2004 European Parliament election in Belgium

2004 European Parliament election in Belgium

13 June 2004
24 seats to the European Parliament
First party Second party   Leader Jean-Luc Dehaene Frank Vanhecke Party CD&V Vlaams Belang Alliance EPP Last election 3 seats, 13.49% 2 seats, 9.39% Seats won 4 3 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 1,131,119 930,731 Percentage 17.43% 14.43% Swing 3.94% 4.95%   Third party Fourth party   Leader Guy Verhofstadt Elio Di Rupo Party Open Vld PS Alliance ALDE PES Last election 3 seats, 13.61% 3 seats, 9.59% Seats won 3 4 Seat change 1 Popular vote 880,279 878,577 Percentage 13.56% 13.54% Swing 1.13% 3.95%

Elections to the European Parliament were held in Belgium on 13 June 2004. The elections produced little overall change in the distribution of seats in the European Parliament among Belgium's many political parties. The two socialist parties improved their vote, while the Green parties lost ground. The Flemish nationalist party the Flemish Bloc (Vlaams Blok) registered the largest gains.

Candidates

Main article: List of candidates in the 2004 European Parliament election in Belgium

External links

• European Parliament Elections 2004 in Belgium
• European Elections results shown on Belgian cartogram