| West Flanders | |
|---|---|
| West-Vlaanderen Flandre-Occidentale Westflandern | |
| Constituency for the Chamber of Representatives | |
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Provincie_West-Vlaanderen_in_Belgium.svg) Location of West Flanders within Belgium | |
| Province | West Flanders |
| Region | Flanders |
| Population | 1,220,026 (2023)[1] |
| Electorate | 942,783 (2019) |
| Area | 3,197 km2 (2023)[2] |
| Current Constituency | |
| Created | 2003 |
| Seats | 16 (2003–present) |
| Members[3] | List
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| Created from | |
West Flanders (Dutch: West-Vlaanderen; French: Flandre-Occidentale; German: Westflandern) 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 West Flanders. The constituency currently elects 16 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 942,783 registered electors.
- ^ "Population by place of residence, nationality (Belgian/non-Belgian), marital status, age and gender". Brussels, Belgium: Statistics Belgium. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
- ^ "Land use according to the land register". Brussels, Belgium: Statistics Belgium. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
- ^ "Lijst van de Kamerleden en van Hun Opvolgers" (in Dutch). Brussels, Belgium: Chamber of Representatives. 24 October 2023. pp. 21–22. Retrieved 30 May 2024.