The 2024 European Parliament election in Belgium was held on 9 June 2024 in the three Belgian constituencies (the Dutch-speaking electoral college, the French-speaking electoral college and the German-speaking electoral college) to elect the Belgian delegation to the European Parliament. It is part of the 2024 European Parliament election and the 2024 Belgian elections. It was the tenth European Parliament election held in Belgium, and the first to take place after Brexit.
Electoral system Compared to last election, Belgium is entitled to one more MEP assigned in 2023 after a pre-election assessment of the Parliament composition based on the most recent population figures. Each constituency elects its members through semi-open list proportional representation with seats allocated through D'Hondt method and no electoral threshold. The 22 Belgian seats are divided among the three constituencies as follows: 13 MEPs to be elected by the Dutch-speaking electoral college (one more than in 2019) 8 MEPs to be elected by the French-speaking electoral college 1 MEP to be elected by the German-speaking electoral college
Both Belgian and other non-Belgian EU citizens residing in the country are entitled to vote in the European elections in Belgium. No registration is needed for Belgian citizens, while other EU citizens residing in Belgium need to register in the municipality of their residence no later than 31 March 2024. Belgian citizens residing abroad are required to register by 29 February 2024 to be able to vote from the country where they reside. This will be the first election in Belgium where people from the age of 16 have the right to vote. People aged 16 and above are obligated to vote. The electoral roll will be closed on 1 April 2024.
In order to participate in the election, proposed candidate lists must either be signed by at least five members of the Federal Parliament (House or Senate) or collect supporting signatures. For the latter option, 5000 signatures each are required for the Dutch and French-speaking electoral college and 200 for the German electoral college.
Outgoing delegation + Belgian parties in the European Parliament in the ninth legislature (2019–2024) Group 21 Dutch-speaking electoral college 12 French-speaking electoral college 8 German-speaking electoral college 1 EPP 4Christian Democratic & Flemish (CD&V) 2Humanist Democratic Centre (cdH) 1Christian Social Party (CSP) 1 RE 4 Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats (Open VLD) 2 Reformist Movement (MR) 2 ECR 3 New Flemish Alliance (N-VA) 3 Greens-EFA 3 Groen 1 Ecolo 2 ID 3Vlaams Belang (VB) 3 S&D 3Socialist Party Differently (sp.a) 1Socialist Party (PS) 2 GUE/NGL 1Workers' Party of Belgium (PTB) 1
Retiring incumbents
NamePartyEP GroupFirst electedTermsDate announcedSourceGeert Bourgeois 201918 October 2021Guy Verhofstadt 200938 May 2023Gerolf Annemans 201426 October 2023
Lead candidates + Lead candidates for the European Parliament election in Belgium in 2024 EP group Dutch-speaking electoral college French-speaking electoral college German-speaking electoral college Party Lead candidate Party Lead candidate Party Lead candidate ECR N-VA Johan Van OvertveldtTommy Thijs en Jan Straetmans, "Overzicht. Wie zijn de lijsttrekkers in uw provincie voor de verkiezingen van volgend jaar?", De Morgen, 28 November 2023. EPP CD&V Wouter BekeDBI, "CD&V duwt oud-voorzitter Beke naar Europees lijsttrekkerschap", De Tijd, 18 October 2023.Les EngagésYvan VerougstraeteElisabeth Degryse et Pierre Kompany seront têtes de liste fédérales à Bruxelles pour Les Engagés, Le Soir, 28 september 2023.CSPPascal ArimontCSP mit Frühstart: Franssen und Arimont auf Parteitag als Spitzenkandidaten für Wahlen von 2024 bestätigt, Ostbelgien Direkt, 19 maart 2023. Greens-EFA Groen Sara Matthieulto, "Sara Matthieu Europees lijsttrekker voor Groen", Het Belang van Limburg, 25 November 2023. Ecolo Saskia BricmontEcolo désigne Saskia Bricmont et Olivier De Schutter pour emmener sa liste européenne, 7sur7, 12 november 2023. Ecolo Shqiprim ThaqiEcolo Ostbelgien nominiert Shqiprim Thaqi als Spitzenkandidat für Europawahlen, Grenzecho, 6 december 2023. GUE/NGL PVDA Rudi KennesVakbondsman Rudi Kennes is Europees lijsttrekker voor PVDA: “Voor de sociale rechten van de werkende klasse”, Het Nieuwsblad, 11 december 2023. PTB Marc BotengaNicolas De Decker, Benjamin Hermann, and Thomas Bernard, "Pour qui allez-vous pouvoir voter? Découvrez tous les candidats aux élections de 2024 (outil interactif)", Le Vif, 22 December 2023. ID VB Tom VandendriesschePieter Lesaffer, "Vlaams Belang stelt als eerste partij al haar lijsttrekkers voor, en verrast met Lode Vereeck op Antwerpse Kamerlijst", Het Nieuwsblad, 14 October 2023. RE Open VLDHilde VautmansHilde Vautmans trekt Europese lijst voor Open Vld in 2024: “Ze is de geknipte persoon om de liberale visie naar de kiezer te brengen”, Het Laatste Nieuws, 9 oktober 2023. MR Sophie Wilmès"Sophie Wilmès à l’Europe, Valérie Glatigny au fédéral bruxellois, le MR achève ses grandes manœuvres pour les listes électorales", RTBF, 24 February 2024. PFF-MR Sacha BrandtPFF-Neujahrsempfang: Spitzenkandidaten für die kommenden Wahlen präsentiert, BRF, 12 January 2024. Vivant Alain Mertes S&D Vooruit Bruno Tobback PS Elio Di RupoNicolas Zinque, "Elio Di Rupo sera bien tête de liste PS aux élections européennes", Sudinfo, 30 November 2023. SP Charles Servaty none Volt Sophie in 't VeldJP, "Sophie in 't Veld verkozen tot lijsttrekker van Volt België voor de Europese Verkiezingen", Bruzz, 28 October 2023. VoorU Marta Barandii DéFI Fabrice Van DorpeCa.Pa, "Élections 2024 : le Conseil Général de DéFI s’est accordé sur une liste", Bx1, 16 March 2024. Anticapitalist Left Denis Verstraeten ProDG Liesa Scholzen
Opinion polls
Results
Elected members Party Elected membersDutch-speaking electoral college (13)Vlaams Belang (3)Tom Vandendriessche, Barbara Bonte, Gerolf AnnemansNew Flemish Alliance (3)Johan Van Overtveldt, Assita Kanko, Kris Van DijckChristian Democratic & Flemish (2)Wouter Beke, Liesbet SommenVooruit (2)Bruno Tobback, Kathleen Van BremptGroen (1)Sara MatthieuOpen Flemish Liberals and Democrats (1)Hilde VautmansPVDA (1)Rudi KennesFrench-speaking electoral college (8)Reformist Movement (3)Sophie Wilmès, Olivier Chastel, Benoît CassartSocialist Party (2)Elio Di Rupo, Estelle CeulemansWorkers' Party of Belgium (1)Marc BotengaThe Committed Ones (1)Yvan VerougstraeteEcolo (1)Saskia BricmontGerman-speaking electoral college (1)Christian Social Party (1)Pascal Arimont
European groups
From 2024 European Parliament election#Groups formed
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