| Parliament name (generic / translated) |
Parlement fédéral - Federaal Parlement - Föderales Parlament / Federal Parliament |
| Structure of parliament |
Bicameral |
| Chamber name (generic / translated) |
Sénat - Senaat - Senat / Senate |
| Related chamber (for bicameral parliaments) |
Chambre des Représentants / House of Representatives
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| BACKGROUND |
| Dates of election / renewal (from/to) |
3 July 2014 |
| Purpose of elections |
Based on the sixth State reform of October 2011, the 71-member Senate, which comprised 40 directly elected members, was transformed into a 60-member indirectly elected body, comprising 50 senators of the federal entities designated by Community and Regional Parliaments and 10 co-opted senators, selected by the 50 senators. Six Dutch-speaking members and four French-speaking members will be co-opted based on the election results of the House of Representatives. |
| (Not applicable - indirect elections) |
| STATISTICS |
| Voter turnout |
| Round no 1 | 3 July 2014 |
Number of registered electors
Voters
Blank or invalid ballot papers
Valid votes |
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Notes
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| Distribution of votes |
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Round no 1
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| Political Group |
Candidates |
Votes |
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% |
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| New Flemish Alliance (N-VA) |
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| Socialist Party - Walloon (PS) |
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| Movement for Reform (MR) |
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| Christian Democratic and Flemish (CD&V) |
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| Flemish Socialist Party (sp.a) |
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| Humanist Democratic Centre (cdH) |
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| GROEN! (Flemish green party) |
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| Greens - Walloon (Ecolo) |
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| Vlaams Belang (Flemish Interest) |
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| Distribution of seats |
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Round no 1
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| Political Group |
Total
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Indirectly elected |
Co-opted |
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| New Flemish Alliance (N-VA) |
12
|
10 |
2 |
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| Socialist Party - Walloon (PS) |
9
|
8 |
1 |
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| Movement for Reform (MR) |
9
|
8 |
1 |
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| Christian Democratic and Flemish (CD&V) |
8
|
7 |
1 |
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| Flemish Socialist Party (sp.a) |
5
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4 |
1 |
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| Humanist Democratic Centre (cdH) |
4
|
3 |
1 |
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| GROEN! (Flemish green party) |
3
|
2 |
1 |
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| Greens - Walloon (Ecolo) |
3
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2 |
1 |
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| Vlaams Belang (Flemish Interest) |
2
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2 |
0 |
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| Distribution of seats according to sex |
Men
Women
Percent of women |
23
27
54.00%
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| Distribution of seats according to age |
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| Distribution of seats according to profession |
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| Comments |
Source:
http://www.senate.be/www/?MIval=/index_senate&MENUID=14120&LANG=fr |
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