Seats by political group - 2004-2009 Belgium - Outgoing Parliament

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Total seats

Political groups in the European Parliament

  • EPP-ED - Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats
  • PSE - Socialist Group in the European Parliament
  • ALDE - Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe
  • UEN - Union for Europe of the Nations Group
  • Verts/ALE - Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance
  • GUE/NGL - Confederal Group of the European United Left - Nordic Green Left
  • IND/DEM - Independence/Democracy Group
  • NI - Non-attached Members

According to Parliament's rules of procedure, a political group shall consist of at least 23 Members elected in at least seven Member States.

Seats by political group
Political groups in the European Parliament Number of seats
EPP-ED 6
PSE 7
ALDE 6
Verts/ALE 2
NI 3

Political groups in the European Parliament

  • EPP-ED - Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats
  • PSE - Socialist Group in the European Parliament
  • ALDE - Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe
  • UEN - Union for Europe of the Nations Group
  • Verts/ALE - Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance
  • GUE/NGL - Confederal Group of the European United Left - Nordic Green Left
  • IND/DEM - Independence/Democracy Group
  • NI - Non-attached Members

According to Parliament's rules of procedure, a political group shall consist of at least 23 Members elected in at least seven Member States.

Source: European Parliament

Breakdown of national parties and political groups - 2004-2009 Belgium - Outgoing Parliament

Composition of national seats in the European Parliament, divided into Political Groups and National parties
National Parties
EPP-ED
PSE
ALDE
UEN
Verts/ALE
GUE/NGL
IND/DEM
NI
Seats
PS 4
CD&V 3
Vl. Belang 3
open VLD 3
sp.a 3
MR 2
CSP-EVP 1
ECOLO 1
Groen! 1
MR (mcc) 1
N-VA 1
cdH 1
6 7 6 0 2 0 0 3 24

National Parties

  • PS - Parti Socialiste
  • CD&V - Christen-Democratisch en Vlaams
  • Vl. Belang - Vlaams Belang
  • open VLD - Vlaamse Liberalen en Democraten
  • sp.a - Socialistische Partij - Anders
  • MR - Mouvement des Citoyens pour le Changement
  • CSP-EVP - Christeliche soziale Partei
  • ECOLO - Ecologistes Confédérés pour I’organisation de luttes originales
  • Groen! - Groen!
  • MR (mcc) - Mouvement des Citoyens pour le Changement
  • N-VA - Nieuw-Vlaamse Alliantie
  • cdH - Centre Démocrate Humaniste

Political groups in the European Parliament

  • EPP-ED - Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats
  • PSE - Socialist Group in the European Parliament
  • ALDE - Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe
  • UEN - Union for Europe of the Nations Group
  • Verts/ALE - Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance
  • GUE/NGL - Confederal Group of the European United Left - Nordic Green Left
  • IND/DEM - Independence/Democracy Group
  • NI - Non-attached Members

According to Parliament's rules of procedure, a political group shall consist of at least 23 Members elected in at least seven Member States.

Composition of national seats in the European Parliament, divided into Political Groups and National parties
Political groups in the European Parliament Number of seats
PSE - Socialist Group in the European Parliament 7
National parties which are members of this Political Group
PS Parti Socialiste 4
sp.a Socialistische Partij - Anders 3
EPP-ED - Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats 6
National parties which are members of this Political Group
CD&V Christen-Democratisch en Vlaams 3
N-VA Nieuw-Vlaamse Alliantie 1
cdH Centre Démocrate Humaniste 1
CSP-EVP Christeliche soziale Partei 1
ALDE - Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe 6
National parties which are members of this Political Group
open VLD Vlaamse Liberalen en Democraten 3
MR Mouvement des Citoyens pour le Changement 2
MR (mcc) Mouvement des Citoyens pour le Changement 1
Verts/ALE - Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance 2
National parties which are members of this Political Group
Groen! Groen! 1
ECOLO Ecologistes Confédérés pour I’organisation de luttes originales 1
NI - Non-attached Members 3
National parties which are members of this Political Group
Vl. Belang Vlaams Belang 3

According to Parliament's rules of procedure, a political group shall consist of at least 23 Members elected in at least seven Member States.

Source: European Parliament

Type of results:

Estimates: Aggregation established by Verian of available national estimates or polling data resulting from the elections and published in a given Member State after voting has finished, based on well-known and reliable national polling institutes.

Provisional results: First results as presented by the Member State's official election authority on the basis of a percentage of votes counted.

Final results: Results as published by the Member State's official election authority after all of the votes have been counted.

Official results: Definitive results as proclaimed by the Member State's official election authority and validated by the national legislative authority.

Constitutive session: Results as officially announced by the newly-elected European Parliament after verification of its Members' eligibility criteria.

Outgoing Parliament: European Parliament configured as in the last parliamentary session of the ongoing legislature.

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