Anja Vanrobaeys

Anja Vanrobaeys
Vanrobaeys in May 2022
Member of the Chamber of Representatives
Incumbent
Assumed office
20 June 2019
ConstituencyEast Flanders
Personal details
Born (1968-11-19) 19 November 1968 (age 55)
Lüdenscheid, Germany
Political partyVooruit

Anja Vanrobaeys (born 19 November 1968) is a Belgian politician and member of the Chamber of Representatives.[1] A member of Vooruit, she has represented East Flanders since June 2019.

Vanrobaeys was born on 19 November 1968 in Lüdenscheid, Germany.[1] She has lived in Erpe since she was eight years old.[2]

Vanrobaeys was elected to the municipal council in Erpe-Mere at the 2006 local election.[3] She was re-elected at the 2012 and 2018 local elections.[4][5] In March 2021 she announced that she was resigning from the municipal council in Erpe-Mere and moving to Aalst so that se can take part in politics there.[2] She contested the 2009 regional election as the Socialist Party Different (SP.A)'s 22nd placed candidate in East Flanders but was not elected.[6]

Vanrobaeys contested the 2010 federal election as the SP.A's 15th placed candidate in East Flanders but the party won only three seats in the constituency.[7] She contested the 2014 federal election as the SP.A's second placed substitute candidate in East Flanders and received 3,478 preference votes.[8] She was elected to the Chamber of Representatives at the 2019 federal election.[9] She was re-elected at the 2024 federal election.[10]

Electoral history of Anja Vanrobaeys
Election Constituency Party Votes Result
2006 local[3] Erpe-Mere Socialist Party Different-Spirit-Groen 363 Elected
2009 regional[6] East Flanders Socialist Party Different 3,149 Not elected
2010 federal[7] East Flanders Socialist Party Different 3,560 Not elected
2012 local[4] Erpe-Mere Socialist Party Different-Groen 403 Elected
2018 local[5] Erpe-Mere Socialist Party Different-Groen 458 Elected
2019 federal[9] East Flanders Socialist Party Different 8,527 Elected
2024 federal[10] East Flanders Vooruit 8,756 Elected
  1. ^ a b "De Kamerleden: Anja Vanrobaeys" (in Dutch). Brussels, Belgium: Chamber of Representatives. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
  2. ^ a b Moreau, Koen (24 March 2021). "Federaal parlementslid Anja Vanrobaeys (52) verhuist naar Aalst om Vooruit Aalst te steunen: "Ik zoek een huis in de buurt want wil de schone Honegem niet loslaten"". Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). Antwerp, Belgium. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Gemeenteraadsverkiezingen 8 oktober 2006" (in Dutch). Brussels, Belgium: Flemish Government. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Gemeenteraadsverkiezingen 14 oktober 2012" (in Dutch). Brussels, Belgium: Flemish Government. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Lokale verkiezingen 2018: Erpe-Mere - Verkozen kandidaten". Vlaanderen kiest (in Dutch). Brussels, Belgium: Flemish Government. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
  6. ^ a b "Resultaat Vlaams Parlement 7 juni 2009 - Kieskring Oost-Vlaanderen". Verkiezingsuitslagen (in Dutch). Brussels, Belgium: Federal Public Service Interior. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
  7. ^ a b "Resultaat Kamer van Volksvertegenwoordigers 13 juni 2010 - Kieskring Oost-Vlaanderen". Verkiezingsuitslagen (in Dutch). Brussels, Belgium: Federal Public Service Interior. Archived from the original on 4 June 2024. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
  8. ^ "Resultaat Kamer van Volksvertegenwoordigers 25 mei 2014 - Kieskring Oost-Vlaanderen". Verkiezingsuitslagen (in Dutch). Brussels, Belgium: Federal Public Service Interior. Archived from the original on 4 June 2024. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
  9. ^ a b "Resultaat Kamer van Volksvertegenwoordigers 26 mei 2019 - Kieskring Oost-Vlaanderen". Verkiezingsuitslagen (in Dutch). Brussels, Belgium: Federal Public Service Interior. Archived from the original on 4 June 2024. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
  10. ^ a b "Resultaat Kamer van Volksvertegenwoordigers 9 juni 2024 - Kieskring Oost-Vlaanderen". Verkiezingsuitslagen (in Dutch). Brussels, Belgium: Federal Public Service Interior. Archived from the original on 8 September 2024. Retrieved 11 September 2024.