Belgian regional elections
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Belgian regional elections are periodic votes in which residents of Belgium’s regions and communities choose their representatives to the respective regional parliaments.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
election
ⓘ
subnational election ⓘ |
| administeredBy | regional electoral authorities ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Brussels-Capital Region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Flemish Region NERFINISHED ⓘ German-speaking Community of Belgium NERFINISHED ⓘ Walloon Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coincidesWith |
European Parliament elections in Belgium
ⓘ
some federal elections in Belgium ⓘ |
| country | Belgium ⓘ |
| coversPolicyAreas |
education policy
ⓘ
regional economic policy ⓘ spatial planning and environment ⓘ transport and public works ⓘ |
| datePattern | usually held in June ⓘ |
| democraticPrinciple | universal suffrage for adults ⓘ |
| electoralBody |
Brussels-Capital Region Parliament
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Parliament of Flanders NERFINISHED ⓘ Parliament of the German-speaking Community NERFINISHED ⓘ Walloon Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ regional parliaments of Belgium ⓘ |
| electoralSystem | proportional representation ⓘ |
| electoralThreshold | may include electoral thresholds depending on region ⓘ |
| elects |
members of community parliaments
ⓘ
members of regional parliaments ⓘ |
| feature |
coalition governments are common
ⓘ
multi-party system ⓘ |
| firstHeld | 1980s ⓘ |
| frequency | every five years ⓘ |
| governedBy | Belgian Council of State decisions on electoral disputes ⓘ |
| hasConsequence |
allocation of regional policy competences
ⓘ
formation of regional governments ⓘ |
| languageRequirement | ballots available in official languages of the region ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Belgian Constitution
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
special institutional laws of Belgium ⓘ |
| partOf | Belgian elections NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
to choose representatives for regional parliaments
ⓘ
to determine the composition of regional governments ⓘ |
| regulatedBy | regional electoral codes ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Belgian community elections
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Belgian federal elections ⓘ European Parliament elections in Belgium ⓘ |
| turnoutType | compulsory voting ⓘ |
| usesConstituencies | regional electoral districts ⓘ |
| voterRegistration | automatic for eligible residents ⓘ |
| votingEligibility |
Belgian citizens residing in the relevant region
ⓘ
minimum age 18 years ⓘ |
| votingMethod | secret ballot ⓘ |
| votingSystem | list proportional representation ⓘ |
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