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Hasselt-Tongeren-Maaseik (Chamber Of Representatives Constituency)
Limburg () 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 as Hasselt-Tongeren-Maaseik () in 1995 following the fourth Belgian state reform. It was renamed Limburg in 2003 following the re-organisation of constituencies across Belgium along provincial lines. It is conterminous with the province of Limburg. The constituency currently elects 12 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 659,619 registered electors. Electoral system Limburg currently elects 12 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. Since 2003 only parties that reach the 5% threshold in the constituency co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Constituencies Of Belgium
Constituencies are used for elections in Belgium. Federal parliament * Antwerp (Chamber of Representatives constituency), Antwerp * Brussels (Chamber of Representatives constituency), Brussels * East Flanders (Chamber of Representatives constituency), East Flanders * Flemish Brabant (Chamber of Representatives constituency), Flemish Brabant * Hainaut (Chamber of Representatives constituency), Hainaut * Liège (Chamber of Representatives constituency), Liège * Limburg (Chamber of Representatives constituency), Limburg * Luxembourg (Chamber of Representatives constituency), Luxembourg * Namur (Chamber of Representatives constituency), Namur * Walloon Brabant (Chamber of Representatives constituency), Walloon Brabant * West Flanders (Chamber of Representatives constituency), West Flanders European parliament * Dutch-speaking electoral college * French-speaking electoral college * German-speaking electoral college Flemish parliament * Antwerp (Flemish Parliament constituency ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steven Matheï
Steven Matheï (born 26 May 1977) is a Belgian politician. He has been a member of the Chamber of Representatives since 2024, having previously served from 2019 to 2022. In 2013, he was elected mayor of Peer. References 1977 births Living people Christian Democratic and Flemish politicians Mayors of places in Belgium Members of the 55th Chamber of Representatives (Belgium) Members of the 56th Chamber of Representatives (Belgium) {{Belgium-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Legislature
A legislature (, ) is a deliberative assembly with the legal authority to make laws for a political entity such as a country, nation or city on behalf of the people therein. They are often contrasted with the executive and judicial powers of government. Legislatures can exist at different levels of government–national, state/provincial/regional, local, even supranational (such as the European Parliament). Countries differ as to what extent they grant deliberative assemblies at the subnational law-making power, as opposed to purely administrative responsibilities. Laws enacted by legislatures are usually known as primary legislation. In addition, legislatures may observe and steer governing actions, with authority to amend the budget involved. The members of a legislature are called legislators. In a democracy, legislators are most commonly popularly elected, although indirect election and appointment by the executive are also used, particularly for bicameral legis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belgian Federal Parliament
The Federal Parliament (; ; ) is the bicameral parliament of Belgium. It consists of the Chamber of Representatives (lower house) and the Senate (upper house). It sits in the Palace of the Nation in the centre of the nation's capital, Brussels. The Chamber of Representatives is the primary legislative body; the Senate functions only as a meeting place of the federal communities and regions. The Belgian Constitution does not mention the Federal Parliament as such; it stipulates that the federal legislative power is exercised by the King and the Chamber of Representatives (and exceptionally the Senate), and defines when the United Chambers convene. Chamber of Representatives The Chamber of Representatives (, , ) holds its plenary meetings in the Palace of the Nation in Brussels (''see below''). Eligibility requirements for the Chamber are a minimum age of 21, citizenship, and residency in Belgium. The number of seats in the Chamber is constitutionally set at 150 elected fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lower House
A lower house is the lower chamber of a bicameral legislature, where the other chamber is the upper house. Although styled as "below" the upper house, in many legislatures worldwide, the lower house has come to wield more power or otherwise exert significant political influence. Common attributes In comparison with the upper house, lower houses frequently display certain characteristics (though they vary by jurisdiction). Powers In a parliamentary system, the lower house: * In the modern era, has much more power, usually due to restrictions on the upper house. ** Exceptions to this are Australia, Italy, and Romania, where the upper and lower houses have similar power. * Is able to override the upper house in some ways. * Can vote a motion of no confidence against the government, as well as vote for or against any proposed candidate for head of government at the beginning of the parliamentary term. In a presidential system, the lower house: * Generally has less power th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Multi-member
An electoral or voting system is a set of rules used to determine the results of an election. Electoral systems are used in politics to elect governments, while non-political elections may take place in business, nonprofit organizations and informal organisations. These rules govern all aspects of the voting process: when elections occur, who is allowed to vote, who can stand as a candidate, how ballots are marked and cast, how the ballots are counted, how votes translate into the election outcome, limits on campaign spending, and other factors that can affect the result. Political electoral systems are defined by constitutions and electoral laws, are typically conducted by election commissions, and can use multiple types of elections for different offices. Some electoral systems elect a single winner to a unique position, such as prime minister, president or governor, while others elect multiple winners, such as members of parliament or boards of directors. When electing a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tongeren-Maaseik (Chamber Of Representatives Constituency)
Tongeren-Maaseik was a constituency used to elect members of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives between 1900 and 1995. Representatives References {{Former Parliamentary Constituencies in Belgium Defunct constituencies of the Chamber of Representatives (Belgium) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hasselt (Chamber Of Representatives Constituency)
Hasselt was a constituency used to elect members of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives between 1831 and 1991. Representatives References {{Former Parliamentary Constituencies in Belgium Defunct constituencies of the Chamber of Representatives (Belgium) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alain Yzermans
Alain L. J. Yzermans (born 21 May 1967) is a Belgian politician and member of the Chamber of Representatives. A member of Vooruit, he has represented Limburg since June 2024. Yzermans was born on 21 May 1967 in Etterbeek. He was elected to the municipal council in Houthalen-Helchteren at the 1994 local election. He was re-elected at the 2000, 2006, 2012 and 2018 local elections. He was schepen (alderman) for culture, youth and tourism before becoming mayor of Houthalen-Helchteren in 2003. He contested the 2014 federal election as the Socialist Party Different (SP.A)'s first placed substitute candidate in Limburg and received 8,396 preference votes Preferential voting or preference voting (PV) may refer to different election systems or groups of election systems: * Any electoral system that allows a voter to indicate multiple preferences where preferences marked are weighted or used as cont .... He was elected to the Chamber of Representatives at the 2024 federal election. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steven Vandeput
Steven Vandeput (born 30 March 1967) is a Belgium, Belgian politician and is affiliated to the New Flemish Alliance. He was elected as a member of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives in 2010. In October 2014 he became the Minister of Defence in the Michel I Government, Michel Government. He was succeeded by Sander Loones on 12 November 2018 after Vandeput became mayor of Hasselt on 1 January 2019. Biography Early life Vandeput was born in 1967 in Hasselt. He studied history at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Catholic University of Leuven where he was active in the conservative Katholiek Vlaams Hoogstudentenverbond (KVHV) student group and served as the KVHV's president from 1988 to 1989. He then obtained a degree in commercial and financial sciences from the Limburg School of Economics in 1992. After graduating he worked for his family's business before building a career as an independent entrepreneur within the construction sector. Political career Vandeput became politi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Troosters
Frank Troosters (born 8 November 1970) is a Belgian politician for Vlaams Belang and a member of the Chamber of Representatives. Troosters is a city councilor for Vlaams Belang in Hasselt and leads the local faction of the party there. In 2018, Troosters opposed the construction of a new mosque in Hasselt and in 2020, led a protest with VB leader Tom Van Grieken against turning a hotel in the district into a refugee and migrant housing centre. Troosters has also been an MP in the federal parliament for the Limburg Limburg or Limbourg may refer to: Regions * Limburg (Belgium), a province since 1839 in the Flanders region of Belgium * Limburg (Netherlands), a province since 1839 in the south of the Netherlands * Diocese of Limburg, Roman Catholic Diocese in ... constituency since 2019. References 1970 births Belgian critics of Islam Members of the 55th Chamber of Representatives (Belgium) Members of the 56th Chamber of Representatives (Belgium) Living people People ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wouter Raskin
Wouter Raskin (born 4 January 1972, in Bilzen) is a Belgian-Flemish politician and a member of the New Flemish Alliance party. Biography Raskin was born in Bilzen and studied economics at Hasselt University. He then worked as a coordinator for a social economic company in Sint-Truiden and became an advisor to the N-VA in 2010. In the 2014 Belgian federal election, he was elected to the Belgian Chamber of Representatives for the Limburg Limburg or Limbourg may refer to: Regions * Limburg (Belgium), a province since 1839 in the Flanders region of Belgium * Limburg (Netherlands), a province since 1839 in the south of the Netherlands * Diocese of Limburg, Roman Catholic Diocese in ... constituency. In 2019, he was re-elected to the Chamber on second place on the Limburg list. References External links {{DEFAULTSORT:Raskin, Wouter Living people 1972 births People from Bilzen New Flemish Alliance politicians Hasselt University alumni Members of the 54th Chamber of Repres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
