Farah Jacquet

Farah Jacquet
Member of the Chamber of Representatives
Incumbent
Assumed office
9 June 2024
ConstituencyNamur
Personal details
Born (1985-05-10) 10 May 1985 (age 39)
Dinant, Belgium
Political partyWorkers' Party of Belgium

Farah Jacquet (born 10 May 1985) is a Belgian politician and member of the Chamber of Representatives.[1] A member of the Workers' Party of Belgium, she has represented Namur since June 2024.

Jacquet was born on 10 May 1985 in Dinant.[1] She has been a train conductor for the National Railway Company of Belgium (SNCB) since 2006 and a trade union representative for the General Union of Public Services (CGSP) since 2011.[2]

Jacquet has been a member of the Workers' Party of Belgium (PTB) since 2014.[2] She was elected to the municipal council in Namur at the 2018 local election.[3] She also contested the election for the provincial council in Namur but the party failed to win any seats in the province.[4] She contested the 2019 European election as the PTB's fourth placed candidate in the French-speaking electoral college but the party won only a single seat in the constituency.[5] She was elected to the Chamber of Representatives at the 2024 federal election.[6][7]

Electoral history of Farah Jacquet
Election Constituency Party Votes Result
2018 local[3] Namur municipality Workers' Party of Belgium 510 Elected
2018 provincial[4] Namur province Workers' Party of Belgium 543 Not elected
2019 European[5] French-speaking Workers' Party of Belgium 19,862 Not elected
2024 federal[6] Namur Workers' Party of Belgium 4,970 Elected
  1. ^ a b "Les Députés: Farah Jacquet" (in French). Brussels, Belgium: Chamber of Representatives. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
  2. ^ a b "La Namuroise Farah Jacquet sera tête de liste PTB lors des prochaines élections fédérales". La Dernière Heure (in French). Brussels, Belgium. 21 December 2023. Archived from the original on 14 January 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Résultats officiels: Votes nominatifs - Commune de Namur - 4 PTB". 2018 élections (in French). Brussels, Belgium: Government of Wallonia. Archived from the original on 21 September 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Résultats officiels: Votes nominatifs - District de Namur - 4 PTB". 2018 élections (in French). Brussels, Belgium: Government of Wallonia. Archived from the original on 29 February 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Résultat Parlement européen 26 mai 2019 - Collège électoral français". Résultats électoraux (in French). Brussels, Belgium: Federal Public Service Interior. Archived from the original on 23 March 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
  6. ^ a b "Résultat Chambre des Représentants 9 juin 2024 - Circonscription de Namur". Résultats électoraux (in French). Brussels, Belgium: Federal Public Service Interior. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
  7. ^ "Elus, scores : ce qu'il faut retenir des élections fédérales dans notre région". Matélé (in French). Jemelle, Belgium. 10 June 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.