Brussels (Chamber of Representatives constituency)
Brussels is one of the 11 multi-member constituencies of the Chamber of Representatives, the lower house of the Belgian Federal Parliament, the national legislature of Belgium. The constituency was established in 2014 following the Sixth Belgian state reform. It is conterminous with the region of Brussels. The constituency currently elects 16 of the 150 members of the Chamber of Representatives using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system. At the 2024 federal election the constituency had 647,386 registered electors.
Electoral system
Brussels currently elects 16 of the 150 members of the Chamber of Representatives using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system. Seats are allocated using the D'Hondt method. Only parties that reach the 5% threshold in the constituency compete for seats.Electors may vote for the list or for individual candidates, either main candidates or substitute candidates or a combination, on the list. They may vote for as many candidates as there are seats in the constituency. Split-ticket voting is not permitted and will result in the ballot paper being invalidated. The minimum number of votes a candidate must obtain to get elected - the quotient - is calculated as the total votes received by the party divided by the number of seats in the constituency plus one. Half the ballot papers where there are no votes for main candidates are redistributed amongst main candidates in the order they appear on the ballot paper so that the candidate's total votes equals the quotient. The seats won by the party are then allocated to the candidates with the most number of total votes.
Election results
Detailed
2024
Results of the 2024 federal election held on 9 June 2024:The following candidates were elected:
Alexia Bertrand, 20,528 votes; Nabil Boukili, 29,627 votes; Ridouane Chahid, 18,001 votes; Philippe Close, 12,610 votes; Élisabeth Degryse, 11,483 votes; Michel De Maegd, 17,946 votes; Caroline Désir, 20,924 votes; François De Smet, 8,741 votes; Valérie Glatigny, 25,021 votes; Youssef Handichi, 3,280 votes; Pierre Kompany, 7,872 votes; Rajae Maouane, 10,556 votes; Lydia Mutyebele Ngoi, 7,871 votes; Julien Ribaudo, 6,318 votes; Annik Van den Bosch, 9,937 votes; and Tinne Van der Straeten, 11,666 votes.
Substitutions:
- Philippe Close resigned and was substituted by Khalil Aouasti on 4 July 2024.
- Élisabeth Degryse was appointed to the Government of the French Community and was substituted by Ismaël Nuino from 18 July 2024.
- Valérie Glatigny was appointed to the Government of the French Community and was substituted by Pierre Jadoul from 18 July 2024.
2019
Results of the 2019 federal election held on 26 May 2019:The following candidates were elected:
Nabil Boukili, 13,790 votes; Georges Dallemagne, 8,766 votes; Séverine de Laveleye, 8,175 votes; Michel De Maegd, 7,998 votes; Caroline Désir, 11,421 votes; François De Smet, 10,000 votes; Zakia Khattabi, 29,157 votes; Emir Kir, 18,520 votes; Ahmed Laaouej, 31,589 votes; Didier Reynders, 33,205 votes; Sophie Rohonyi, 5,704 votes; Gilles Vanden Burre, 8,696 votes; Tinne Van der Straeten, 10,938 votes; Maria Vindevoghel, 14,642 votes; and Sophie Wilmès, 16,180 votes.
Substitutions:
- Caroline Désir was appointed to the Government of the French Community and was substituted by Khalil Aouasti from 19 September 2019.
- Didier Reynders resigned on 30 November 2019 and was substituted by Philippe Pivin on the same day.
- Zakia Khattabi was appointed to the federal government and was substituted by Claire Hugon on 1 October 2020.
- Tinne Van der Straeten was appointed to the federal government and was substituted by Guillaume Defossé on 1 October 2020.
2014
Results of the 2014 federal election held on 25 May 2014:The following candidates were elected:
Nawal Ben Hamou, 6,880 votes; Véronique Caprasse, 4,869 votes; Francis Delpérée, 13,543 votes; Céline Fremault, 7,362 votes; Benoit Hellings, 3,725 votes; Zakia Khattabi, 9,285 votes; Emir Kir, 18,536 votes; Ahmed Laaouej, 12,996 votes; Karine Lalieux, 10,963 votes; Olivier Maingain, 32,246 votes; Laurette Onkelinx, 41,621 votes; Philippe Pivin, 5,945 votes; Didier Reynders, 54,475 votes; Françoise Schepmans, 13,564 votes; and Damien Thiéry, 7,599 votes.
Substitutions:
- Céline Fremault was appointed to the federal government and was substituted by Georges Dallemagne on 30 July 2014.
- Zakia Khattabi resigned on 25 May 2015 and was substituted by Gilles Vanden Burre on 28 May 2015.
- Didier Reynders was appointed to the federal government and was substituted by Gautier Calomne on 13 October 2015.