Seats by political group - 1999-2004 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
  • ELDR - Group of the European Liberal, Democrat and Reform Party
  • GUE/NGL - Confederal Group of the European United Left/Nordic Green Left
  • Verts/ALE - Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance
  • UEN - Union for Europe of the Nations Group
  • EDD - Group for a Europe of Democracies and Diversities
  • 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
PSE 6
Verts/ALE 6
ELDR 5
EPP-ED 5
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
  • ELDR - Group of the European Liberal, Democrat and Reform Party
  • GUE/NGL - Confederal Group of the European United Left/Nordic Green Left
  • Verts/ALE - Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance
  • UEN - Union for Europe of the Nations Group
  • EDD - Group for a Europe of Democracies and Diversities
  • 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 - 1999-2004 Belgium - Outgoing Parliament

Composition of national seats in the European Parliament, divided into Political Groups and National parties
National Parties
EPP-ED
PSE
ELDR
GUE/NGL
Verts/ALE
UEN
EDD
NI
Seats
ECOLO 3
PS 3
VLD 3
sp.a 3
CD&V 2
MR (prl) 2
VL Blok 2
CSP 1
Groen! 1
Ind 1
L.A. 1
MR (mcc) 1
SPIRIT 1
cdH 1
5 6 5 0 6 0 0 3 25

National Parties

  • ECOLO - Ecologistes Confédérés pour I’organisation de luttes originales
  • PS - Parti Socialiste
  • VLD - Vlaamse Liberalen Demokraten
  • sp.a - Socialistische Partij.Anders
  • CD&V - Christen-Democratisch en Vlaams
  • MR (prl) - Parti Réformateur Liberal
  • VL Blok - Vlaams Blok
  • CSP - Christeliche soziale Partei
  • Groen! - Groen!
  • Ind - Independent
  • L.A. - Liberaal Appèl
  • MR (mcc) - Mouvement des Citoyens pour le Changement
  • SPIRIT - Sociaal, Progressief, Internationaal, Regionalistisch, Integraal-democratisch en Toekomstgericht
  • 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
  • ELDR - Group of the European Liberal, Democrat and Reform Party
  • GUE/NGL - Confederal Group of the European United Left/Nordic Green Left
  • Verts/ALE - Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance
  • UEN - Union for Europe of the Nations Group
  • EDD - Group for a Europe of Democracies and Diversities
  • 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 6
National parties which are members of this Political Group
sp.a Socialistische Partij.Anders 3
PS Parti Socialiste 3
Verts/ALE - Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance 6
National parties which are members of this Political Group
ECOLO Ecologistes Confédérés pour I’organisation de luttes originales 3
Ind Independent 1
Groen! Groen! 1
SPIRIT Sociaal, Progressief, Internationaal, Regionalistisch, Integraal-democratisch en Toekomstgericht 1
EPP-ED - Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats 5
National parties which are members of this Political Group
CD&V Christen-Democratisch en Vlaams 2
cdH Centre Démocrate Humaniste 1
MR (mcc) Mouvement des Citoyens pour le Changement 1
CSP Christeliche soziale Partei 1
ELDR - Group of the European Liberal, Democrat and Reform Party 5
National parties which are members of this Political Group
VLD Vlaamse Liberalen Demokraten 3
MR (prl) Parti Réformateur Liberal 2
NI - Non-attached Members 3
National parties which are members of this Political Group
VL Blok Vlaams Blok 2
L.A. Liberaal Appèl 1

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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