# Brussels (Chamber of Representatives constituency)

Brussels (French: Bruxelles; Dutch: Brussel; German: Brüssel) is one of the 11 multi-member constituencies of the Chamber of Representatives, the lower house of the Belgian Federal Parliament, the national legislature of Belgium. The constituency was established in 2014 following the Sixth Belgian state reform. It is conterminous with the region of Brussels. The constituency currently elects 15 of the 150 members of the Chamber of Representatives using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system. At the 2019 federal election the constituency had 623,162 registered electors.

## Electoral system

Brussels currently elects 16 of the 150 members of the Chamber of Representatives using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system. Seats are allocated using the D'Hondt method. Only parties that reach the 5% threshold in the constituency compete for seats.

## Election results
### Summary

| Election | Workers PTB | Workers PTB | Workers PTB | Ecolo Ecolo | Ecolo Ecolo | Ecolo Ecolo | Socialists PS | Socialists PS | Socialists PS | Democratic Federalists DéFI / FDF | Democratic Federalists DéFI / FDF | Democratic Federalists DéFI / FDF | Liberals & Democrats Open Vld | Liberals & Democrats Open Vld | Liberals & Democrats Open Vld | Reformists MR | Reformists MR | Reformists MR | Les Engagés LE / CDH | Les Engagés LE / CDH | Les Engagés LE / CDH | New Flemish N-VA | New Flemish N-VA | New Flemish N-VA |
| Election | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats |
| 2024 | 86,927 | 16.75% | 3 | 58,645 | 11.30% | 2 | 96,516 | 18.60% | 4 | 34,143 | 6.58% | 1 | Did not contest | Did not contest | Did not contest | 120,155 | 23.15% | 4 | 49,425 | 9.52% | 2 | 14,472 | 2.79% | 0 |
| 2019 | 61,589 | 12.28% | 2 | 108,144 | 21.57% | 4 | 100,195 | 19.98% | 3 | 51,544 | 10.28% | 2 | 11,511 | 2.30% | 0 | 87,594 | 17.47% | 3 | 29,161 | 5.82% | 1 | 15,983 | 3.19% | 0 |
| 2014 | 19,135 | 3.84% | 0 | 52,133 | 10.45% | 2 | 123,985 | 24.86% | 5 | 55,306 | 11.09% | 2 | 13,283 | 2.66% | 0 | 115,038 | 23.07% | 4 | 46,441 | 9.31% | 2 | 13,223 | 2.65% | 0 |
(Figures in italics represent alliances.)

### Detailed
#### 2019

Results of the 2019 federal election held on 26 May 2019:
| Party | Party | Party | Votes per canton | Votes per canton | Votes per canton | Votes per canton | Votes per canton | Votes per canton | Votes per canton | Votes per canton | Votes per canton | Votes per canton | Total Votes | % | Seats |
| Party | Party | Party | Ander- lecht | Brus- sels | Ixelles | Molen- beek- Saint- Jean | Saint- Gilles | Saint- Josse- ten-Noode | Schaer- beek | Uccle | Expat- riates | Sint- Gene- sius- Rode | Total Votes | % | Seats |
| | Ecolo | Ecolo | 8,853 | 12,186 | 16,999 | 12,569 | 4,617 | 14,063 | 13,565 | 14,517 | 6,854 | 3,921 | 108,144 | 21.57% | 4 |
| | Socialist Party | PS | 13,796 | 16,273 | 7,317 | 21,334 | 3,568 | 9,358 | 16,111 | 8,263 | 1,970 | 2,205 | 100,195 | 19.98% | 3 |
| | Reformist Movement | MR | 7,422 | 6,904 | 11,786 | 9,496 | 1,396 | 14,948 | 6,898 | 13,829 | 6,046 | 8,869 | 87,594 | 17.47% | 3 |
| | Workers' Party of Belgium | PTB | 9,667 | 10,320 | 4,859 | 12,384 | 2,951 | 4,484 | 9,462 | 5,493 | 746 | 1,223 | 61,589 | 12.28% | 2 |
| | DéFI | DéFI | 3,839 | 4,475 | 7,820 | 5,216 | 824 | 10,627 | 7,244 | 6,956 | 1,133 | 3,410 | 51,544 | 10.28% | 2 |
| | Humanist Democratic Centre | CDH | 2,987 | 3,854 | 2,629 | 5,749 | 549 | 4,926 | 3,439 | 2,635 | 960 | 1,433 | 29,161 | 5.82% | 1 |
| | New Flemish Alliance | N-VA | 2,403 | 2,561 | 1,405 | 3,285 | 337 | 1,746 | 1,825 | 1,320 | 672 | 429 | 15,983 | 3.19% | 0 |
| | Destexhe List | | 1,196 | 1,170 | 1,618 | 1,674 | 231 | 2,116 | 1,283 | 2,048 | 480 | 1,063 | 12,879 | 2.57% | 0 |
| | Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats | Open Vld | 1,133 | 1,961 | 1,192 | 2,130 | 276 | 1,590 | 1,343 | 927 | 677 | 282 | 11,511 | 2.30% | 0 |
| | People's Party | PP | 1,149 | 1,025 | 884 | 1,413 | 224 | 931 | 1,076 | 862 | 524 | 367 | 8,455 | 1.69% | 0 |
| | Vlaams Belang | VB | 1,524 | 1,130 | 482 | 1,799 | 157 | 674 | 963 | 491 | 429 | 175 | 7,824 | 1.56% | 0 |
| | Christian Democratic and Flemish | CD&V | 855 | 1,128 | 530 | 1,203 | 118 | 915 | 844 | 416 | 370 | 201 | 6,580 | 1.31% | 0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 54,824 | 62,987 | 57,521 | 78,252 | 15,248 | 66,378 | 64,053 | 57,757 | 20,861 | 23,578 | 501,459 | 100.00% | 15 |
| Rejected votes | Rejected votes | Rejected votes | 5,419 | 5,565 | 3,079 | 7,324 | 1,242 | 3,709 | 5,770 | 3,383 | 1,159 | | 36,650 | 6.81% | |
| Total polled | Total polled | Total polled | 60,243 | 68,552 | 60,600 | 85,576 | 16,490 | 70,087 | 69,823 | 61,140 | 22,020 | | 538,109 | 86.35% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 72,760 | 83,931 | 71,888 | 103,141 | 19,841 | 81,992 | 84,072 | 73,017 | 32,520 | | 623,162 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 82.80% | 81.68% | 84.30% | 82.97% | 83.11% | 85.48% | 83.05% | 83.73% | 67.71% | | 86.35% | | |
The following candidates were elected: Nabil Boukili (PTB), 13,790 votes; Georges Dallemagne (CDH), 8,766 votes; Séverine de Laveleye (Ecolo), 8,175 votes; Michel De Maegd (MR), 7,998 votes; Caroline Désir (PS), 11,421 votes; François De Smet (DéFI), 10,000 votes; Zakia Khattabi (Ecolo), 29,157 votes; Emir Kir (PS), 18,520 votes; Ahmed Laaouej (PS), 31,589 votes; Didier Reynders (MR), 33,205 votes; Sophie Rohonyi (DéFI), 5,704 votes; Gilles Vanden Burre (Ecolo), 8,696 votes; Tinne Van der Straeten (Ecolo), 10,938 votes; Maria Vindevoghel (PTB), 14,642 votes; and Sophie Wilmès (MR), 16,180 votes.
Substitutions:
* Caroline Désir (PS) was appointed to the Government of the French Community and was substituted by Khalil Aouasti (PS) from 19 September 2019.
* Didier Reynders (MR) resigned on 30 November 2019 and was substituted by Philippe Pivin (MR) on the same day.
* Zakia Khattabi (Ecolo) was appointed to the federal government and was substituted by Claire Hugon (Ecolo) on 1 October 2020.
* Tinne Van der Straeten (Ecolo) was appointed to the federal government and was substituted by Guillaume Defossé (Ecolo) on 1 October 2020.

#### 2014

Results of the 2014 federal election held on 25 May 2014:
| Party | Party | Party | Votes per canton | Votes per canton | Votes per canton | Votes per canton | Votes per canton | Votes per canton | Votes per canton | Votes per canton | Votes per canton | Votes per canton | Total Votes | % | Seats |
| Party | Party | Party | Ander- lecht | Brus- sels | Ixelles | Molen- beek- Saint- Jean | Saint- Gilles | Saint- Josse- ten-Noode | Schaer- beek | Uccle | Expat- riates | Sint- Gene- sius- Rode | Total Votes | % | Seats |
| | Socialist Party | PS | 16,286 | 18,461 | 10,757 | 22,827 | 5,109 | 12,332 | 20,357 | 12,076 | 2,834 | 2,946 | 123,985 | 24.86% | 5 |
| | Reformist Movement | MR | 10,746 | 9,846 | 14,865 | 15,690 | 2,127 | 18,093 | 10,615 | 19,330 | 4,284 | 9,442 | 115,038 | 23.07% | 4 |
| | Francophone Democratic Federalists | FDF | 3,709 | 4,304 | 9,657 | 5,446 | 780 | 12,655 | 6,878 | 6,587 | 1,098 | 4,192 | 55,306 | 11.09% | 2 |
| | Ecolo | Ecolo | 4,135 | 5,947 | 8,871 | 6,060 | 2,726 | 6,819 | 6,926 | 6,885 | 2,135 | 1,629 | 52,133 | 10.45% | 2 |
| | Humanist Democratic Centre | CDH | 5,405 | 6,746 | 3,827 | 8,314 | 1,094 | 7,265 | 6,403 | 4,521 | 794 | 2,072 | 46,441 | 9.31% | 2 |
| | Workers' Party of Belgium | PTB | 1,856 | 2,626 | 2,527 | 3,352 | 1,240 | 1,788 | 3,105 | 2,139 | 183 | 319 | 19,135 | 3.84% | 0 |
| | Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats | Open Vld | 1,620 | 2,132 | 1,219 | 2,618 | 296 | 1,606 | 1,623 | 1,093 | 594 | 482 | 13,283 | 2.66% | 0 |
| | New Flemish Alliance | N-VA | 2,204 | 2,116 | 1,032 | 2,696 | 265 | 1,310 | 1,406 | 1,006 | 336 | 852 | 13,223 | 2.65% | 0 |
| | Debout Les Belges! | | 1,726 | 1,756 | 856 | 2,303 | 478 | 1,004 | 1,598 | 984 | 166 | 241 | 11,112 | 2.23% | 0 |
| | Socialist Party Different | SP.A | 1,496 | 1,826 | 661 | 2,618 | 317 | 735 | 1,137 | 486 | 136 | 201 | 9,613 | 1.93% | 0 |
| | Islam | | 1,724 | 1,674 | 426 | 2,128 | 363 | 650 | 1,634 | 603 | 79 | 106 | 9,387 | 1.88% | 0 |
| | People's Party | PP | 1,346 | 1,104 | 912 | 1,595 | 167 | 976 | 1,194 | 870 | 208 | 269 | 8,641 | 1.73% | 0 |
| | Christian Democratic and Flemish | CD&V | 1,276 | 1,284 | 760 | 1,587 | 131 | 1,120 | 949 | 548 | 203 | 315 | 8,173 | 1.64% | 0 |
| | Vlaams Belang | VB | 1,044 | 753 | 307 | 1,108 | 111 | 457 | 668 | 401 | 175 | 133 | 5,157 | 1.03% | 0 |
| | The Right | | 355 | 228 | 260 | 382 | 50 | 234 | 241 | 223 | 128 | 64 | 2,165 | 0.43% | 0 |
| | Nation | | 242 | 132 | 109 | 249 | 39 | 148 | 395 | 167 | 96 | 46 | 1,623 | 0.33% | 0 |
| | Left Communists | | 147 | 139 | 231 | 163 | 175 | 129 | 218 | 179 | 40 | 24 | 1,445 | 0.29% | 0 |
| | Egalitarians! | | 114 | 187 | 52 | 190 | 35 | 82 | 204 | 53 | 23 | 13 | 953 | 0.19% | 0 |
| | Libertarian Party | | 74 | 75 | 118 | 92 | 33 | 100 | 107 | 80 | 49 | 22 | 750 | 0.15% | 0 |
| | Left Movement | MG | 66 | 54 | 76 | 95 | 22 | 55 | 97 | 70 | 22 | 10 | 567 | 0.11% | 0 |
| | Agora Erasmus | | 50 | 41 | 47 | 50 | 13 | 48 | 60 | 37 | 29 | 7 | 382 | 0.08% | 0 |
| | The Fight | | 29 | 17 | 26 | 41 | 7 | 17 | 32 | 20 | 18 | 6 | 213 | 0.04% | 0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 55,650 | 61,448 | 57,596 | 79,604 | 15,578 | 67,623 | 65,847 | 58,358 | 13,630 | 23,391 | 498,725 | 100.00% | 15 |
| Rejected votes | Rejected votes | Rejected votes | 4,329 | 4,556 | 2,403 | 5,771 | 1,042 | 2,761 | 4,446 | 2,665 | 1,084 | | 29,057 | 5.51% | |
| Total polled | Total polled | Total polled | 59,979 | 66,004 | 59,999 | 85,375 | 16,620 | 70,384 | 70,293 | 61,023 | 14,714 | | 527,782 | 86.72% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 71,769 | 80,934 | 71,391 | 102,535 | 19,786 | 83,363 | 83,357 | 72,733 | 22,709 | | 608,577 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 83.57% | 81.55% | 84.04% | 83.26% | 84.00% | 84.43% | 84.33% | 83.90% | 64.79% | | 86.72% | | |
The following candidates were elected: Nawal Ben Hamou (PS), 6,880 votes; Véronique Caprasse (FDF), 4,869 votes; Francis Delpérée (CDH), 13,543 votes; Céline Fremault (CDH), 7,362 votes; Benoit Hellings (Ecolo), 3,725 votes; Zakia Khattabi (Ecolo), 9,285 votes; Emir Kir (PS), 18,536 votes; Ahmed Laaouej (PS), 12,996 votes; Karine Lalieux (PS), 10,963 votes; Olivier Maingain (FDF), 32,246 votes; Laurette Onkelinx (PS), 41,621 votes; Philippe Pivin (MR), 5,945 votes; Didier Reynders (MR), 54,475 votes; Françoise Schepmans (MR), 13,564 votes; and Damien Thiéry (MR), 7,599 votes.
Substitutions:
* Céline Fremault (CDH) was appointed to the federal government and was substituted by Georges Dallemagne (CDH) on 30 July 2014.
* Zakia Khattabi (Ecolo) resigned on 25 May 2015 and was substituted by Gilles Vanden Burre (Ecolo) on 28 May 2015.
* Didier Reynders (MR) was appointed to the federal government and was substituted by Gautier Calomne (MR) on 13 October 2015.