Antwerp (Chamber of Representatives constituency)

Antwerp
Antwerpen
Anvers
Antwerpen
Constituency
for the Chamber of Representatives
Outline map
Location of Antwerp within Belgium
ProvinceAntwerp
RegionFlanders
Population1,910,952 (2023)[1]
Electorate1,341,450 (2019)
Area2,876 km2 (2023)[2]
Current Constituency
Created2003
Seats24 (2003–present)
Members[3]
List
Created from

Antwerp (Dutch: Antwerpen; French: Anvers; German: Antwerpen) 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 Antwerp. The constituency currently elects 24 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 1,341,450 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 Lijst van de Kamerleden en van Hun Opvolgers" (in Dutch). Brussels, Belgium: Chamber of Representatives. 24 October 2023. pp. 3–4. Retrieved 4 June 2024.