Belgian federal elections
E37472
Belgian federal elections are nationwide parliamentary elections in Belgium to choose representatives for the federal legislature and determine the composition of the federal government.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
national election
ⓘ
parliamentary election ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Federal Public Service Interior ⓘ |
| ballotType | secret ballot ⓘ |
| canBeHeldEarly | yes ⓘ |
| constitutionalBasis |
Constitution of Belgium
ⓘ
surface form:
Belgian Constitution
|
| country | Belgium ⓘ |
| determines | composition of the federal government of Belgium ⓘ |
| electoralThresholdTypicalValue | 5 percent ⓘ |
| elects |
House of Representatives
ⓘ
surface form:
Chamber of Representatives
federal legislature ⓘ |
| firstModernElectionYear | 1831 ⓘ |
| governmentLevel | federal ⓘ |
| headOfGovernmentSelected | Prime Minister of Belgium ⓘ |
| historicalFeature |
extension of suffrage to women after World War II
ⓘ
initially limited suffrage ⓘ introduction of universal male suffrage in early 20th century ⓘ |
| languageCommunitiesInvolved |
Flemish Community
ⓘ
surface form:
Dutch-speaking community
French-speaking community ⓘ German-speaking Community ⓘ
surface form:
German-speaking community
|
| legalVotingAge | 18 years ⓘ |
| mainElectoralRegions |
Brussels-Capital Region
ⓘ
Flanders ⓘ Wallonia ⓘ |
| mainPoliticalFamilies |
Christian democratic parties
ⓘ
far-right parties ⓘ green parties ⓘ liberal parties ⓘ nationalist parties ⓘ social democratic parties ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
long government formation periods
ⓘ
strong party fragmentation ⓘ |
| overseenBy | Federal Parliament of Belgium ⓘ |
| recentTrend |
increasing polarization between language communities
ⓘ
rise of regionalist parties ⓘ |
| regulatedBy | Belgian electoral code ⓘ |
| resultsIn | coalition governments ⓘ |
| scope | nationwide ⓘ |
| termLengthOfChamber | 4 years ⓘ |
| usesElectoralDistricts | multi-member constituencies ⓘ |
| usesElectoralThreshold | yes ⓘ |
| voterEligibility | Belgian citizens ⓘ |
| voterRegistration | automatic ⓘ |
| votingMethod |
list-based voting
ⓘ
preference voting ⓘ |
| votingObligation | compulsory voting ⓘ |
| votingSystemUsed | proportional representation ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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