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Federal elections were held in
Belgium Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to ...
on 21 May 1995 to elect members of the Chamber of Representatives and
Senate A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the ancient Roman Senate (Latin: ''Senatus''), so-called as an assembly of the senior (Latin: ''senex'' meaning "the e ...
. The Christian People's Party (''CVP'') kept its position as largest party in Flanders and overall in Belgium, and
Jean-Luc Dehaene Jean Luc Joseph Marie "Jean-Luc" Dehaene (; 7 August 1940 – 15 May 2014) was a Belgian politician who served as the prime minister of Belgium from 1992 until 1999. During his political career, he was nicknamed "The Plumber" and "The Minesweep ...
(CVP) continued as
Prime Minister A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. Under those systems, a prime minister is ...
. On the same day, regional elections were also held. These were the first elections after the new 1993
Belgian Constitution The Constitution of Belgium ( nl, Belgische Grondwet, french: Constitution belge, german: Verfassung Belgiens) dates back to 1831. Since then Belgium has been a parliamentary monarchy that applies the principles of ministerial responsibility ...
, which turned Belgium formally into a federal state. The new Constitution also reduced the number of seats in the Chamber (from 212 to 150) and in the Senate (from 70 to 40 directly elected senators).


Chamber of Representatives

, - ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" colspan="2" rowspan="2" , Parties ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" colspan=6 , Chamber , - ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" , Votes ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" , +/- ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" , % ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" , +/- ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" , Seats ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" , +/- , - , , style="text-align:left;" , Christian People's Party (''Christelijke Volkspartij'') , style="text-align:right;" , 1,042,933 , style="text-align:right;" , , style="text-align:right;" , 17.2 , style="text-align:right;" , , style="text-align:right;" , 29 , style="text-align:right;" , , - , , style="text-align:left;" ,
Flemish Liberals and Democrats french: Libéraux et démocrates flamands ouverts , abbreviation = Open Vld , logo = , leader1_title = President , leader1_name = Egbert Lachaert , foundation = 1992 (VLD)2007 (Open Vld) , predecessor = P ...
(''Vlaamse Liberalen en Democraten'') , style="text-align:right;" , 798,363 , style="text-align:right;" , , style="text-align:right;" , 13.1 , style="text-align:right;" , , style="text-align:right;" , 21 , style="text-align:right;" , , - , , style="text-align:left;" , Socialist Party (Wallonia) (''Parti Socialiste'') , style="text-align:right;" , 720,819 , style="text-align:right;" , , style="text-align:right;" , 11.9 , style="text-align:right;" , , style="text-align:right;" , 21 , style="text-align:right;" , , - , , style="text-align:left;" , Socialist Party (Flanders) (''Socialistische Partij'') , style="text-align:right;" , 762,444 , style="text-align:right;" , , style="text-align:right;" , 12.6 , style="text-align:right;" , , style="text-align:right;" , 20 , style="text-align:right;" , , - , , style="text-align:left;" , Liberal Reformist Party - Democratic Front of Francophones (''PRL-FDF'') , style="text-align:right;" , 623,250 , style="text-align:right;" , , style="text-align:right;" , 10.3 , style="text-align:right;" , , style="text-align:right;" , 18 , style="text-align:right;" , , - , , style="text-align:left;" , PSC (''Parti Social Chrétien'') , style="text-align:right;" , 469,101 , style="text-align:right;" , , style="text-align:right;" , 7.7 , style="text-align:right;" , , style="text-align:right;" , 12 , style="text-align:right;" , , - , , style="text-align:left;" ,
Flemish Block ''Vlaams Blok'' ( en, Flemish Block, or VB) was the name of a Belgian far-right and secessionist political party with an anti-immigration platform.Erk, 2005, pp. 493-502. Its ideologies embraced Flemish nationalism, calling for the independenc ...
(''Vlaams Blok'') , style="text-align:right;" , 475,677 , style="text-align:right;" , , style="text-align:right;" , 7.8 , style="text-align:right;" , , style="text-align:right;" , 11 , style="text-align:right;" , , - , , style="text-align:left;" , People's Union (''Volksunie'') , style="text-align:right;" , 283,516 , style="text-align:right;" , , style="text-align:right;" , 4.7 , style="text-align:right;" , , style="text-align:right;" , 5 , style="text-align:right;" , , - , , style="text-align:left;" ,
Ecolo Ecolo, officially Écologistes Confédérés pour l'organisation de luttes originales'', (English: Confederate Ecologists for the Organisation of Original Struggles)'' is a French-speaking political party in Belgium based on green politics. The ...
, style="text-align:right;" , 243,362 , style="text-align:right;" , , style="text-align:right;" , 4.0 , style="text-align:right;" , , style="text-align:right;" , 6 , style="text-align:right;" , , - , , style="text-align:left;" ,
Agalev Groen (English: Green; nl, Groen, ), founded as Agalev (see Name below), is a green Flemish political party in Belgium. Its French-speaking equivalent is Ecolo; the two parties maintain close relations with each other. Party history Before 1 ...
, style="text-align:right;" , 269,058 , style="text-align:right;" , , style="text-align:right;" , 4.4 , style="text-align:right;" , , style="text-align:right;" , 5 , style="text-align:right;" , , - , , style="text-align:left;" , National Front (''Front National'') , style="text-align:right;" , 138,496 , style="text-align:right;" , , style="text-align:right;" , 2.3 , style="text-align:right;" , , style="text-align:right;" , 2 , style="text-align:right;" , , - , , style="text-align:left;" , Others , style="text-align:right;" , 245,032 , style="text-align:right;" , — , style="text-align:right;" , 4.0 , style="text-align:right;" , — , style="text-align:right;" , — , style="text-align:right;" , — , - , , style="text-align:left;background-color:#E9E9E9", Total (turnout 91.1%) , width="75" style="text-align:right;background-color:#E9E9E9", 6,072,051 , width="30" style="text-align:right;background-color:#E9E9E9",   , width="30" style="text-align:right;background-color:#E9E9E9", 100 , width="30" style="text-align:right;background-color:#E9E9E9",   , width="30" style="text-align:right;background-color:#E9E9E9", 150 , width="30" style="text-align:right;background-color:#E9E9E9",   , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan="10" , Source
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Senate

, - ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" rowspan=2 colspan=2 , Parties ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" colspan=6 ,
Senate A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the ancient Roman Senate (Latin: ''Senatus''), so-called as an assembly of the senior (Latin: ''senex'' meaning "the e ...
, - ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" , Votes ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" , +/- ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" , % ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" , +/- ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" , Seats ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" , +/- , - , , style="text-align:left;" , Christian People's Party (''Christelijke Volkspartij'') , style="text-align:right;" , 1,009,656 , style="text-align:right;" , , style="text-align:right;" , 16.8 , style="text-align:right;" , , style="text-align:right;" , 7 , style="text-align:right;" , , - , , style="text-align:left;" ,
Flemish Liberals and Democrats french: Libéraux et démocrates flamands ouverts , abbreviation = Open Vld , logo = , leader1_title = President , leader1_name = Egbert Lachaert , foundation = 1992 (VLD)2007 (Open Vld) , predecessor = P ...
(''Vlaamse Liberalen en Democraten'') , style="text-align:right;" , 796,154 , style="text-align:right;" , , style="text-align:right;" , 13.3 , style="text-align:right;" , , style="text-align:right;" , 6 , style="text-align:right;" , , - , , style="text-align:left;" , Socialist Party (Flanders) (''Socialistische Partij'') , style="text-align:right;" , 792,941 , style="text-align:right;" , , style="text-align:right;" , 13.2 , style="text-align:right;" , , style="text-align:right;" , 6 , style="text-align:right;" , , - , , style="text-align:left;" , Socialist Party (Wallonia) (''Parti Socialiste'') , style="text-align:right;" , 764,610 , style="text-align:right;" , , style="text-align:right;" , 12.8 , style="text-align:right;" , , style="text-align:right;" , 5 , style="text-align:right;" , , - , , style="text-align:left;" , Liberal Reformist PartyDemocratic Front of Francophones (''PRL–FDF'') , style="text-align:right;" , 672,798 , style="text-align:right;" , , style="text-align:right;" , 11.2 , style="text-align:right;" , , style="text-align:right;" , 5 , style="text-align:right;" , , - , , style="text-align:left;" ,
Flemish Block ''Vlaams Blok'' ( en, Flemish Block, or VB) was the name of a Belgian far-right and secessionist political party with an anti-immigration platform.Erk, 2005, pp. 493-502. Its ideologies embraced Flemish nationalism, calling for the independenc ...
(''Vlaams Blok'') , style="text-align:right;" , 463,896 , style="text-align:right;" , , style="text-align:right;" , 7.7 , style="text-align:right;" , , style="text-align:right;" , 3 , style="text-align:right;" , , - , , style="text-align:left;" , Christian Social Party (''Parti Social Chrétien'') , style="text-align:right;" , 434,492 , style="text-align:right;" , , style="text-align:right;" , 7.3 , style="text-align:right;" , , style="text-align:right;" , 3 , style="text-align:right;" , , - , , style="text-align:left;" , People's Union (''Volksunie'') , style="text-align:right;" , 318,453 , style="text-align:right;" , , style="text-align:right;" , 5.3 , style="text-align:right;" , , style="text-align:right;" , 2 , style="text-align:right;" , , - , , style="text-align:left;" ,
Ecolo Ecolo, officially Écologistes Confédérés pour l'organisation de luttes originales'', (English: Confederate Ecologists for the Organisation of Original Struggles)'' is a French-speaking political party in Belgium based on green politics. The ...
, style="text-align:right;" , 258,635 , style="text-align:right;" , , style="text-align:right;" , 4.3 , style="text-align:right;" , , style="text-align:right;" , 2 , style="text-align:right;" , , - , , style="text-align:left;" ,
Agalev Groen (English: Green; nl, Groen, ), founded as Agalev (see Name below), is a green Flemish political party in Belgium. Its French-speaking equivalent is Ecolo; the two parties maintain close relations with each other. Party history Before 1 ...
, style="text-align:right;" , 223,355 , style="text-align:right;" , , style="text-align:right;" , 3.7 , style="text-align:right;" , , style="text-align:right;" , 1 , style="text-align:right;" , , - , , , style="text-align:left;" , Other , style="text-align:right;" , 257,335 , style="text-align:right;" , — , style="text-align:right;" , 4.3 , style="text-align:right;" , — , style="text-align:right;" , — , style="text-align:right;" , — , - , , style="text-align:left;background-color:#E9E9E9", Total (turnout 91.1%) , width="75" style="text-align:right;background-color:#E9E9E9", 5,992,325 , width="30" style="text-align:right;background-color:#E9E9E9",   , width="30" style="text-align:right;background-color:#E9E9E9", 100 , width="30" style="text-align:right;background-color:#E9E9E9",   , width="30" style="text-align:right;background-color:#E9E9E9", 40 , width="30" style="text-align:right;background-color:#E9E9E9",   , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan=11 , Source
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