The German-speaking electoral college is one of three
constituencies
An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger state (a country, administrative region, or other polity ...
of the
European Parliament
The European Parliament (EP) is one of the Legislature, legislative bodies of the European Union and one of its seven Institutions of the European Union, institutions. Together with the Council of the European Union (known as the Council and in ...
in Belgium. It elects one
MEP and is the only constituency to make use of
first past the post
In a first-past-the-post electoral system (FPTP or FPP), formally called single-member plurality voting (SMP) when used in single-member districts or informally choose-one voting in contrast to ranked voting, or score voting, voters cast thei ...
.
This is the European Parliament's smallest constituency, with an electorate at the
2004 election of just 46,914.
Boundaries
The constituency corresponds to the
German-speaking Community of Belgium
The German-speaking Community (german: links=no, Deutschsprachige Gemeinschaft, or DG; french: links=no, Communauté germanophone; nl, links=no, Duitstalige Gemeenschap), since 2017 also known as East Belgium (german: links=no, Ostbelgien), is ...
.
Member of the European Parliament
Election results
2019
2014
2009
2004
1999
1994
References
External links
2019 European election results
{{European Parliament constituencies 2020–2024
European Parliament constituencies in Belgium
German-speaking Community of Belgium
Electoral colleges
1994 establishments in Belgium
Constituencies established in 1994