List of members of the Flemish Parliament, 1999–2004

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Flemish Parliament, 1999–2004
Overview
Legislative bodyFlemish Parliament
Meeting placeBrussels
TermJuly 1999 (1999-07) – May 2004 (2004-05)
Election13 June 1999
GovernmentUntil July 2003: Dewael Govt.
From July 2003: Somers Govt.
Members124
Speaker (SP)
Inaugural seat division of the Flemish Parliament in 1999

This is a list of members of the Flemish Parliament between 1999 and 2004, following the direct elections of 1999.

Results[]

Summary of the 13 June 1999 Flemish Parliament election results
← 1995 • 1999 • 2004 →
Party Main ideology Main candidate Votes % +/– Seats +/–
FLA BRU TOT
Christian People's Party (CVP) Christian democracy Luc Van den Brande 857,732 22.09 4.69 Decrease 28 2 30 7 Decrease
Flemish Liberals and Democrats (VLD) Liberalism Karel De Gucht 855,867 22.04 1.86 Increase 27 0 27 0 Steady
Flemish Block (VB) far-right Flemish nationalism Filip Dewinter 603,345 15.54 3.21 Increase 20 2 22 5 Increase
Socialist Party (SP) Social democracy Steve Stevaert 582,419 15.00 4.45 Decrease 19 1 20 6 Decrease
Living Differently (AGALEV) Green politics Vera Dua 451,361 11.62 4.54 Increase 12 0 12 5 Increase
People's Union–ID (VU-ID) Flemish nationalism Johan Sauwens 359,226 9.25 0.29 Decrease 11 1 12 3 Increase
Union of Francophones (UF) Francophone minority politics Christian Van Eyken 36,683 0.94 0.23 Decrease 1 0 1 0 Steady
Vivant (VIVANT) Social liberalism 77,864 2.01 new 0 0 0 new
Others (parties and candidates that received less than 1% of the vote and no seats) 58,687 1.55 0 0 0
Valid votes 3,883,184 94.21
Blank and invalid votes 238,749 5.79
Totals 4,121,933 100.00 118 6 124 0 Steady
Electorate (eligible voters) and voter turnout * 4,471,695 92.18
Notes: FLA = Flanders, BRU = Brussels (Capital Region), TOT = total / * = The number of registered voters is not known for the constituency to elect the Brussels Members of the Flemish Council (BMFC).
Consequently, the number of registered voters and the turnout for the Flemish Council considers only the 5 provincial constituencies, excluding the constituency BMFC.

By party[]

Agalev (1999–2003) → Groen! (2003–2004)[]

Representative Electoral district
Magda Aelvoet Leuven
Bruges
Vera Dua Ghent–Eeklo
Jos Geysels Mechelen–Turnhout
Halle–Vilvoorde
Ghent–Eeklo
Antwerp
Limburg
Kortrijk–Roeselare–Tielt
Sint-Niklaas–Dendermonde
Antwerp
Antwerp

Changes during the legislature[]

Representatives who resigned[]

Name Party Date of resignation Replacement Notes
Magda Aelvoet Agalev/Groen! 12 July 1999 Became minister in Verhofstadt I
Vera Dua Agalev/Groen! 13 July 1999 Became Flemish minister in Dewael I
 [nl] SP.A 24 January 2001
15 May 2001 Jan Roegiers
VLD 5 November 2002
SP.A 15 December 2002
Agalev/Groen! 26 May 2003
Agalev/Groen! 26 May 2003 Vera Dua
Marino Keulen VLD 10 June 2003
SP.A 11 June 2003
Karel De Gucht VLD 26 June 2003
SP.A 19 November 2003

References[]

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