Belgian regional elections, 1995

On May 21, 1995, regional elections were held in Belgium, to choose representatives in the regional councils of Flanders, Wallonia, Brussels and the German-speaking Community of Belgium. It also was the first time elections were held for the Flemish and the Walloon Council. The regional elections were held on the same day as the federal election.

Flemish Parliament

Flemish parliamentary election, 1995

21 May 1995
All 124 seats in the Flemish Parliament 62 seats needed for a majority

Following this first direct election of the Flemish Parliament, the Christian democrats (CVP) and the Socialist Party (SP) formed a Flemish Government led by Minister-President Luc Van den Brande (CVP).

 Summary of the 21 May 1995 Flemish Parliament election results

1995 • 1999 →
Party		Main ideology	Main candidate	Votes	%	+/–	Seats			+/–
							FLA	BRU	TOT
	Christian People's Party (CVP)	Christian democracy		1,010,505	26.78	—	35	2	37	—
	Flemish Liberals and Democrats (VLD)	Liberalism		761,262	20.18	—	26	1	27	—
	Socialist Party (SP)	Social democracy		733,703	19.45	—	25	1	26	—
	Flemish Block (VB)	Flemish nationalism		465,239	12.33	—	15	2	17	—
	People's Union (VU)	Flemish nationalism		338,173	8.96	—	9	0	9	—
	Living Differently (AGALEV)	Green politics		267,155	7.08	—	7	0	7	—
	Union of Francophones (UF)	Francophone minority politics		44,053	1.17	—	1	0	1	—
	Others (parties and candidates that received less than 1% of the vote and no seats)			153,109	4.06	—	0	0	0	—
Valid votes				3,773,199	92.89
Blank and invalid votes				288,666	7.11
Totals				4,061,865	100.00	—	118	6	124	—
Electorate (eligible voters) and voter turnout				* 4,392,481	92.47	—
Notes: FLA = Flanders, BRU = Brussels (Capital Region), TOT = total / * = The number of registered voters is not known for the constituency to elect the Brussels Members of the Flemish Council (BMFC). Consequently, the number of registered voters and the turnout for the Flemish Council considers only the 5 provincial constituencies, excluding the constituency BMFC.

Vote share
CVP			26.78%
VLD			20.18%
SP			19.45%
VB			12.33%
VU			8.96%
Agalev			7.08%
UF			1.17%
Other			4.06%

By constituency

See also: List of members of the Flemish Parliament, 1995–99

Constituency \ Party	CVP	VLD	SP	VB	VU	Agalev	UF	Total
Antwerp	4	4	4	4	1	2	–	19
Hasselt-Tongeren-Maaseik	5	3	4	1	1	1	–	15
Mechelen-Turnhout	5	2	2	3	1	1	–	14
Ghent-Eeklo	4	3	2	1	1	1	–	12
Halle-Vilvoorde	3	3	1	1	1	1	1	11
Kortrijk-Roeselare-Tielt	4	2	2	1	1	0	–	10
Leuven	2	2	3	1	1	0	0	9
Sint-Niklaas-Dendermonde	2	2	1	1	1	1	–	8
Aalst-Oudenaarde	2	2	3	1	0	0	–	8
Veurne-Diksmuide-Ypres	2	2	2	1	0	0	–	7
Bruges	2	1	1	0	1	0	–	5
Total (Flemish Region only)	35	26	25	15	9	7	1	118
Brussels-Capital	2	1	1	2	0	0	–	6
Total (Flemish Community)	37	27	26	17	9	7	1	124

Walloon Regional Parliament

 Summary of the 21 May 1995 Walloon Parliament election results

1995 • 1999 →
National party		Main ideology	Main candidate	Votes	%	+/–	Seats	+/–
	Socialist Party (PS)	Social democracy		665,986	35.22	—	30	—
	Liberal Reformist Party (PRL) + Democratic Front of Francophones (FDF)	Liberalism		447,542	23.67	—	19	—
	Christian Social Party (PSC)	Christian democracy		407,741	21.56	—	16	—
	Confederated Ecologists (ECOLO)	Green politics		196,988	10.42	—	8	—
	National Front (FN)	Nationalism		96,574	5.11	—	2	—
	Others (parties and candidates that received less than 1% of the vote and no seats)			71,422	3.78	—	0	—
Valid votes				1,891,134	92.07
Blank and invalid votes				162,900	7.93
Totals				2,054,034	100.00	—	75	—
Electorate (eligible voters) and voter turnout				2,269,135	90.52	—

Vote share
PS			35.22%
PRL-FDF			23.67%
PSC			21.56%
Ecolo			10.42%
FN			5.11%
Other			3.78%

Brussels Regional Parliament

 Summary of the 21 May 1995 Brussels Parliament election results

← 1989 • 1995 • 1999 →
National party		Main ideology	Main candidate	Votes	%	+/–	Seats	+/–
	Liberal Reformist Party (PRL) + Democratic Front of Francophones (FDF)	Liberalism		144,478	34.98	1.32	28	1
	Socialist Party (PS)	Social democracy		88,370	21.4	0.55	17	1
	Christian Social Party (PSC)	Christian democracy		38,244	9.26	2.59	7	2
	Confederated Ecologists (ECOLO)	Green politics		37,308	9.03	1.21	7	1
	National Front (FN)	Nationalism		30,803	7.46	4.18	6	4
	Christian People's Party (CVP)	Christian democracy		13,586	3.29	0.94	3	1
	Flemish Block (VB)	Flemish nationalism		12,507	3.03	0.97	2	1
	Flemish Liberals and Democrats (VLD)	Liberalism		11,034	2.67	0.10	2	0
	Socialist Party (SP)	Social democracy		9,987	2.42	0.25	2	0
	People's Union (VU)	Flemish nationalism		5,726	1.39	0.68	1	0
	Living Differently (AGALEV)	Green politics		3,906	0.95	0.15	0	1
	Others (parties and candidates that received less than 1% of the vote and no seats)			17,028	4.12	—	0	—
Valid votes
Blank and invalid votes
Totals					100.00	—	75	0
Electorate (eligible voters) and voter turnout						—

Council of the German-speaking Community

Party/Alliance		Votes	%	+/−	Seats	+/−
	CSP	13,307	35.93%	+2.33%	10	+2
	PFF	7,367	19.89%	+0.11%	5	0
	SP	5,958	16.09%	−0.25%	4	0
	Ecolo	5,128	13.85%	−1.19%	3	−1
	PJU	5,051	13.64%	−1.61%	3	−1
	PAB-AE	226	0.61%	+0.61%	0	0

Vote share
CSP			35.93%
PFF			19.89%
SP			16.09%
Ecolo			13.85%
PJU			13.64%
PAB-AE			0.61%