-Claude Marcourt Party CD&V Open Vld PS Alliance EPP ALDE PES Last election 4 seats, 17.43% 3 seats, 13.56% 4 seats, 13.54% Seats won 3 3 2 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 948,123 837,884 714,947 Percentage 14.43% 12.75% 10.88% Swing 3.00% 0.81% 2.66%   Fourth party Fifth party   Leader Frank Vanhecke Louis Michel Party Flemish Interest MR Alliance ALDE Last election 3 seats, 14.43% 3 seats, 10.35% Seats won 2 2 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 647,170 640,092 Percentage 9.85% 9.74% Swing 4.49% 0.61%

An election of the delegation from Belgium to the European Parliament was held on Sunday, 7 June 2009. The elections were on the same day as regional elections to the Flemish Parliament, Walloon Parliament, Brussels Parliament and the Parliament of the German-speaking Community.^[1]

As a result of the Treaty of Nice – that became active in November 2004 – the number of Belgian delegates in the European Parliament decreased from 24 (in 2004) to 22 delegates: 13 delegates were elected by the Dutch-speaking Electoral College, 8 delegates by the Francophone Electoral College and 1 by the German-speaking Electoral College.