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'''Elections in Belgium''' are organised for legislative bodies only, and not for executive functions. Direct elections take place for the [[European Parliament]], the [[Chamber of Representatives (Belgium)|Chamber of Representatives]], the Parliaments of the Regions, the Parliaments of the Communities, the provincial councils, the municipal councils and the  councils of [[Districts of Antwerp]]. [[Compulsory voting|Voting is mandatory]] in federal elections, and all elections use [[proportional representation]] which in general requires [[coalition government]]s.

The method of election, the elected bodies, and the political party system have changed drastically since the founding of Belgium in 1830. At first, there were only municipal, provincial and national elections with only few people being able to vote on the national level. Over time, [[voting right]]s were extended and eventually made compulsory. In the second half the 20th century, political parties split along linguistic lines and the number of parties increased. In 1979, the European Parliament became a directly elected supranational body and as a result of the [[State reform in Belgium|federalisation of the country]], the Communities and Regions of Belgium also got their own legislatures which have been directly elected since 1993.

== Organisation of elections ==
The Federal Government is responsible for organising all non-local elections, being the elections for the community and regional parliaments, the federal parliament and the European Parliament in Belgium. The Elections Directorate of the [[Federal Public Service Interior]] is tasked with this.

Since 2001, the Regional Governments (Flanders, Brussels and Wallonia) are responsible for organising all local elections, being the elections for the municipal councils, provincial councils, district councils and OCMW/CPAS councils. In Flanders, the Local Government Agency (''Agentschap Binnenlands Bestuur'') is tasked with this, while objections go to the Council for Election Disputes (''Raad voor Verkiezingsbetwistingen'').

== Election method ==
[[File:Bulletin de vote communales 2012 Walcourt.JPG|thumb|Ballot for communal election in 2012 in Walcourt.]]
Belgium has a [[multi-party]] system, with numerous [[political party|political parties]] in which no one party often has a chance of gaining power alone, and parties must work with each other to form [[coalition government]]s.

Several months before an election, each party forms a list of candidates for each district. Parties are allowed to place as many candidates on their "ticket" as there are seats available. The formation of the list is an internal process that varies with each party. The place on the list influences the election of a candidate, but its influence has diminished since the last electoral reform.{{citation needed| date= January 2023}}

Political campaigns in Belgium are relatively short, lasting only about one month, and there are restrictions on the use of [[billboard (advertising)|billboard]]s. For all of their activities, campaigns included, the political parties have to rely on government subsidies and dues paid by their members.

Since no single party holds an absolute majority, after the election the strongest party or party family will usually create a coalition with some of the other parties to form the government.

[[Compulsory voting|Voting is compulsory]] in Belgium, with more than 90% of the population participating. In 2021, voting for the local elections (municipal and province) was made voluntary from the 2024 elections.

Belgian voters are given five options when voting. They may—

* Vote for a list as a whole, thereby showing approval of the order established by the party they vote for
* Vote for one or more individual candidates belonging to one party, regardless of his or her ranking on the list. This is a "preference vote"
* Vote for one or more of the "alternates (substitutes)"
* Vote for one or more candidates, and one or more alternates, all of the same party
* Vote invalid or blank so no one receives the vote

[[File:Uitnodigingsbrief voor de lokale en proviciale verkiezingen 2024 - Mechelen.png|thumb|A [[voter invitation card]] for the [[2024 Belgian local elections]] in the city of [[Mechelen]]]]
Voting in Belgium is done by paper voting or [[electronic voting]] on a computer depending on the place of voting. A few weeks before the actual election, every Belgian older than 18 receives a [[voter invitation card]] with the details of where and when to vote. The voting cards are sent by the [[Municipalities of Belgium|municipal]] administration to all of the municipality's inhabitants based on the [[National Register (Belgium)|national population register]]. Voting bureaus are usually in schools. On polling day, always a Sunday, a volunteer at the voting bureau checks the voter in. After taking the voter's [[electronic identity card]] and voting card, the volunteer issues a magnetic card to operate the voting machine. After the voter has finished, the volunteer verifies that the magnetic card was used to cast a valid vote, then returns the voter's ID and voting card, now stamped as proof of having voted.

== Voters ==
Voters are Belgian citizens over the age of 18 and residing in Belgium. They are automatically registered on the [[electoral roll]]s on reaching the age of 18 and are subject to [[compulsory voting]].

EU citizens aged 18 or older may register to vote in Belgium for European and municipal elections, a right established by European treaties. Non-EU citizens may register to vote in Belgium for municipal elections only, if living in Belgium for at least five years; this right was introduced in 2004 after extensive political debate. Belgian citizens living abroad may register to vote in a diplomatic or consular post in their country of residence, to vote for European and federal elections. For all of these groups, registration is not compulsory, but once registered, the person is theoretically subject to compulsory voting.

The law of 17 November 2016 extended the right to vote for European Parliament elections to Belgians living in a non-EU member state. On 26 August 2016, the [[Michel I Government|cabinet]] also approved to extend the right to vote for Belgians living abroad in regional elections; however, this change is subject to approval by [[Special law|special majority]] in parliament, causing the measure to stall. Proposals to grant the right to vote from 16 years old for municipal elections were voted down, respectively in Flanders in 2017 and in Wallonia in 2018.

In 2021, voting for the municipal and provincial elections was made voluntary in the Flanders Region only, starting from the 2024 elections.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! rowspan="2" | Elections for !! rowspan="2" | Belgians in Belgium !! colspan="2" | [[Right of foreigners to vote|Foreigners residing in Belgium]] !! colspan="2" | [[Right of expatriates to vote in their country of origin|Belgians residing abroad]]
|-
! [[Citizenship of the European Union|EU citizens]] !! Non-EU citizens !! In an [[Member state of the European Union|EU country]] !! In a non-EU country
|-
| ''Electorate'' || 7,975,658 voters<br /><small>([[2018 Belgian local elections|as of 1 August 2018]])</small> || 130,559 registered<br />17.5% of 748,267 eligible<br /><small>(as of 1 August 2018)</small> || 29,557 registered<br />15.2% of 194,593 eligible<br /><small>(as of 1 August 2018)</small> || colspan="2" | 128,902 registered<br /><small>([[2014 Belgian federal election|as of 1 March 2014]])</small>
|-
| European Parliament || rowspan="3" {{Yes2|Compulsory}} || {{Some|May register to vote}} || {{No2|Not allowed}} || {{Some|May register to vote}} || {{Some|May register to vote<br />(by law of 17 November 2016)}}
|-
| Chamber of Representatives || colspan="2" {{No2|Not allowed}} || colspan="2" {{Some|May register to vote<br />(by law of 18 December 1998)}}
|-
| Community and Regional Parliaments || colspan="4" {{No2|Not allowed}}
|-
| Provincial councils || rowspan="2" {{Some|Voluntary}} || colspan="4" {{No2|Not allowed}}
|-
| Municipal councils || {{Some|May register to vote<br />(by law of 27 January 1999)}} || {{Some|May register to vote<br />if living in Belgium for at least five years<br />(by law of 19 March 2004)}} || colspan="2" {{No2|Not allowed}}
|}

== Levels of election ==

=== European elections ===
Belgian voters elect 21 members to the [[European Parliament]]. This number gradually decreased following the accession of new member states to the European Union, the latest being Croatia in 2013. Direct elections have taken place since 1979.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.vlaanderen.be/verkiezingen-voor-het-europees-parlement | title=Verkiezingen voor het Europees Parlement }}</ref>

There are three [[European Parliament constituency|constituencies]], organised by linguistic community:
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Constituency
! [[1979 European Parliament election in Belgium|1979]] & [[1984 European Parliament election in Belgium|1984]] & [[1989 European Parliament election in Belgium|1989]]
! [[1994 European Parliament election in Belgium|1994]] & [[1999 European Parliament election in Belgium|1999]]
! [[2004 European Parliament election in Belgium|2004]]
! [[2009 European Parliament election in Belgium|2009]]
! [[2014 European Parliament election in Belgium|2014]] & [[2019 European Parliament election in Belgium|2019]]
! [[2024 European Parliament election in Belgium|2024]]
|-
| [[Dutch-speaking electoral college]] || {{Composition bar|13|24|hex=yellow}} || {{Composition bar|14|25|hex=yellow}} || {{Composition bar|14|24|hex=yellow}} || {{Composition bar|13|22|hex=yellow}} || {{Composition bar|12|21|hex=yellow}} || {{Composition bar|13|22|hex=yellow}}
|-
| [[French-speaking electoral college]] || {{Composition bar|11|24|hex=red}} || {{Composition bar|10|25|hex=red}} || {{Composition bar|9|24|hex=red}} || {{Composition bar|8|22|hex=red}} || {{Composition bar|8|21|hex=red}} || {{Composition bar|8|22|hex=red}}
|-
| [[German-speaking electoral college]] || style="background-color:#efefef;" | || {{Composition bar|1|25|hex=blue}} || {{Composition bar|1|24|hex=blue}} || {{Composition bar|1|22|hex=blue}} || {{Composition bar|1|21|hex=blue}} || {{Composition bar|1|22|hex=blue}}
|}

Since the abolishment of direct elections to the Senate in 2014, these elections are the only ones with community-wide lists, as elections to the Chamber of Representatives use provincial lists.

Inhabitants of the six [[municipalities with language facilities]] in the [[Brussels Periphery]] ([[Drogenbos]], [[Kraainem]], [[Linkebeek]], [[Sint-Genesius-Rode]], [[Wemmel]] and [[Wezembeek-Oppem]]) can opt to vote for French-speaking lists despite being in the Dutch language area, per article 168bis of the Belgian Constitution.

=== Federal elections ===
Belgium elects its [[bicameralism|bicameral]] federal legislature, the [[Belgian Federal Parliament|Federal Parliament]] (''Federaal Parlement/Parlement fédéral/Föderales Parlament'').

* The [[Chamber of Representatives (Belgium)|Chamber of Representatives]] (''Kamer van Volksvertegenwoordigers/Chambre des Représentants/Abgeordnetenkammer'') consists of 150 members, each elected for a five-year term by [[proportional representation]]. Prior to the 1993 state reform, it had 212 members.
* The [[Senate (Belgium)|Senate]] (''Senaat/Sénat/Senat'') has 60 members, of which 50 are appointed by the [[Communities and regions of Belgium|community and regional parliaments]], and 10 are co-opted (i.e., appointed by the other senators). Before 2014 (due to the [[sixth Belgian state reform]]) the Senate had 71 members, of which 40 were directly elected.

Elections for the Federal Parliament are normally held every five years, coinciding with the European (and consequently also regional) elections. Early elections are possible, after which the legislature lasts until the next European election. Before the [[sixth Belgian state reform]], the term was four years without any link to the other elections.

There are eleven constituencies coinciding with the ten provinces and the [[Brussels-Capital Region]]. Previous to 2012, Brussels formed together with half of the province of [[Flemish Brabant]] the [[Brussels-Halle-Vilvoorde]] constituency.

Number of seats by constituency:
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Constituency !! 2002–2012 !! 2012–present
|-
| [[Antwerp (Chamber of Representatives constituency)|Antwerp]] || colspan="2" align="right"| {{Composition bar|24|150|hex=yellow}}
|-
| [[East Flanders (Chamber of Representatives constituency)|East Flanders]] || colspan="2" align="right"| {{Composition bar|20|150|hex=yellow}}
|-
| [[Hainaut (Chamber of Representatives constituency)|Hainaut]] || {{Composition bar|19|150|hex=red}} || align="right" | {{Composition bar|18|150|hex=red}}
|-
| [[West Flanders (Chamber of Representatives constituency)|West Flanders]] || colspan="2" align="right"| {{Composition bar|16|150|hex=yellow}}
|-
| [[Brussels (Chamber of Representatives constituency)|Brussels-Capital Region]] || style="background-color:#efefef;" | || align="right" | {{Composition bar|15|150|hex=orange}}
|-
| Brussels-Halle-Vilvoorde ||  {{Composition bar|22|150|hex=orange}} || style="background-color:#efefef;" |
|-
| [[Flemish Brabant (Chamber of Representatives constituency)|Flemish Brabant]] || style="background-color:#efefef;" | || align="right" | {{Composition bar|15|150|hex=yellow}}
|-
| Leuven || {{Composition bar|7|150|hex=yellow}} || style="background-color:#efefef;" |
|-
|  [[Liège (Chamber of Representatives constituency)|Liege]] || colspan="2" align="right"| {{Composition bar|15|150|hex=red}}
|-
| [[Limburg (Chamber of Representatives constituency)|Limburg]] || colspan="2" align="right"|{{Composition bar|12|150|hex=yellow}}
|-
| [[Namur (Chamber of Representatives constituency)|Namur]] || colspan="2" align="right"| {{Composition bar|6|150|hex=red}}
|-
| [[Walloon Brabant (Chamber of Representatives constituency)|Walloon Brabant]] || colspan="2" align="right"| {{Composition bar|5|150|hex=red}}
|-
| [[Luxembourg (Chamber of Representatives constituency)|Luxembourg]] || colspan="2" align="right"| {{Composition bar|4|150|hex=red}}
|}

=== Regional elections ===
Since the 1993 state reform, the Parliaments of the federated entities ([[Communities, regions and language areas of Belgium|Communities and Regions]]) are directly elected with elections always coinciding with European Parliament elections (thus with [[Fixed-term election|fixed terms]] of five years). Previously, these Parliaments consisted of the federal representatives elected in the respective region.

The [[Flemish Parliament]], [[Walloon Parliament]], the [[Brussels Regional Parliament]] and the [[Parliament of the German-speaking Community]] are directly elected. The [[Parliament of the French Community]] consists of all members of the Walloon Parliament as well as 19 members chosen by the French-speaking members of the Brussels Regional Parliament.

{{Col-begin}}
{{Col-3}}
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Flemish Parliament
|-
! Constituency !! 2004–present
|-
| [[Antwerp (Flemish Parliament constituency)|Antwerp]] || {{Composition bar|33|124|hex=yellow}}
|-
| [[East Flanders (Flemish Parliament constituency)|East Flanders]] || {{Composition bar|27|124|hex=yellow}}
|-
| [[West Flanders (Flemish Parliament constituency)|West Flanders]] || {{Composition bar|22|124|hex=yellow}}
|-
| [[Flemish Brabant (Flemish Parliament constituency)|Flemish Brabant]] || {{Composition bar|20|124|hex=yellow}}
|-
| [[Limburg (Flemish Parliament constituency)|Limburg]] || {{Composition bar|16|124|hex=yellow}}
|-
| [[Brussels (Flemish Parliament constituency)|Brussels Capital Region]] || {{Composition bar|6|124|hex=yellow}}
|}
{{Col-3}}
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Walloon Parliament
|-
! Constituency !! 2014–present
|-
| [[Liège (Walloon Parliament constituency)|Liège]] || {{Composition bar|13|75|hex=red}}
|-
| [[Charleroi (Walloon Parliament constituency)|Charleroi]] || {{Composition bar|9|75|hex=red}}
|-
| [[Nivelles (Walloon Parliament constituency)|Nivelles]] || {{Composition bar|8|75|hex=red}}
|-
| [[Namur (Walloon Parliament constituency)|Namur]] || {{Composition bar|7|75|hex=red}}
|-
| [[Tournai-Ath-Mouscron (Walloon Parliament constituency)|Tournai-Ath-Mouscron]] || {{Composition bar|7|75|hex=red}}
|-
| [[Verviers (Walloon Parliament constituency)|Verviers]] || {{Composition bar|6|75|hex=red}}
|-
| [[Mons (Walloon Parliament constituency)|Mons]] || {{Composition bar|5|75|hex=red}}
|-
| [[Soignies (Walloon Parliament constituency)|Soignies]] || {{Composition bar|4|75|hex=red}}
|-
|  (Walloon Parliament constituency) || {{Composition bar|4|75|hex=red}}
|-
| [[Huy-Waremme (Walloon Parliament constituency)|Huy-Waremme]] || {{Composition bar|4|75|hex=red}}
|-
| [[Thuin (Walloon Parliament constituency)|Thuin]] || {{Composition bar|3|75|hex=red}}
|-
| [[Arlon-Marche-Bastogne (Walloon Parliament constituency)|Arlon-Marche-Bastogne]] || {{Composition bar|3|75|hex=red}}
|-
| [[Neufchâteau-Virton (Walloon Parliament constituency)|Neufchâteau-Virton]] || {{Composition bar|2|75|hex=red}}
|}
{{Col-3}}
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Brussels Regional Parliament
|-
! Constituency !! 1989-[[1999 Belgian regional elections|1999]] !! [[2004 Belgian regional elections|2004]]–present
|-
| French-language list || rowspan="2" | {{Composition bar|75|75|hex=orange}} || {{Composition bar|72|89|hex=red}}
|-
| Dutch-language list || {{Composition bar|17|89|hex=yellow}}
|}
<br />
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Parliament of the French Community
|-
! Composition !! 1995–present
|-
| All members of the Walloon Parliament || {{Composition bar|75|94|hex=red}}
|-
| Appointed from French language members<br />of the Brussels Regional Parliament || {{Composition bar|19|94|hex=red}}
|}
{{Col-end}}

=== Local elections ===
[[File:Belgique-Communes589-Provinces10.gif|thumb|300px|10 provinces and 589 municipalities]]
Starting with the [[2006 Belgian local elections|2006 local elections]], these elections are organised by the three Regions ([[Flanders]], [[Brussels]] and [[Wallonia]]). These elections still coincide, with legislatures of 6 years. The last local elections were the [[2018 Belgian local elections|October 2018 elections]].

==== Provincial elections ====
The [[Flanders|Flemish]] and [[Wallonia|Walloon]] Region both have five [[Provinces of Belgium|provinces]] each. These ten have directly elected provincial councils. Both regions decreased the number of provincial councillors starting with the 2012 elections.

==== Municipal elections ====
All three regions have [[Municipalities of Belgium|municipalities]] with municipal councils. Unlike all other levels, the seats in the municipal councils are apportioned using the [[Imperiali method]], which slightly favours larger parties to ensure more stable coalitions.

==== District elections ====
The largest cities in Belgium have the possibility of installing urban districts. Only the city of [[Antwerp]] made use of this, which consequently has [[Districts of Antwerp|nine districts]] with their own directly elected district councils in addition to the municipal council of Antwerp.

== Vote counting and seat attribution ==
The objective of elections in Belgium is to elect the members or a legislative council, from the Chamber of Representatives of the Federal Parliament to the local municipal council. The Belgian system does not elect members of the executive or the judicial branch. 
Vote counting is a very serious matter, to prevent voter fraud (that was committed in the early days of Belgian democracy). The objective of vote counting in Belgium's proportional system is to attribute a number of seats to candidates of different parties.
2 attribution calculation systems are in place, unlike all other levels, the seats in the municipal councils are attributed using the [[Imperiali method]], while in all supra-local elections where the jurisdiction of the legislative council covers more than one electoral district (like the provincial, regional, federal or European elections) the [[D'Hondt method]] is used.
These systems are however made more complex by the use of different types of votes such as list or party vote, a single nominal vote or a compounded nominal vote, and a vote transfers between candidates of party using [[Imperiali quota]] or STV.

== Referendums ==
Binding [[referendum]]s in Belgium are not legally possible because of the constitutional principle that the country's powers are exercised by the nation and not by the people. Consequently, Belgium is a [[representative democracy]], almost without any form of [[direct democracy]].

The Constitution did neither allow for non-binding referendums, but in 1950 [[1950 Belgian monarchy referendum|a referendum was organised]] anyway with the question whether King [[Leopold III of Belgium|Leopold III]] should return to the throne. There were large regional differences in the results, and no national referendum has been held ever since.

In the 1990s though, new laws and eventually a constitutional amendment allowed for non-binding referendums on the municipal and provincial level. A 2005 constitutional change made the Regions responsible for these local referendums. They are however still rarely organised. The [[sixth Belgian state reform]] of 2011 foresees a constitutional change to allow for regional referendums as well; this has however not yet been done as of 2013.

==Past elections==
{{Main|List of elections in Belgium}}
The [[2024 Belgian federal election|latest federal elections]] took place on 9 June 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Quand auront lieu les prochaines elections |url=https://elections.fgov.be/node/111485 |access-date=2023-05-07 |website=IBZ Elections |archive-date=2023-12-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231204152427/https://elections.fgov.be/node/111485 |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Evolution of election results===
[[File:Kamer-1978-2014.png|thumb|left|350px|{{center| The primary six Flemish political parties and their results for the House of Representatives (Kamer). From 1978 to 2014, in percentages for the complete 'Kingdom'.}}]]
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===Results===
: '''Flemish elections'''
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%; line-height:16px;"
|- style="height:42px;"
! style="width:100px;" rowspan="2"| Year
! [[Christen-Democratisch en Vlaams|<span style="font-size:95%;">CVP<br />CD&V</span>]]
! [[Vlaams Belang|<span style="font-size:95%;">VB</span>]]
! [[Socialistische Partij Anders|<span style="font-size:95%;">SP<br />SP.A</span>]]
! [[Open Vlaamse Liberalen en Democraten|<span style="font-size:95%;">VLD</span>]]
! [[New Flemish Alliance|<span style="font-size:95%;">VU<br />VU-ID<br />N-VA</span>]]
! [[List Dedecker|<span style="font-size:95%;">LDD</span>]]
! [[Groen (political party)|<span style="font-size:95%;">AGALEV<bR />GROEN</span>]]
! [[Union of Francophones|<span style="font-size:95%;">UF</span>]]
! [[Workers' Party of Belgium|<span style="font-size:95%;">PVDA</span>]]
! style="width:40px;" rowspan="2"| Others
|-
! style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Christian Democratic and Flemish}}; width:30px;"|
! style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Flemish Interest}}; width:30px;"|
! style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Socialist Party Differently}}; width:30px;"|
! style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats}}; width:30px;"|
! style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|New Flemish Alliance}}; width:30px;"|
! style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|List Dedecker}}; width:30px;"|
! style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Green (political party)}}; width:30px;"|
! style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Union of Francophones}}; width:30px;"|
! style="color:inherit;background:#CC0000; width:30px;"|
|- style="background:#EFEFEF; font-weight:bold;"
| 1995 regional
| style="background:#FFCC00"| 26.78
| 12.33
| 19.45
| 20.18
| 8.96
| —
| 7.08
| 1.17
| 0.58
| 
|- style="background:#EFEFEF; font-weight:bold;"
| 1999 regional
| style="background:#FFCC00"| 22.09
| 15.54
| 15.00
| 22.04
| 9.25
| —
| 11.62
| 0.94
| 0.61
| 
|- style="background:#EFEFEF; font-weight:bold;"
| 2004 regional
| style="background:#FFCC00"| 26.09
| 24.15
| 19.66
| 19.79
| *
| —
| 7.60
| 1.07
| 0.56
| 
|- style="background:#EFEFEF; font-weight:bold;"
| 2007 federal
| style="background:#FFCC00"| 29.6
| 19.0
| 16.3
| 18.8
| *
| 6.5
| 6.3
| —
| —
| 
|- style="background:#EFEFEF; font-weight:bold;"
| 2009 regional
| style="background:#FFCC00"| 22.86
| 15.28
| 15.27
| 14.99
| 13.06
| 7.62
| 6.77
| 1.15
| 1.04
| 
|- style="background:#EFEFEF; font-weight:bold;"
| 2010 federal
| 17.60
| 12.60
| 14.99
| 14.02
| style="background:yellow"| 28.23
| 3.74
| 7.11
| —
| 1.3
| 
|- style="background:#EFEFEF; font-weight:bold;"
| 2014 federal
| 18.7
| 5.9
| 14.2
| 15.7
| style="background:yellow"| 32.6
| 0.7
| 8.6
| —
| 2.8
| 
|}

==See also==
* [[Voting rights in Belgium]]
* [[Electronic voting in Belgium]]
* [[Political parties in Belgium]]
* [[Political parties in Flanders]]
* [[List of elections in Belgium]]
* [[Electoral calendar]]
* [[Electoral system]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* Belgian Election Database [http://www.ibzdgip.fgov.be/result/nl/main.html in Dutch] and [http://www.ibzdgip.fgov.be/result/fr/main.html in French]
* [http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/b/belgium/ Adam Carr's Election Archive]
* [http://www.nsd.uib.no/european_election_database/country/belgium/ NSD: European Election Database - Belgium] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100812183751/http://www.nsd.uib.no/european_election_database/country/belgium/ |date=2010-08-12 }} publishes regional level election data; allows for comparisons of election results, 1991-2010
* [http://vlaanderenkiest.be/ Flemish election results], Flemish government

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