European Parliament elections in Belgium
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The European Parliament elections in Belgium are periodic nationwide votes in which Belgian citizens choose their representatives to the European Parliament as part of the European Union’s broader electoral process.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| European Parliament elections in Belgium canonical | 4 |
| Belgium in the European Parliament | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
European Parliament election
ⓘ
election ⓘ |
| aim | to elect Members of the European Parliament from Belgium ⓘ |
| allocatesSeatsBy | linguistic electoral college ⓘ |
| allowsPreferenceVotes | yes ⓘ |
| ballotStructure | party lists with preference votes ⓘ |
| coincidesWith |
European Parliament elections in other EU member states
ⓘ
federal or regional elections in Belgium in some years ⓘ |
| constituencyStructure | multiple constituencies based on language communities ⓘ |
| country | Belgium ⓘ |
| electoralBody | European Parliament ⓘ |
| electorate | Belgian citizens ⓘ |
| firstHeld | 1979 ⓘ |
| frequency | every five years ⓘ |
| governingBody | Federal Public Service Interior of Belgium ⓘ |
| hasElectoralThreshold | effective threshold via D’Hondt method and district magnitude ⓘ |
| languageRegionsRepresented |
Brussels-Capital Region
ⓘ
Flemish Region ⓘ German-speaking Belgium ⓘ
surface form:
German-speaking Community of Belgium
Wallonia ⓘ
surface form:
Walloon Region
|
| legalBasis |
Belgian electoral code
ⓘ
surface form:
Belgian electoral law
European Union legal order ⓘ
surface form:
European Union law
|
| levelOfElection | supranational ⓘ |
| partOf |
European Parliament elections
ⓘ
elections in Belgium ⓘ |
| regulatesCampaignSpending | yes ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
European Parliament political groups
ⓘ
surface form:
European political groups
political parties in Belgium ⓘ |
| resultsAffect | composition of Belgian delegation in the European Parliament ⓘ |
| resultsCommunicatedTo | European Parliament ⓘ |
| resultsPublishedBy | Belgian authorities ⓘ |
| seatAllocationMethod |
d’Hondt method
ⓘ
surface form:
D’Hondt method
|
| subjectTo | EU-wide electoral calendar ⓘ |
| supervisedBy | Belgian electoral authorities ⓘ |
| turnoutInfluencedBy | compulsory voting in Belgium ⓘ |
| typeOfSuffrage | universal suffrage ⓘ |
| usesElectoralColleges |
Dutch-speaking electoral college
ⓘ
French-speaking electoral college ⓘ German-speaking electoral college ⓘ |
| usesVoterLists | yes ⓘ |
| votingAge | 16 for European Parliament elections ⓘ |
| votingEligibility |
Belgian citizens residing abroad
ⓘ
Belgian citizens residing in Belgium ⓘ EU citizens residing in Belgium ⓘ |
| votingMethod |
compulsory voting
ⓘ
secret ballot ⓘ |
| votingSystem |
open list proportional representation
ⓘ
proportional representation ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Belgium in the European Parliament