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Liège (Chamber Of Representatives Constituency)
Liège (; ) is one of the 11 multi-member Constituencies of Belgium, constituencies of the Chamber of Representatives (Belgium), Chamber of Representatives, the lower house of the Belgian Federal Parliament, the national legislature of Belgium. The constituency was established in 2003 following the re-organisation of constituencies across Belgium along provincial lines. It is conterminous with the Provinces of Belgium, province of Liège Province, Liège. The constituency currently elects 15 of the 150 members of the Chamber of Representatives using the Open list, open party-list proportional representation electoral system. At the 2019 Belgian federal election, 2019 federal election the constituency had 794,378 registered electors. Electoral system Liège currently elects 15 of the 150 members of the Chamber of Representatives using the Open list, open party-list proportional representation electoral system. Seats are allocated using the D'Hondt method. Since 2003 only parties th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Constituencies Of Belgium
Constituencies are used for elections in Belgium. Federal parliament * Antwerp (Chamber of Representatives constituency), Antwerp * Brussels (Chamber of Representatives constituency), Brussels * East Flanders (Chamber of Representatives constituency), East Flanders * Flemish Brabant (Chamber of Representatives constituency), Flemish Brabant * Hainaut (Chamber of Representatives constituency), Hainaut * Liège (Chamber of Representatives constituency), Liège * Limburg (Chamber of Representatives constituency), Limburg * Luxembourg (Chamber of Representatives constituency), Luxembourg * Namur (Chamber of Representatives constituency), Namur * Walloon Brabant (Chamber of Representatives constituency), Walloon Brabant * West Flanders (Chamber of Representatives constituency), West Flanders European parliament * Dutch-speaking electoral college * French-speaking electoral college * German-speaking electoral college Flemish parliament * Antwerp (Flemish Parliament constituency ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Workers' Party Of Belgium
The Workers' Party of Belgium (PTB-PVDA) is a Marxist and socialist political party in Belgium. It is the only Belgian party represented in parliament that is a fully national party, representing both Flanders and Wallonia. Having historically been a small party, the PTB-PVDA has gained momentum since the 2010s, continuously scoring better at the elections, particularly in Wallonia and working-class communities in Brussels. It has 2 MEPs that sit in The Left group alongside other socialist parties. History The Workers' Party of Belgium originated in the student movement at the end of the 1960s. Students (organized in the student union ''SVB'' – ''Studenten VakBeweging''), mainly from the Catholic University of Leuven, turned towards the working-class movement. They considered the politics of the existing Communist Party of Belgium to be revisionist, i.e. too much turned toward social-democratic politics (represented in Belgium by the Belgian Socialist Party). They were in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Multi-member
An electoral or voting system is a set of rules used to determine the results of an election. Electoral systems are used in politics to elect governments, while non-political elections may take place in business, nonprofit organizations and informal organisations. These rules govern all aspects of the voting process: when elections occur, who is allowed to vote, who can stand as a candidate, how ballots are marked and cast, how the ballots are counted, how votes translate into the election outcome, limits on campaign spending, and other factors that can affect the result. Political electoral systems are defined by constitutions and electoral laws, are typically conducted by election commissions, and can use multiple types of elections for different offices. Some electoral systems elect a single winner to a unique position, such as prime minister, president or governor, while others elect multiple winners, such as members of parliament or boards of directors. When electing a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Verviers (Chamber Of Representatives Constituency)
Verviers was a constituency used to elect members of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives between 1831 and 1999. Representatives References {{Former Parliamentary Constituencies in Belgium Defunct constituencies of the Chamber of Representatives (Belgium) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
